The tourism sector in Zimbabwe is being adversely affected by the heavy police presence on the country’s highways, with operators saying the self-drive market has been the worst hit.Africa Albid…
Easter Island: The island at the end of the Earth
For Australians and New Zealanders, Easter Island may well seem a long way to travel for a small Polynesian island bereft of palm trees and luscious stretches of white, powdery beaches, its iconic sto…
Staying at the Kingsgate Hotel Autolodge Paihia
Tina Trenkner-Meade checks into the Kingsgate Hotel Autolodge Paihia.Check-in experience: Smooth. The clerk was ready to give out keys as soon as our tour group of 64 hopped off a Bay of Islands day c…
ASTA: Trump’s ban, Mexico rhetoric have inhibited travel
ASTA is worried that the Trump administration’s travel ban on seven countries, though currently stayed, is having a “chilling effect” on the travel industry and affecting travel agen…
Kempinski to run Cuba hotel
Kempinski plans to open a luxury hotel in Havana this June.The Gran Hotel Manzana Kempinski La Habana is being redeveloped out of the Manzana de Gomez building in Old Havana, which opened in 1917 as a…
Norwegian Cruise Line to operate even more Cuba cruises
Norwegian Cruise Line will extend its sailings to Cuba on Norwegian Sky through December 2017.The extension adds a total of 25 new cruises to the five that Norwegian had previously scheduled in May.Ea…
Rio’s Santa Teresa Bonde Operates with R$20 Tourist Tariff
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The bonde tram of Santa Teresa doubles as local transportation and iconic tourism draw for the bohemian hillside neighborhood, although after a tragic accident in 2011 i…
Qatar Airways launches world’s longest commercial flight to Auckland, New Zealand
Qatar Airways has launched its new record-breaking Auckland service on one of the country’s most significant days of the year – Waitangi Day.The first Qatar Airways flight touched down on …
Travel ban lifted, but welcome mat is frayed
Before a Washington state judge suspended enforcement of President Trump’s refugee and immigration ban, travel organizations from ASTA to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) ha…
Airbnb broadens effort to house refugees
Peer-to-peer accommodations leader Airbnb on Sunday set a goal for its hosts to house as many as 100,000 people in need during the next five years and established a social-media hashtag #weaccept.Airb…