The $1.5 billion International Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney was recently opened to the public by NSW Premier Mike Baird.Baird was joined at the public launch by Minister of Infrastructure Andrew Con…
Customs computer outage not believed to be cyberattack
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) says that a computer outage that impacted airport security checkpoints across the country Monday night doesn’t appear to have been caused by a cyberattac…
Pacific Delight offers gluten-free China tour
Pacific Delight Tours has created a gluten-free tour series, which kicks off with a 17-day escorted tour of China this spring.Departing on May 12, the tour will include a Yangtze River cruise onboard …
Cox & Kings-owned MEININGER Hotels to open its second hotel in Brussels
Cox & Kings owned MEININGER Hotels signed a lease contract with Nelson Canal for a hotel in Brussels. The hotel will have 150 rooms and 668 beds and will be located on Rue Bara 101 close to the ma…
Taiwan welcomes ten million international visitors in 2016
Taiwan welcomed its tenth million arrival at the end of December, pushing the destination to new highs in terms of visitors.Han Seon Geun from Busan, Korea, landed at Taipei’s Taoyuan Internatio…
Seychelles Tourism Board conducts end of year marketing meeting
The Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) recently organised its end of year marketing meeting where it informed the representatives of the tourism trade on the various developments taking place on the key m…
Qatar Airways expands cargo operations in South America
Qatar Airways Cargo has announced that it will launch freighter operations to four new destinations in the Americas, starting in February.Boeing 777 freighters will fly twice a week to the South Ameri…
Masterchef India season 5’s semi-final concludes in Sydney
Sydney’s culinary credentials were the highlight at MasterChef India Season 5’s semi-final episodes. The judges and remaining six contestants cooked their way across the Harbour city&rsquo…
Ski industry skews big, so smaller resorts tout authenticity
DENVER (AP) — A budget ski resort in western Colorado came up with an eye-popping offer — a $700 lift ticket, the most expensive in the nation. Only this lift ticket comes with a sweet bon…
Hotels.com reveals top Indian destinations for overseas travellers
Hotels.com has revealed the top Indian destinations preferred by overseas travellers and a list of top overseas destinations preferred by Indian travellers in its latest Hotel Price Index (HP).Accordi…