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“Eid Season” in Saudi Arabia attracts 5 million visitors in 5 days
"Eid Season" in Saudi Arabia attracted 5 million visitors in 5 days. This year's season was featured by hosting more than 350 events and 900 shows in 90 cities across ... Read More
Royal Caribbean: Cuba travel policy change ‘impacts our guests, operations and earnings’
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd today noted the U.S. government's policy change on travel to Cuba and provided a range for its financial impact. On June 4, 2019, the U.S. government ... Read More
Brussels Airlines moved their Moscow route to a different airport
Sunday, 2nd June marked the launch of direct flights from Brussels to Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport via Brussels Airlines. Brussels Airlines said in a statement it was moving its Moscow route ... Read More
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts to restore Cartagena’s architectural gems
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, and San Francisco Investments, a subsidiary of Valorem, a business group with ownership of Colombia's leading players in media, entertainment, retail and renewable resources, announce ... Read More
Interstate Hotels & Resorts expands presence in the West
Interstate Hotels & Resorts announces that it has been selected by Glacier House Hotels to manage a portfolio of 13 hotels. From Texas to Washington state, the portfolio expands Interstate's ... Read More
Cornwall Airport Newquay comes closer to the Channel Islands
Cornwall Airport Newquay (CAN) has extended its route network today and welcomed the arrival of Blue Islands’ new service to Jersey and Guernsey. As the franchise partner of Flybe commenced ... Read More
Vietjet launches direct Bali flight from Ho Chi Minh City
Vietjet officially launched its newest direct route, Ho Chi Minh City – Bali, connecting the largest city in Vietnam to one of the world’s most famous holiday destinations just in ... Read More
Global Rescue joins African Tourism Board with a simple mission
Global Rescue joined the African Tourism Board showing emphasis on their medical, security, evacuation, travel risk and crisis management services to the African continent. Global Rescue is the world’s leader ... Read More
Centara kicks off 36th anniversary with epic 36-day global celebration
Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, is marking its 36th anniversary milestone with a 36-day worldwide customer-focused celebration tied to the company’s 1983 founding. On this occasion, it ... Read More
Pride Month continues in the heart of the Mediterranean with Malta Pride Week
What better place to celebrate Pride than in Malta, the No.1 European LGBTQ+ travel destination? Malta has been awarded an outstanding 90% in recognition of the laws, policies and lifestyles ... Read More
New partnership to focus on sustainable tourism in Europe
Four leading tourism organisations and academic institutions – CELTH (the Center of Expertise Leisure, Tourism & Hospitality), ETC (the European Travel Commission), ETOA (European Tourism Association) and NECSTouR (the Network ... Read More
Kaanapali Beach in Maui compared with other dangerous beaches after deadly shark attack
"Aloha from the Maui Visitors Bureau. The office is now closed in observance of the holiday." This is the recording anyone hears today when calling the Maui Visitors Burea. The ... Read More
Asian Millionaire 2019: Reasons to travel shift from status to personal growth
Adding further weight to several pieces of research commissioned by ILTM Asia Pacific and presented during its annual event in Singapore this week, the behaviour of the Asian millionaire traveler; ... Read More
European pilots: Before Boeing’s MAX returns, we need answers and transparency
Regulators from across the globe are meeting today in Texas (USA), to discuss a possible return to service of the grounded Boeing 737 MAX. The FAA is currently reviewing Boeing’s ... Read More
Raffles Hotels & Resorts announces opening of new hotels in China and the Maldives
Raffles Hotels & Resorts announced the opening of two important new landmark hotels, Raffles Shenzhen and Raffles Maldives Meradhoo. Both hotels opened in early May and are now accepting reservations. ... Read More
ICCA: Colombia is in top 30 countries for meetings tourism
The annual ranking by the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) revealed that Colombia is included in the top 30 countries who host international congresses. Last year, Colombia hosted 147 ... Read More
Tanzania’s oldest beach hotel to undergo major facelift before upgrading to 5-star status
Indian Ocean’s Kunduchi Beach Hotel in Tanzania’s capital Dar es Salaam will undergo a major facelift to upgrade it into a Five Star beach hotel, banking to its prime position ... Read More
Thomas Cook Failure: Who to trust and how to communicate
Thomas Cooks shares are effectively worth nothing right now. Thousands of British tourists looking forward to their holidays are not sure if they are really traveling anywhere. On Sunday the ... Read More
