The United States Travel Association has issued a statement questioning proposals to halt funding for Brand USA.Roger Dow, president of the US Travel Association, said: “With all that is going o…
New fitness-oriented cruise line planned
A new cruise line with a sharp focus on health, fitness and activity is being organized by a Miami entrepreneur with a planned May 2018 launch.Blue World Voyages plans an all-suite 350-passenger vesse…
Dusit International signs with Dossen for DusitPrincess expansion in China
Thailand-based hospitality company Dusit International has signed a strategic partnership with Dossen International Group to operate DusitPrincess resorts in China.Dossen is one of the fastest growing…
Botswana tweaks levy, eases cost for families
The Botswana Tourism Organisation revealed this week that the tourism levy, which comes into effect June 1, will not apply to children aged nine years and younger.Keitumetse Setlang, Communication Man…
Delfin launches third Amazon vessel
Peruvian company Delfin Amazon Cruises has launched a third Amazon ship, the 42-passenger Delfin III, the largest in the company’s fleet.The recently completed vessel has 22 staterooms in four c…
He Tohu: A new home for New Zealand’s iconic documents
Their signatures are inky spiders. Spindly legs and fat, loopy bodies. They are Mrs Brown and Mrs Smith and Mrs Thomas.They have relinquished their first names to marriage, but there is strength in th…
Carnival taps guava wheat beer
Carnival Cruise Line tapped the first keg of a new seasonal brew called Miami Guava Wheat, to be served at the RedFrog Pub & Brewery onboard the Carnival Vista.Vista brewmaster Colin Presby said t…
Delta beefs up St. Kitts service
Delta will increase St. Kitts service later this year, including the launch of a weekly seasonal flight from New York.The Saturday JFK flight will operate from Dec. 23 through mid-August 2018.Delta al…
Emirates brings second A380 to Birmingham, UK, route
Emirates will be introducing a second daily A380 service between Dubai and Birmingham, beginning October 2017.Flight EK39/40, currently operated by a Boeing 777, will now be operated by the iconic and…
World Travel Awards partners with SriLankan Airlines ahead of Asia & Australasia Gala Ceremony
SriLankan Airlines has been announced as the airline sponsor of World Travel Awards’ upcoming Asia & Australasia Gala Ceremony 2017.World Travel Awards founder, Graham Cooke, welcomed the ne…