Qatar Airways has been granted a licence to fly into Mombasa, Najib Balala, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Tourism told delegates at the Magical Kenya Travel Expo in Nairobi on Wednesday.“W…
Medina Beach
The most beautiful beach of VenezuelaThe Playa Medina in Paria is without any discussion one of the most beautiful beaches in all Venezuela.The beach is located, at the ground of a former café-…
Flight check: Auckland to Queenstown on Air NZ
Winston Aldworth jumps aboard NZ611 — a night flight from Auckland to Queenstown.The plane: Air New Zealand has A320s working this route up to 19 times a day on return flights. I was on one of t…
TripAdvisor stops selling many animal attractions, including dolphin swims
TripAdvisor on Wednesday said that it would stop selling hundreds of attractions in which tourists come into physical contact with captive wild animals.The website sells hundreds of thousands of attra…
Monarch Airlines poised to bounce back following £165m bailout, says CEO
Monarch’s chief executive has apologised for the uncertainty of recent weeks and sought to reassure customers about its long-term future following an eleventh hour, £165 million bailout.Th…
Student Hotels moves into Germany with Berlin location
Adding to its twelve-strong portfolio of properties, The Student Hotel will open its first German location in the heart of Berlin in partnership with the European Student Housing Fund.The 17,000-squar…
Rotana welcomes Centro brand to Saudi Arabia
Rotana has officially announced the opening of Centro Shaheen Jeddah, the group’s first property under the “Centro by Rotana” brand to open in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.SHUAA Capit…
G Adventures partners with Jane Goodall
G Adventures has partnered with the Jane Goodall Institute to help raise awareness about wildlife-friendly tourism. The collaboration has led to the curation of a programme of 20 wildlife trips that w…
Hotel Posada Nena
Hotel in Santa Ana, Costa RicaThe Hotel Posada Nena, former Casa Alegre, is located in Santa Ana.Santa Ana is only 15 – 20 minutes from the international airport. This is also our office from al…
West Coast: What lies beneath
In the absolute silence of deep underground, Bronwyn Sell experiences true darkness — and the beauty it conceals.You get few opportunities in life to experience absolute darkness. No crack of li…