Garcia handed chief financial officer role at Embraer
The board of directors at Embraer has elected Antonio Carlos Garcia as the company’s new chief financial officer and investor relations officer.…
Adam Gilchrist joins Premier Mark McGowan on his first visit to India to promote tourism
In a press conference cum luncheon, Tourism Western Australia hosted Mark McGowan, Premier of WA along with world-famous batsman Adam Gilchrist for an…
Tourist Taxes Are Not Popular In Spain
The Parliament of Catalonia has been studying a request from the Barcelona City Council to increase the tourist taxes across the city. The initiative …
Denia Marriott La Sella Golf Resort reopens in Spain
Marriott Hotels has welcomed Denia Marriott La Sella Golf Resort & Spa back to the portfolio after a full renovation.Sitting within the famed La S…
Trampert appointed to chief commercial officer role with Sabre
Sabre Corporation as appointed Frank Trampert to the role of chief commercial officer in Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific for Sabre Hospit…
Cheng appointed executive director of Hong Kong Tourism Board
Dane Cheng has assumed the role of executive director with the Hong Kong Tourism Board.Hong Kong Tourism Board chairman, Pang Yiu-kai, remarked: &ldqu…
Caribbean tourism growing twice as fast as global average
Tourist arrivals to the Caribbean increased by a solid 9.7 per cent during the first half of 2019 when compared to the same period last year, accordin…
New Zealand’s largest waterslide opens at Hanmer
New Zealand’s largest waterslide and sustainable thermal pools have officially opened.A $4.5 million development, including New Zealand’s …
Travelopia sells education brands to WorldStrides
Travelopia has confirmed the sale of its North American Experience Education brands to WorldStrides.The brands sold to WorldStrides include World Clas…
Europcar snaps up Fox Rent A Car in the United States
Europcar Mobility Group has agreed to acquire Fox Rent A Car, one of the largest independent players in the US market.The deal will be the “last…
Lufthansa Group to take cost-cutting measures with Austrian Airlines
The Lufthansa Group will cut up to 800 jobs at Austrian Airlines and centralize its operations solely from its Vienna hub in an effort to trim $97 mil…
Qatar Airways signs IndiGo codeshare partnership
Qatar Airways has signed a codeshare agreement with IndiGo, India’s largest passenger airline.Sales will start from today with the first codesha…
Chiloe, Chile: South America’s island of millennia-old myths and traditions
There were 5000-square-metre plots of Chiloe for sale in the Wall Street Journal the day I arrived on the island.No-one was revealing the price; but a…
Bottoms up: the best Queensland craft distilleries
There’re plenty of ways to describe Queensland, but spirited is one of the best.Up and down the coast, you’ll find creative distillers who…
Bahamas Paradise plans new agent initiative
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line has opened an online portal for travel advisors and plans a new six-person team devoted to the agent channel.The portal, …
Antigua & Barbuda partners with GeoTourist for new GPS tour
Antigua & Barbuda has partnered with GeoTourist to create navigational application content for the destination.It will offer visitors the chance t…
TUI unveils summer holiday plans for 2021
TUI has launched its winter 2020 programme as well as over 1,000 popular hotels for the summer 2021 season.Selling summer holidays well in advance is …
Saudi Arabia sees boom in tourism visa applications
Tourism visa applications to Saudi Arabia have boomed since the kingdom announced it was opening its doors to more foreign visitors in September.The c…
Tourism Trinidad Limited targets a 7% increase in international visitor arrivals for 2020
For the new fiscal year 2019-20, Tourism Trinidad Limited’s (TTL) main goals are to increase visitor arrivals by 7% to 380,000; attain an averag…