Through no clever marketing plan but purely through health-related mania, 2020 is shaping up to be the year of the staycation; the year of New Zealanders discover the best secluded escapes in our back…
Centara Reserve to launch with Samui property
Centara Hotels & Resorts has launched Centara Reserve, a luxury hotel concept dedicated to creating personal moments and memories in iconic destinations.The curated collection will evoke and inspi…
Pitts appointed vice president with CWT
CWT has appointed David Pitts to the role of vice president, revenue management, global supplier management.Pitts reports to Brian Mogler, senior vice president, global supplier management.“We a…
Corinthia Hotels signs for Doha property
Corinthia Hotels has signed an agreement with United Development Company, the Qatari master developer of the Pearl in Doha, to manage and operate a luxury hotel.The property is to be built in the late…
ITB India postpones inaugural event until 2021
Organisers at ITB India have announced the inaugural event will be postponed.Originally scheduled to take place next month, the show will now be held next year on April 7th-9th at Bombay Exhibition Ce…
Marriott opens new flagship hotel in Johannesburg
Marriott International has opened Johannesburg Marriott Hotel Melrose Arch and Marriott Executive Apartments Melrose Arch.The hotel is owned and developed by the Amdec Group, and the opening marks the…
Record year for Caribbean tourism as hurricane damage recedes
Sparked by robust recovery in the destinations that were affected by hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017, Caribbean tourism rebounded soundly to post record stayover and cruise arrivals in 2019.Stayover…
Air New Zealand takes native birds under its wing in a new safety video
Air New Zealand launched its latest safety video ‘A Journey to Safety’ recently. The video highlights the impact of New Zealand’s biodiversity crisis through the story of a young gir…
Eclipse at Half Moon debuts in Jamaica
Half Moon in Jamaica has opened a new luxury resort, Eclipse at Half Moon.Nestled between the lush rolling hills of Montego Bay and the glistening Caribbean Sea, Eclipse at Half Moon is a celebration …
White Beach launches Day-Sies ladies day
White Beach is inviting the ladies of Dubai to join them under the sun and by the sea for Day-Sies.Taking place every Tuesday from 12:00 until 17:00 on the silky white, sandy shores of Atlantis, the P…