Small Luxury Hotels of the World is bolstering its ties with the trade through the development of a new travel agency programme.Hand-picked agencies have been invited to join SLH’s new exclusive…
Australian The InBetween star Harriet Dyer on what travel has taught her
HARRIET DYERAs a kid growing up in Townsville, North Queensland, travel was so exciting. Getting out of our little town, going to see my Melbourne grandma, the smell of the suitcase my parents bought …
At long last, Southwest to enable GDS bookings
Southwest Airlines at long last will provide content and full booking capabilities in global distribution systems via agreements with Travelport and Amadeus. They expect content to be ready for bookin…
Wizz Air unveils plans for Edinburgh Airport launch
Wizz Air has unveiled plans to begin operations at Edinburgh Airport, with the launch of four routes to popular European city break destinations.From the beginning of November Wizz Air will connect Sc…
London City Airport breaks passenger records in July
Strong growth on leisure routes including Mykonos, Skiathos and Florence helped tip London City Airport to its busiest-ever month in July.A total of 490,819 passengers chose London’s most centra…
Dubai celebrates success of Summer Surprises 2019
After six weeks of awesome activities and events, organisers are celebrating the memorable moments of the 22nd edition of Dubai Summer Surprises.The event concluded over the weekend.One of the most su…
It’s time to take tourism seriously – part 2
In part 1, Gillian Saunders shared some thoughts on how tourism can boost employment and help strengthen South Africa’s struggling economy. In part 2, she lays out some ideas on how South Africa…
Buffalo Tours Asia and Olympus Tours Americas merge to create Discova
Buffalo Tours Asia and Olympus Tours Americas have announced a merger.Following the deal, the duo of destination management companies will combine to create one company known as Discova.Continuing to …
Amadeus reports sharp earnings increase
Travel tech giant Amadeus has maintained its positive growth trend in the first six months of 2019, thanks to the solid operating performances of its distribution and IT Solutions businesses.The compa…
Cox & Kings of India misses debt payments; U.S. business unaffected
Cox & Kings Ltd. of India, one of the world’s oldest travel companies, has fallen behind on $100 million in debt payments, forcing the closure of two businesses in the U.K. and a suspension …