This Halloween, Royal Lancaster London is directing something spooky, and the biggest twist in this thriller, everything is black and white.Built in 1967, Royal Lancaster London is going back to the 1…
UNWTO General Assembly: Tourism back to heights not seen since 2010
Destinations worldwide welcomed 598 million international tourists in the first six months of 2017, some 36 million more than in the same period of 2016.At six per cent, growth was well above the tren…
Indian women are major adventurous tourists in South Africa
According to data revealed by South African Tourism, Indian women have been found out to be the largest contributors to South Africa’s adventure tourism like bungee jumping, shark-cage diving an…
Easter Island Becomes The Largest Protected Marine Reserve In The Region
The indigenous Rapa Nui people, who inhabit the Chilean Easter Island, have approved the creation of the largest marine protected zone in Latin America. This leaves Chile at its highest levels of land…
Departure Lounge: passing on a lifetime love of air travel
Deep in the darkest corner of my vault of memories, just before the memory of losing my mother in the women’s wear section of Piggott’s department store, is the one of my first flight. I m…
USA’s Outdoor Art Cities delights for Solo Traveller
For some, seeing art can be a meditative experience worth doing alone. Going at an individual pace allows for intimate moments, reflection and extra time to sketch or write, for the creatively incline…
International Youth Day celebrated the potential of tourism to empower youth
To commemorate the power today’s youth holds, WYSE Travel Confederation, United Nation World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Hilton joined together to highlight tourism’s capacity to empo…
VFS Global acquires visa service provider TT Services
VFS Global Group has acquired visa service provider TT Services (TTS) which enables VFS to leverage on core competencies and brands to further enhance operating performance towards governmental client…
Macao to host the PATA Travel Mart 2017
Macao is gearing up to host the prestigious PATA Travel Mart, Asia-Pacific’s premier travel trade show, from 13th to 15th September 2017 which will be held at The Venetian, Macao. This will mark…
Khayelitsha tourism entrepreneurs embrace technology
The hosts completed a two-week innovation and hospitality programme through Airbnb.There are currently six Airbnb hosts in Khayelitsha, and a further five offering Airbnb Experiences.Interest in signi…