Quito Tourism Partnering with Expedia on Hotelier Incentives
Quito Turismo is partnering with OTA Expedia Group on a marketing campaign that includes incentives for hoteliers in Ecuador’s capital and is ai…
InterContinental bringing its upscale Voco brand to the U.S.
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced plans to bring its Voco brand to the U.S., with outposts slated to open in New York City, Florida an…
Abercrombie & Kent plans a Northeast Passage cruise in 2021
Abercrombie & Kent is celebrating 30 years of expedition cruising next year with a new trip to check off the bucket list: a cruise through the lit…
Thomas Cook relaunches as online travel agency
One of the most famous names in British hospitality, Thomas Cook relaunches today as an online travel business.The move follows the acquisition of the…
European Commission extends airline slot waiver until spring next year
The European Commission has announced it will extend a waiver of the 80:20 ‘use it or lose it’ slot allocation rule until March next year.…
UNWTO finds Covid-19 will cost tourism US$460bn in 2020
International tourist arrivals plunged 93 per cent in June when compared to 2019, with the latest data from the World Tourism Organisation showing the…
Socially Distanced Cruises? New Luxury Yacht Trip Takes Just 18 People
While the travel industry has ground to halt as a whole, cruises have really taken a hit from COVID-19. Countless news headlines at the start of the p…
GO NZ: Jesse Mulligan’s family foodie Hawke’s Bay holiday
Man, I’ve had some great trips to Hawke’s Bay without children. There was the time I did a vertical tasting of Coleraine – 36 vintag…
Panel’s report blasts Boeing, FAA for crashes, seeks reforms
A House committee issued a scathing report Wednesday questioning whether Boeing and government regulators have recognized the problems that caused two…
Jobs to go as London City Airport confirms restructuring
London City Airport has announced plans to cut more than a third of its workforce as the Covid-19 pandemic batters the aviation sector.The airport has…
Lufthansa issues millions of refunds as pandemic fallout continues
As of this week, the Lufthansa Group has reimbursed €2.7 billion to a total of 6.3 million customers in the wake of the Covid-19 shutdown.Over th…
UNWTO promotes domestic travel to offset Covid-19 downturn
As restrictions on travel begin to ease globally, destinations around the world are focusing on growing domestic tourism, with many offering incentive…
These Paradise Islands Are Reopening To Tourists Who’ve Had COVID-19
Could this be one of the more unusual travel news stories you’ll hear this week? A group of beautiful paradise islands off the coast of Brazil w…
Mean Mums actor Cori Gonzalez-Macuer – a life in travel
A Life in TravelCori Gonzalez-MacuerThe Chilean-born actor on his favourite travel memoriesWhat do you miss most about travel right now?I was about to…
Salt Lake City celebrates airport’s grand opening
The new Salt Lake City Airport (SLC) terminal opened for business Tuesday morning, along with a 25-gate concourse occupied by SLC’s hub airline,…
Icelandair joins Worldwide by easyJet
Icelandair and easyJet have entered into a partnership agreement with Icelandair joining Worldwide by easyJet, a flights connections platform.The part…
MSC Magnifica expected to return in October
MSC Cruises has delayed the return of MSC Magnifica, with the first departures now expected on October 19th.The company had previously hoped to welcom…
Macao’s gaming sector faces new challenges and a new urban plan
The gaming industry in Macao is facing a critical period. With the end of concessions in 2022 and an unfavorable international political outlook in US…
Hotel occupancy rate in Brazil finally increasing
For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic caused by the new coronavirus, hotels and inns in different regions of Brazil have registered h…