Just over 36 hours ago I was crammed into a city-bound train, surrounded by hundreds of irritated, post-work commuters. I’m now swimming alone on the outer Great Barrier Reef, surrounded by thou…
Trump bump? Inbound travel was up in April
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Travel Association’s latest inbound travel numbers indicate that there may not be a “Trump slump” for international travel, even as some key markets are p…
Airlines for Europe welcomes EU proposals on air traffic control strikes
The European Commission has published a new communication, Aviation: an Open and Connected Europe, in an effort to enhance airspace efficiency and connectivity.Well received by the industry, A4E prais…
Airbus predicts doubling in global aircraft fleet by 2036
The world’s passenger aircraft fleet above 100 seats is set to more than double in the next 20 years to over 40,000 planes as traffic is set to grow at 4.4 percent per year.That is according to …
Onyx gives go-ahead for $100 million Ozo Pattaya project
Onyx Hospitality Group has announced plans to open a new 406-room Ozo hotel on a site adjacent to the existing Ocean Tower of Amari Pattaya.As part of a US$100 million investment to redevelop the icon…
Billion Group opens first hotel in Mthatha
The Billion Group has opened a three-star business hotel, The Mayfair Hotel, in Mthatha, Eastern Cape.Billion Group is a property development and investment company. It’s current portfolio shopp…
Avianca to connect Bogota to Boston, Massachusetts
Avianca has started four weekly direct flights from Boston to the airline’s hub in Bogota, Colombia, offering travellers 960 seats per week.This new route operates four times per week on Monday,…
Portland: A culinary world at your fingertips
Fancy a Norwegian meatball wrap, Colombian patacones or Czech dumplings?You can try all of these — and pretty much any other kind of cuisine you can think of — at one of Portland’s f…
Port Everglades terminal getting $100M overhaul
Port Everglades said it will invest $100 million in its Terminal 25 as part of a long-term berthing agreement with Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.The terminal, built in 1992, will get a complete overhaul…
Loren at Pink Beach opens in Bermuda
The 45-suite Loren at Pink Beach, Bermuda’s newest hotel, is located on eight acres of coastal landscape formerly occupied by the Pink Beach Club on the island’s south coast near Tucker&rs…