ITB Asia wrapped up on a high today as the annual event achieved record-breaking numbers.Held at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre in Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, the three-day conference and exhib…
Hilton introduces Motto, a micro-hotel brand
Hilton has detailed plans to launch Motto by Hilton, a micro-hotel brand.Scheduled to begin rolling out next year, the hostel-inspired concept will be focused in urban markets, with locations slated f…
Pepper joins Eurostar team at St. Pancras in London
Eurostar has welcomed Pepper the robot to its London St Pancras team.In a first for the UK travel industry, the interactive humanoid robot offers customers, particularly families and children, a fun n…
CLIA reveals £10b cruise impact on UK economy
The cruise industry generated more than €10 billion for the UK economy in 2017, representing around 22 per cent of the cruise industry’s ‘total output’ across Europe.That is acc…
RAKTDA signs sustainability partnership with AITO
The Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority has announced a partnership with the Association of Independent Tour Operators, on Protect, an initiative carried out in partnership with the Universit…
Challenges at SAA Technical delay flights
SAA Technical, a subsidiary of SAA, has experienced a range of challenges that have led to a backlog of aircraft waiting for maintenance slots, SAA Technical told Tourism Update. The knock-on effect h…
Our Most Popular Luxury Hotel Reviews
Which luxury hotels in Latin America are readers clicking on the most? We just pulled up a report of our top-100 pages by traffic this year and there are a surprising number of luxury boutique hotels …
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have visited Queensland (and you can create your own Royal Tour)
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have visited Australia and a royal tour wouldn’t be complete without a Queensland holiday in the sunshine. It is called QUEENSland after all!They touched down on t…
Disney inks deal for second private cruise destination in Bahamas
Disney Cruise Line has won preliminary approval from the Bahamian government to build a destination for its ships on the southern tip of the island of Eleuthera, about 75 miles east of Nassau.The appr…
Qatar Airways goes triple daily on Maldives departures
Qatar Airways has added a third daily flight to the Maldives.The new service to Malé Velana International Airport, which is set to launch on October 28th, is part of the airline’s continu…