During my recent visit to Chihuahua, Mexico, I sampled a variety of tasty cuisine at restaurants ranging from trendy to basic. The quality they all had in common was the delicious flavor of the food. …
He Tangata: Trip manager for Contiki Josh Aperahama- Painanui
Josh Aperahama-Painanui, trip manager for Contiki, talks to Elisabeth Easther .I was born and bred in Tawa, Wellington, but most of our family holidays were to the Coromandel. We had a little plot of …
Midtown Athletic Club Chicago adding boutique hotel
Chicago’s Midtown Athletic Club in July will add a 55-room boutique hotel that will feature a suite designed by professional tennis player Venus Williams.The Hotel at Midtown is part of a $75 mi…
St. Louis airport approved to join privatization program
St. Louis Lambert has received preliminary approval to become the second airport accepted into the FAA’s Airport Privatization Pilot Program, Department of Transportation secretary Elaine Chao s…
Arabian Travel Market 2017: Traffic boom at Dubai World Central
Passenger traffic at Dubai World Central, the emirate’s second international hub, grew an impressive 29.5 per cent during the first quarter of 2017.Some 333,780 passengers passed through the fac…
Southern Africa leads occupancy growth rates
Of the top-five cities in Africa showing the highest growth in occupancy rates, four were based in Southern Africa, with three of them in South Africa. This is according to STR Global, as compiled in …
HOTEL REVIEW: Ramada Encore Chihuahua — Mid-Price Style in Mexico
During my recent trip to the city of Chihuahua following the Tianguis Turistico tourism conference in Mexico, I was a guest for two nights at the Ramada Encore Chihuahua. It proved to be a comfortable…
Fiji: Calm after the storm
Janetta Mackay discovers how Fiji’s enticing northern resorts have recovered stronger than ever as off-the-beaten-track holiday havens.Staff at the Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort say feisty Austral…
At travel security summit, destinations told to be prepared
NEW YORK — Travel destinations and venues must practice and prepare for potential terror attacks, active shooters and natural disasters, according to security experts who spoke at the U.S. Trave…
Republic Airways poised to emerge from Chapter 11
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Sean Lane has approved the reorganization plan of Republic Airways.The order, put forward by Lane on April 20, sets the stage for Republic to emerge from bankruptcy as a pr…