A luxurious $10,000 a night waterfront penthouse – which is set to be one of New Zealand’s priciest hotel suites – will open in Queenstown this summer.The Penthouse at Eichardt&rsquo…
The Aventura to be Universal Orlando’s sixth hotel
Loews Hotels & Resorts will open its sixth hotel at Universal Orlando in the summer of 2018.The new Aventura Hotel will have 600 guestrooms. The hotel will be Universal Orlando’s first to ha…
DOT tentatively awards L.A.-Beijing route to American
The DOT has tentatively picked American over Delta in the airlines’ competition over the last available slots for U.S. carriers to Beijing.Both airlines had applied to add new service between Lo…
Austrian Tourism Not Pleased About Christmas Day On Sunday
While the number of overnight stays in Austria has so far increased from year to year to 68.5 million, further growth might be complicated this winter season. Both the Christmas Day and the New Year&r…
World Travel Market 2016: Abu Dhabi rolls out new global ad campaign
Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority has revealed an exciting new series of destination images and videos at World Travel Market in London – part of a new global destination campaign launch…
SA Tourism reduces WTM London stand, ups in-country spend
South African Tourism’s stand at WTM London this year is smaller than previous years, following a reduction in exhibitor numbers. At the same time, the agency has reintroduced its UK roadshow an…
Brazil Airline GOL swings to net profit
SAO PAULO–Brazilian airline GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA (GOLL4.BR) swung to a net profit in the third quarter on reduced costs, offsetting a decline in revenue.The company Monday said it p…
Lake Tekapo: Night light rules apply
The majesty of the skies above Tekapo is captivating, writes Sarah Daniell.We have travelled more than 1000km, we are 1000m above sea level and we are looking at Saturn, about 1.2 billion kilometres a…
A new OTA model will seek to modernize cruise bookings
MIAMI — A new cruise-focused OTA that hopes to modernize the way cruises are sold is gearing up for a debut during the 2017 Wave season, possibly as early as January.To help oversee its business…
Etihad Airways expands its India – UAE services with Jet Airways
Etihad Airways has announced the expansion of scheduled services between Abu Dhabi and India as its strategic partner Jet Airways unveiled new routes and additional frequencies to further strengthen t…