Norwegian Cruise Line has shown the first images of its new Project Leonardo-Class ships at Seatrade Cruise Global in Miami.Four firmly ordered ships will be delivered by Fincantieri as of 2022.In add…
IOC gives PyeongChang 2018 preparations clean bill of health
With PyeongChang 2018 now less than a year away, the International Olympic Committee’s coordination commission has wrapped-up its eighth visit to the Korean host city confident athletes and fans…
Africa still has a way to go towards open skies
African economies need to grow, stabilise and become more sustainable before the continent can take the step towards an open-skies policy, according to Jan de Vegt, COO of Kenya Airways.Addressing del…
90% of our primates are threatened
According to the Colombian Primate Association (APC) most of the species of neotropical primates are found in Brazil (128), followed by Peru (52) and Colombia (38). Ten of Colombian primate species ar…
Oaks debuts in India with opening of Oaks Bodhgaya
Australian accommodation provider Oaks Hotels & Resorts has announced the opening of Oaks Bodhgaya, marking the brand’s debut in India. Bringing Oaks’ smart simplicity to a new regiona…
Alaska Air fortifies San Diego presence
Alaska Airlines furthered its expansion strategy post-Virgin America acquisition, adding six new routes from San Diego.Between late August and mid-December, the carrier will launch daily routes to Oma…
IIFTC 2017 makes a grand mark with participation from 20 countries and 100 filmmakers
The fifth edition of IIFTC (India International Film Tourism Council) recently held in Mumbai from February 23–25, 2017 at the JW Marriott Hotel, Juhu was a resounding success with participation…
Trafalgar able to guarantee all Europe and Asia departures
For the first time in more than 15 years, Trafalgar was able to do something last week that is going to make selling its 2017 tours much easier: The tour operator made 100% of its 2017 summer Europe a…
Visit Indonesia targets 20 million tourist arrivals by 2019
The Ministry of Tourism Republic of Indonesia, Embassy of The Republic of Indonesia in Delhi and Visit Indonesia Tourism Office (VITO) India recently organised ‘Indonesia Sales Mission 2017&rsqu…
Mauritius targets 20% increase in Indian arrivals in 2017
Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA) India in association with OM Tourism conducted a five-city roadshow covering Chandigarh, Pune, Nagpur, Hyderabad and Kolkata. The objective of the event wa…