Madrid and Barcelona beat London and Singapore to world’s ‘Top 5 congress cities’
The city of Madrid climbs to third in the ranking of world congress cities, published by the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) for 2018. This positioning is reinforced by ... Read More
Thomas Cook India and Mastercard partner for ‘Priceless Cities’ experience
Tapping into the evolving aspiration of Indian travelers, Mastercard and Thomas Cook India today announced their partnership to bring, for the first time, Mastercard’s global ‘Priceless Cities’ program for outbound ... Read More
2019’s Best Summer Travel Destinations: Planning perfect summer getaway
With summer approaching, 2019's Best Summer Travel Destinations report compared 100 metro areas across 40 key indicators of budget- and fun-friendliness to help US travelers plan the perfect summer getaway. ... Read More
Tanzanian tour operators plan to turn Dar Es Salaam into Paris of East Africa
Tanzania Tanzanian tour operators are mulling over the idea of turning the country’s commercial center of Dar Es Salaam into a ‘tourism paradise’, a copycat of Paris, in their bid ... Read More
Reimagining Tourism through Human Capital Development
“Reimagining Tourism through Human Capital Development” written by Jamaica's Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. Around the world today tourism processes, tools, structures, systems and actors are being radically reviewed, ... Read More
Two historic and cultural entities come together in Italy
The Accademia Teatro Alla Scala in Milan and the Donnafugata Theater in Ibla-Ragusa are two historic entities in the international limelight united in the enhancement of the opera and the ... Read More
Mediterranean Resort & Hotel Real Estate Forum returns to Greece
Now in its fifth year, the Mediterranean Resort & Hotel Real Estate Forum (MR&H) will return to Greece for the second year in succession this October. The event, hosted by ... Read More
Destination Florence CVB partners with City of Florence for international tourism promotion
Destination Florence CVB is the new official partner of the City of Florence to promote the destination and better the quality of tourism. The Florence Municipality, The Florentine Chamber of ... Read More
Top Easter season destinations for US travelers revealed
Mexico, Canada and the United Kingdom are among the most popular destinations for travelers in the U.S.1 this Easter period, according to analysis conducted by travel experts. As of 7 ... Read More
Dusit Princess Residences Dubai Marina opens at the end of April
Dusit International has signed a Franchise Agreement with Al Masar Hotel Management LLC, to upgrade the former Dusit Residence Dubai Marina to the Dusit Princess Residences Dubai Marina. Located at ... Read More
Malta, where Game of Thrones all began, plays host to the 5th Annual Valletta Film Festival
Malta, the first location for Season One of Game of Thrones, plays host to the annual Valletta Film Festival (VFF), June 14-23, presented by the Film Grain Foundation. This year ... Read More
Transavia France boosts French connections at Budapest Airport
Celebrating its sixth route launch in almost as many weeks, Budapest Airport has marked Transavia France’s further commitment to the Hungarian gateway as the carrier launches a twice-weekly service to ... Read More
Centara launches Grand Beach sale at luxurious resorts in Thailand and Maldives
Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, has launched the Grand Beach Sale - an enticing new promotion that offers generous discounts at its stunning collection of Centara Grand ... Read More
Global Champion Awards announced by WTTC
The countries and leaders who have made a difference to increase the competitiveness of the Travel & Tourism sector within their countries have been recognized at the World Travel & ... Read More
Centara Privilege Club: Centara launches all-new exclusive lifestyle benefits program
Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator and one of the region’s most innovative hospitality brands, is launching “Centara Privilege Club”, a brand new benefits program that offers exclusive ... Read More
Game of Thrones final season is here! See where it all began in Malta
As Game of Thrones approaches its final season, set to premiere on April 14, 2019, it’s a good time for die-hard fans to take a look at the first location where ... Read More
Tourism for Tomorrow Awards: WTTC makes the 2019 announcement
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is delighted to announce the 2019 leaders in sustainable tourism at the Tourism for Tomorrow Awards ceremony. The Awards, now in their 15th ... Read More
NY Visit: Creative approaches to traditional spaces
Architectural Digest Home Design Show Delivers 40,000 people (approximately) attended the AD Home Design Show earlier this month. Architects, interior designers, retailers and wholesalers, students and journalists, artists and gallery ... Read More