Published on 20/04/2018
Hong Kong is the most expensive location for business travellers, overtaking Tokyo which drops to second in the rankings, according to the latest Daily Rates research published by ECA International, the world's leading provider of knowledge, information and software for the management and assignment of employees around the world.
Published on 20/04/2018
The latest research published by ECA International revealed world's most expensive locations for business travel. Updated annually, ECA’s Daily Rates reports provide average costs for hotel accommodation, which makes up the bulk of any daily allowance, as well as meals, drinks, laundry, taxi transport and daily essentials.
Published on 19/04/2018
Turkish Mediterranean city of Antalya will host Eurasia Airshow on 25-29 April. Held under the auspices of the Turkish Presidency and Turkish Airlines as the main sponsor, Eurasia Airshow will bring together major players of the global aerospace industry.
Published on 19/04/2018
87% percent of global travelers state that they want to travel sustainably and nearly 4 in 10 (39%) confirming that they often or always manage to do so. These statistics and more below are according to the Sustainable Travel Report* released by Booking.com.
Published on 19/04/2018
Europe’s aviation industry leaders will gather in Bilbao this weekend (22-24 April) at the 13th annual Routes Europe to plan and negotiate new air services within the region.
Published on 19/04/2018
Meet Hawai‘i, Hawai‘i Tourism Authority (HTA), MICE brand will be exhibiting at IMEX, Frankfurt from 15-17 May 2018 for the first time.
Published on 19/04/2018
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) joined the Ministers of Tourism of the G20 economies meeting in Buenos Aires in calling upon the G20 leaders to consider including tourism in their Agenda for its capacity to create more and better jobs.
Published on 19/04/2018
German leisure carrier Condor is expanding its short- and medium-haul programme. The German holiday airline now flies to Palma de Mallorca and Antalya all year round.
Published on 19/04/2018
Delta announced more nonstop flights between the United States and Europe. The new routes that will be available through the upcoming winter season includes, New York JFK to Lisbon, Los Angeles to Paris and Amsterdam, Indianapolis to Paris, and Orlando to Amsterdam.
Published on 18/04/2018
Uzbekistan Airways introduces additional frequencies on international flights on the route Tashkent-Istanbul-Tashkent.
Published on 18/04/2018
Universal Studios Hollywood channels its inner Master Shifu from DreamWorks Animations hit film, Kung Fu Panda, announcing Friday, June 15 as the official grand opening date of its all-new DreamWorks Theatre featuring the premier attraction, “Kung Fu Panda: The Emperor’s Quest.”
Published on 18/04/2018
Singapore Airlines’ (SIA) customers can now enjoy fast and easy access to flight information from the comfort of their home, with just a voice command. The Airline is the first carrier in South East Asia to provide such flight information via Google Home.
Published on 18/04/2018
Warwick Hotels and Resorts (WHR) continues its expansion in the Middle East with 7 new hotels that will be opened in the Saudi Arabia in first and second quarter of 2018.
Published on 18/04/2018
Paris is known as the City of Love and Romance. Cited as the world’s most romantic city in the world, Paris is the city that every couple wants to go at least once in a lifetime to visit the city and its beautiful museums.
Published on 18/04/2018
Destino Xcaret announced that only four months after the opening of Hotel Xcaret Mexico, the property reached occupancy rates surpassing 90 percent in the first quarter of 2018. The brand announced plans for a second hotel project, “La Casa de la Playa.”
Published on 18/04/2018
A new report issued today at GBTA Conference 2018 - Toronto reveals the high potential of business travel to drive economic development and business success.
Published on 17/04/2018
In response to the impact of the 2017 hurricane season on the Caribbean’s Travel & Tourism sector, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has launched a report on Resilience and Recovery assessing the immediate and long-term effect across the region.
Published on 17/04/2018
The pound’s strengthening position against the US dollar and Chinese yuan coincides with a reduced visitor outlook from USA, Canada, and China whose holiday spending money suffered a diminishing value in the UK.
