Lufthansa Group increased its total first half-year revenues by 5.2 per cent in 2018, excluding the impact of the first-time application of the IFRS 15 accounting standard.Reported total first half-ye…
All Nippon Airways launches new We Are Japan campaign
All Nippon Airways is airing a new communications platform in Europe – ‘We Are Japan’ – in a bid to capitalise on the growing spotlight shining on the country as it continues t…
Minister Bartlett welcomes resilience conference to Jamaica
Jamaica tourism minister, Edmund Bartlett, has announced the country will host a resilience summit with key global stakeholders and thought leaders on September 13th at the University of the West Indi…
Mexico’s Tourism Records and a New President
How much difference can a change in presidents make in a country’s drive to attract more visitors? Mexico is hoping the answer is “not much” when Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) t…
CNN Return to Parts Unknown travel TV series post Anthony Bourdain
CNN Return to Parts Unknown travel TV series post Anthony BourdainThe remaining episodes, though incomplete, will be pieced together with follow up interviews and guests who knew the late chef.“…
Mandarin Oriental taking over Lake Como resort
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group is taking over management of the historic CastaDiva Resort & Spa on Lake Como in Italy.The company said the property will be rebranded as the Mandarin Oriental Lake C…
Mombasa faces threat to island status
Mombasa is at risk of losing its island status due to land grabbing in the Makupa Causeway – the link between Mombasa Island and the mainland. Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho says this will have an…
Mandarin Oriental to launch Lake Como property in spring next year
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has taken over management of CastaDiva Resort & Spa, an existing resort on Lake Como, Italy.The property will be rebranded as Mandarin Oriental, Lake Como in spring 2…
Emirates welcomes flydubai passengers to loyalty programme
Emirates Skywards today replaced flydubai’s frequent flyer programme, Open, officially becoming the loyalty programme of both carriers.The alignment of the loyalty programme now allows Emirates …
Eritrea-Ethiopia strengthen ties through additional flights
Eritrean Airlines has confirmed that it will commence flights between Asmara, Eritrea, and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from August 1. The flights complement the daily Ethiopian Airlines flights, launched i…