I write a monthly LGBT travel column in Global Traveler Magazine. For my most recent entry, I focused on LGBT tours around the world. But I found so many great gay tours of Latin America that I had pl…
Barber appointed to new Australasia leadership role with Travelport
Travelport has appointed Scott Barber to the role of managing director for Australia and New Zealand.He replaces Kaylene Shuttlewood who has held the role for the past three years.This is Barber&rsquo…
Uniworld to add second Yangtze ship, renovate the Royale
For 2019, Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection is offering Yangtze River sailings on the refurbished Sanctuary Yangzi Explorer in addition to its existing offerings on Century Cruises’ Cent…
Honolulu airport to get bigger concourse
The state of Hawaii plans to replace the nearly 50-year-old Diamond Head Concourse at Honolulu’s Daniel Inouye Airport with a new $1.1 billion facility.The 800,000-foot building will have 12 to …
Czech Tourism Reports A Record Of 20 Million Visitors
Last year 20 million tourists spent their holidays in Czech hotels and other accommodation facilities, which represents a record increase of 9.1% over 2016. More than half of the guests were foreigner…
Why Is The Kazakh Tourism Stagnating?
Kazakh tourism is facing an ambitious task. The goal is to increase the share in the country’s GDP from the current 0.9% to 8% by 2025. What issues are there that are preventing the sector from …
Major regional airline to face Competition Tribunal
The South African Competition Commission announced that it has referred SA Airlink to the Competition Tribunal for prosecution. This is on charges of ‘excessive and predatory pricing’ foll…
Mandarin Oriental plans new hotel in Viña del Mar, Chile
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has announced that it will manage a new urban resort that is currently under development in Viña del Mar, Chile.The property will be a natural partner to Hotel San…
The Glasshouse: Above by head and shoulders
A weekend escape to a luxury lodge in Northland is magic, writes Stephanie Holmes.The last time I saw Bream Head, it was after slogging my way along the 7.5km endurance test that is the Te Whara track…
Trump proposes sale of Dulles and Reagan airports in infrastructure plan
The White House has identified Washington Dulles and Reagan National airports as federal assets that could be sold off.The suggestion, put forward in the infrastructure plan unveiled by the Trump admi…