Published on 17/04/2018
Outbound air travel from Latin America is taking off, with Argentina leading the way. Current flight bookings for international departures from Latin America and the Caribbean in the first half of 2018 are currently 9.3% ahead of where they were at the equivalent time last year, according to latest figures from ForwardKeys which predicts future travel patterns by analysing 17 million booking transactions a day.
Published on 17/04/2018
Marriott International will introduce one set of unified benefits across Marriott Rewards, The Ritz-Carlton Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) for its members in August 2018 that will create an incredibly rich hospitality loyalty program in which members will earn more points faster than under the prior programs -- on average 20% more points for every dollar spent.
Published on 17/04/2018
This spring, for the very first time, Booking.com is giving travelers the chance to ‘wake up and smell the tulips’ with an amazing overnight stay in an atmospheric Pod accommodation with translucent, panoramic views over the tulip fields of Keukenhof.
Published on 17/04/2018
A new exam reveals that General Aviation Pilots struggle to interpret weather forecast and observation displays.
Published on 17/04/2018
“Women's Empowerment in the Tourism Sector” was the central theme of the 63rd meeting of the UNWTO Regional Commission for the Americas, organized by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the National Tourism Secretariat of Paraguay.
Published on 16/04/2018
Turkish Aviation Academy is hosting this year’s 'IATA Global Training Partner Conference (GTPC) on April 16-18 in Istanbul. The conference, which is hosted by Turkish Aviation Academy - the successful training center of Turkish Airlines, is accepted as an important agenda item for global aviation.
Published on 16/04/2018
Dubai-based flydubai launched daily flights to the Congolese capital, Kinshasa. The inaugural flight touched down on April 15 to N’djili Airport with an enroute stop in Entebbe.
Published on 16/04/2018
The cruise industry remains the fastest growing tourism sector worldwide, and Seychelles and the Indian Ocean appear to be along for that ride.
Published on 16/04/2018
Argentines love wine, especially their signature Malbec. The Argentine capital celebrates Global Malbec Day (April 17) with Malbec Week, a week of wine-filled festivities from April 16 – 22 that will celebrate its fourth edition this year.
Published on 16/04/2018
Meet in Reykjavík signed agreement with the University of Iceland (HÍ), Reykjavík University (HR) and the Iceland University of the Arts (LHÍ) with an objective of increasing the number of international academic meetings and conferences held by universities in Iceland.
Published on 16/04/2018
The largest Holiday Inn Express® in France opens at one of the Europe’s busiest airports. Directly connected to Terminal 1, the Holiday Inn Express® at Paris – Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport, an IHG® hotel, has recently opened to provide guests with easy access to one of the world's busiest airports as well as speedy transport links into central Paris.
Published on 16/04/2018
From now until 30 June 2018, DFS Group, the world’s leading luxury traveler retailer, is absorbing duties and taxes on all wines, Sakes and Champagnes at Singapore Changi Airport.
Published on 16/04/2018
Now in its 3rd year, SITE Incentive Summit Americas (ISA) took place 5-8 April at Montage Deer Valley, Park City, Utah. The exclusive, invitation-only event brought 120 incentive travel professionals to Utah for a long weekend filled with education, networking and destination immersion.
Published on 16/04/2018
Turkish Airlines increases capacity and travel options between Istanbul and Oslo with daily departures that started on April 10.
Published on 13/04/2018
Hainan Airlines announced a new nonstop service between Shenzhen and Vienna that will commence in October 2018.
Published on 13/04/2018
Organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) and sponsored by Garanti Bank, the Istanbul Jazz Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2018. The festival will once again host leading names and new discoveries from the world of jazz, as well as the stars of contemporary music between 26 June and 17 July 2018.
Published on 13/04/2018
Routes Africa, the intra-Africa route development forum, will return after a two year hiatus, due to demand from the route development community. The event, which will be the 12th Routes Africa, is the most long standing and established aviation forum bringing together leading airlines, airports and tourism authorities to discuss air services to, from and within Africa for over a decade.
