Tag: world's first
Holiday Inn new marketing campaign is launched
IHG Hotels & Resorts announces the launch of a global marketing campaign for the company's two largest brands, Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express. We're there, a new, unified communications ... Read More
Luxury Cruising: Silversea celebrates silver jubilee
Silversea Cruises serves 25 years as a luxury cruise line. Silversea has unlocked the authentic beauty of the world for almost half a million guests on approximately 4,100 voyages. Silversea's ... Read More
‘Premium Tap Water’ brand for tourists is named
Inspired by Iceland launch Kranavatn, a premium tap water 'brand' aimed to encourage travellers to tackle plastic waste and ‘drink responsibly’ by bringing a reusable water bottle on their travels ... Read More
Latest IIPT Peace Park: Iconic Q Station Manly, Sydney Harbour National Park
The dedication of the second IIPT (International Institute for Peace through Tourism) Global Peace Park in Australia was celebrated on Wednesday at Q Station, Sydney, Australia, in collaboration with SKÅL. ... Read More
Rideshare an Uber Submarine: Soon available at Great Barrier Reef
Now tourist can explore an incredible underwater at Great Barrier Reef in Australia with the Uber app. scUber will showcase the world's largest living structure as a biodiverse playground, rich ... Read More
Caribbean citizenship by investment: Dominica’s five-star resort launches new opportunities in Dubai
During an event held recently at Dubai's One&Only Royal Mirage Hotel, Caribbean hotel developers GEMS Holdings Limited presented The Residences at Secret Bay, a Caribbean citizenship by investment (CBI) opportunity ... Read More
Carnival’s first LNG-powered AIDAnova cruise ship makes history in Barcelona
Carnival Corporation & plc, the world's largest leisure travel company, its Germany-based AIDA Cruises brand and numerous representatives from politics, port-related businesses and tourism today celebrated the first-time arrival of ... Read More
Russian billionaire buys world’s first private icebreaker
One of the top 50 richest Russians, banker Oleg Tinkov, wants to present what he calls a first private icebreaker to the public next year, before the €100 million vessel ... Read More
China launches world’s first 5G smart hotel
A strategic cooperation agreement was signed today to create the world's first 5G smart hotel in China by InterContinental Shenzhen, Shenzhen Telecom, and Huawei. By introducing the hotel industry’s first ... Read More
1st Global Gastronomy Tourism Startup Competition: Who made the list?
The 1st Global Gastronomy Tourism Startup Competition recognizes the contribution of startups in the development of a more competitive and sustainable gastronomy tourism sector that works towards achieving the 2030 ... Read More
Four Seasons Pop Down is coming to Hong Kong
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts announced that Four Seasons Pop Down Hong Kong, the fourth in a global series of immersive events, will arrive in Hong Kong on March 30. ... Read More
Delta Air Lines climbs in Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies rankings
Delta is one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies Worldwide for the second consecutive year – the only airline on the who's who of tech disruptors including Apple, Microsoft, Google ... Read More
Halal Internet? ‘Sharia-compliant’ web browser launched in Malaysia
The world's first Sharia-compliant Internet service suite has been launched in Malaysia - along with browser, chat and sadaqah services. Malaysian startup SalamWeb seeks to create a Halal web-experience for ... Read More
Qatar Executive world’s first commercial operator of Gulfstream G500 jet
Qatar Executive announced that it is officially the world’s first commercial service operator of the Gulfstream G500 jet. The private jet charter division of Qatar Airways Group received two brand-new ... Read More
Happy Birthday, Jumbo! Legendary Boeing 747 turns 50
It's been 50 years since the first Boeing 747-100 took off over Seattle on its official maiden flight on February 9th, 1969 – to the cheers of thousands of spectators. ... Read More
Luxury Taipei hotel launches world’s first “Photography Butler” service
A luxury hotel in Taipei launched the world's first "Photography Butler" service - professional and passionate "Photobutlers" will accompany hotel guests to popular Instagram check-in spots in the hotel, tourists ... Read More
Carnival Corporation’s AIDA Cruises Welcomes History-Making AIDAnova to Fleet
The world's largest leisure travel company's AIDA Cruises, Germany's leading cruise line, launches its newest ship, AIDAnova, which makes history as the world's first cruise vessel powered at sea and ... Read More
H.I.S. reports full year results
H.I.S. Co., Ltd., a leading travel and airline ticket agency, has announced results for the full year ended October 31, 2016. Read More
Virgin Galactic reveals satellite launcher, confirms SpaceShipTwo poised for powered flight
FARNBOROUGH, England - Today during the Farnborough International Air Show 2012, Virgin Galactic, the world's first commercial spaceline, announced "LauncherOne," a new air-launched rocket specificall Read More
Scandinavian countries create first sustainable meetings region
Convention Bureaus, Destination Marketing Organizations, Venues and Agencies from the five Scandinavian member countries of ICCA (the International Congress and Convention Association) today signed an Read More