With the mature business travel market such as Europe, it is not surprising that the composition and ranking of the top 10 busiest European cities have hardly changed at all. BCD Travel launched its C…
First underwater museum in sub-Saharan Africa
Kenya is building the first underwater museum in sub-Saharan Africa around a 504-year-old Portuguese shipwreck off the coast of Ras Ngomeni, Kilifi County.With cultural heritage one of Kenya’s b…
Voting opens ahead of World Travel Awards Europe Gala Ceremony
Voting has opened ahead of the World Travel Awards Europe Gala Ceremony 2020.The red-carpet event will take place at Cornelia Diamond Golf Resort & Spa, Antalya, Turkey on June 20th.Categories cov…
Travel deals of the week: Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Deal of the week: Back roads of CaliforniaTour the legendary Highway 1 of California, bound for Big Sur State Park — and keep an eye out for the “locals”: raccoons, deer and skunks. …
IATA says coronavirus crisis warrants tax relief for airlines
Citing potential revenue losses of as much as $113 billion due to the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak, IATA called on governments to give the aviation industry some relief on taxes, charges and slot all…
Mövenpick Residences Phu Quoc opens in Vietnam
Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts has unveiled a new address showcasing its signature Swiss hospitality in Vietnam.Mövenpick Resort Waverly Phu Quoc is the first international premium resort to…
Costa Rica Tourism Board welcomes uptick in UK guests
The latest figures from the Costa Rica Tourism Board show that 78,562 visitors from the UK travelled to the destination in 2019 – representing an increase of 5.7 per cent on the previous year.Th…
Sindhorn Kempinski Hotel Bangkok to open this spring
The much-anticipated Sindhorn Kempinski Hotel Bangkok is set to open its doors in May.Situated within the newly developed Sindhorn Village in the upscale Langsuan neighbourhood and just steps away fro…
Transformation of industry requires ‘deliberate approach’
Transformation of the tourism sector needs to add value and expand on the current tourism offering or it will not be sustainable, according to the Minister of Tourism, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane.“…
LATAM signs loyalty reciprocation deal with Delta Air Lines
LATAM Airlines Group has signed a loyalty program agreement with Delta that will enable reciprocal frequent flyer benefits.The deal will come into effect on April 1st.Once the agreement is implemented…