Published on 13/04/2018
Atlantis Sanya, the first Atlantis resort in China, will fully open to the public on April 28, 2018. However, the hotel is welcoming guests since December 2017.
Published on 13/04/2018
In March, Lufthansa Group airlines increase capacity utilization to a new record level despite significantly increased services.
Published on 13/04/2018
In March 2018, Turkish Airlines welcomed around 6 million passengers. This shows an increase of 24%. This passenger increase enabled the highest load factor in March in the last five years with 82% load factor.
Published on 11/04/2018
Ibiza parties will be more colorful when W Ibiza opens its doors next year. W Hotels Worldwide, part of Marriott International, plans to debut its newest hotel in Spain with the opening of W Ibiza in summer 2019.
Published on 11/04/2018
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the Government of Spain and the Principality of Asturias are organizing the 2nd UNWTO World Conference on Smart Destinations (Oviedo, 25-27 June 2018). The Conference will discuss the principles of 21st-century tourism destinations, marked by governance, innovation, technology, sustainability and accessibility.
Published on 11/04/2018
New multifunctional and congress centre is being built in Prague. Bestsport company which owns and operates the O2 arena will construct a complex in so-called “small arena.” The centre will be named O2 universum. The construction budget is about 1.2 billion CZK.
Published on 11/04/2018
Deutsche Hospitality has become the first German hotel chain to present the “Alexa Voice Service Skills Kit”. “Alexa” is an Internet-based language assistant delivered via Amazon Echo which supports guests in the selection of their next travel destination.
Published on 11/04/2018
Mr. Arnuphap Kittikul (fourth from left), General Manager, Japan, Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI), recently presided over the opening of THAI’s fourth roundtrip flight TG 627 from Bangkok-Tokyo (Narita) at Narita International Airport.
Published on 11/04/2018
Marriott International announced ambitious growth plans for its Middle East and Africa region. The hospitality giant signed more than 30 properties and over 5,000 rooms in the last 12 months. The signings put Marriott on track to increase its portfolio in the region to nearly 370 hotels – an increase of more than 50% over the next five years.
Published on 11/04/2018
Qantas has signed an agreement for the sale of its catering businesses to dnata, an aviation services company that is part of the Emirates Group.
Published on 10/04/2018
Carnival Cruise Line has added another 20 voyages to Cuba aboard Carnival Paradise from Tampa.
Published on 10/04/2018
SAS has decided to order 50 Airbus A320neo aircraft with delivery from spring 2019 through 2023. This order means SAS for the first time will have a single-type fleet by 2023 that consists of the market’s most efficient short- and medium-haul aircraft in terms of cost and environment.
Published on 10/04/2018
Organized by Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM), Sports Istanbul and Vodafone, The Istanbul Marathon hosted more than 8,000 athletes including 32 elite athletes.
Published on 10/04/2018
Palace Resorts celebrated the grand opening of Le Blanc Spa Resort Los Cabos, with a weekend-long bash featuring celebrities, top-rated media outlets, local tourism officials and VIPs. Mexico’s top rated, adults only, luxury all-inclusive resort is now welcoming travelers.
Published on 10/04/2018
W Hotels Worldwide, part of Marriott International announced W Amman, the brand’s first property in Jordan. The 280-room hotel is located in the heart of Amman’s up and coming new downtown neighborhood, Abdali.
Published on 10/04/2018
A study commissioned by the Cologne Convention Bureau (CCB) reveals detailed breakdown of the economic effects of meetings and congresses on Cologne. The study considers not only the expenditures of the participants but also those of the organizers and exhibitors. It also takes into account for the first time the investments that venues make in Cologne.
Published on 10/04/2018
The 28th annual Airline Quality Rating (AQR) revealed the best airlines in the United States in 2017. Additionally, the AQR – a joint research project funded as part of faculty research activities at the W. Frank Barton School of Business at Wichita State University (Wichita, Kansas) and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Prescott, Arizona, campus – revealed that for the 2017 year, the airline industry as a whole performed better than in previous years.
