Preferred Hotels & Resorts has announced its 2018 year-end results.In 2018, the company generated $1.66 billion in reservations revenue on behalf of its member properties worldwide, a 22 per cent …
Affonso-Dass calls for renewed focus on hospitality during Caribbean Travel Marketplace
President of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association, Patricia Affonso-Dass, hailed the diversity, incredible natural beauty and people as core strengths of the region as she called for it to be b…
D’Alberto to lead Phum Baitang, Cambodia
Zannier Hotels has appointed Giulio D’Alberto to the role of general manager of Phum Baitang, its hotel in Siem Reap, Cambodia.D’Alberto joins the hotel at an exciting time as the property…
SA’s Steam and Heritage Festival set for April
South Africa’s Stars of Sandstone Steam and Heritage Festival will take place in the Eastern Free State from April 4-14.Hosted at the Sandstone Estates against the backdrop of Lesotho’s Ma…
Guyana welcomes record visitor numbers
Guyana continues to grow as a destination of choice for travellers.As of December, Guyana recorded a total number of visitor arrivals of 286,732 passengers; a 15.93 per cent increase from the 247,330 …
Flying from Auckland to Fiji on Air New Zealand
Tracey Bond flies from Auckland to Fiji on Air New Zealand’s flight NZ52.The plane: A Boeing 777-300.The seat: 49C. By the time I got around to checking in online there were not many seats to ch…
Outrigger Hospitality Group overhauls structure
Outrigger has announced the brand’s official name change to Outrigger Hospitality Group in unison with a company-wide initiative that restructures its multi-branded portfolio.Outrigger’s c…
Gulf Air adds Singapore to Thai Airways codeshare deal
Gulf Air and Thai Airways International, Thailand’s flag carrier, have added Singapore to the list of cities served by the existing codeshare agreement.The deal takes effect today.Back in 2018, …
Sharp fall in Norwegian shares as carrier reveals plans to raise funds
Norwegian Air has seen its share price fall sharply after confirming plans to raise fresh funds.Shares in the low-cost carrier slipped 15 per cent, to just under €13, after revealing it would see…
Gulfstream G500 jet joins Qatar Executive fleet
Qatar Executive has become the first commercial service operator of the Gulfstream G500 jet.The private jet charter division of Qatar Airways Group received two brand-new Gulfstream G500 executive jet…