Published on 09/04/2018
Turkish Airlines celebrates the 10th Anniversary of joining to the Star Alliance network which was established in 1997 as the first truly global airline alliance to offer worldwide reach, recognition and seamless service to the international travellers.
Published on 09/04/2018
Passenger traffic at the world's 20 busiest airports grew by 5.2% in 2017. With almost 1.5 billion passengers passing through their terminals in 2017, this group of 20 represents 17% of global passenger traffic. Here are the world's most-traveled airports in 2017.
Published on 09/04/2018
Considered by many the best football player of all times, Lionel Messi joins the World Tourism Organization to promote the value of responsible tourism.
Published on 09/04/2018
Compared to 2016, there was a 36.7% growth in South Koreans’ overnight stays in Norway in 2017. The number is now over 120,000 bed nights. The interest in Norway as a holiday destination has increased among South Korean travellers.
Published on 09/04/2018
Japan's ANA Holding in collaboration with US-Japan venture and corporate innovation firm World Innovation Lab (WiL), and The Soap Collective, a San Francisco-based VR creator launched a new virtual reality travel experience, Beyond Tokyo, in honor of the annual “Hachiko” Day on April 8th.
Published on 09/04/2018
Air Namibia and APG Network have announced a partnership agreement effective from March 2018. The partnership entails Air Namibia having appointed APG Network as GSSA in Ghana and Nigeria.
Published on 09/04/2018
Eastern Airways, a franchise partner of Flybe, is to take over operating the Aberdeen – London City route on Monday 7 May 2018. Eastern Airways has been operating flights from Aberdeen since 1997 and provides a network of services from the north-east Scotland airport to the UK regions.
Published on 09/04/2018
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched a new standardized global certification program to improve the safety and welfare of animals travelling by air.
Published on 09/04/2018
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ new 156-guest river ship, Brabant, has commenced its inaugural cruise season from Amsterdam, on a five-night ‘Springtime Dutch Discovery’ itinerary, calling at Amsterdam, Hoorn, Kampen, Deventer, Arnhem and Nijmegen in the Netherlands, and ending in Dűsseldorf, Germany.
Published on 09/04/2018
Steigenberger Hotels and Resorts has opened Steigenberger Marhaba Thalasso in Hammamet on April 1st.
Published on 06/04/2018
The Philippines government has announced that its popular holiday island Boracay will be closed to tourists for six months in order to clean it up after concerns that rapid development and pollution was threatening its idyllic shores.
Published on 06/04/2018
The 13th International Istanbul Tulip Festival officially started on April 3, 2018 at the Emirgan Park. The tulip festival will be held from 1-30 April, 2018.
Published on 06/04/2018
TUI Group will open the first hotel of its all-inclusive club brand in Italy. The future TUI Magic Life Calabria is located in the sun-drenched tip of the ‘Italian boot’.
Published on 06/04/2018
Parks and Recreation Division of Utah Government Department of Natural Resources is launching yoga series in its nine State parks from April 28 to November 17.
Published on 06/04/2018
The nominees for the 2018 Seven Stars Luxury Hospitality and Lifestyle Awards are now live. Voting is now open as of today (April 6) and will close on June 3, 2018.
Published on 05/04/2018
Turkish carrier AtlasGlobal, which has scheduled flights from Istanbul Atatürk Airport to Ukrainian cities of Kharkiv, Zaporozhia, and Lviv, will be canceled.
Published on 05/04/2018
LATAM Airlines Group, the leading airline group in South America, will expand nonstop seasonal service to Las Vegas by operating an additional service between São Paulo and Las Vegas beginning in December.
Published on 05/04/2018
The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) and UKHospitality will spearhead the sector’s efforts to tackle packaging waste with a sector-wide packaging event.
