ROME (AP) — Rome’s iconic Spanish Steps officially reopened to the public Thursday after a cleaning and repair job financed by luxury jeweler Bulgari, the latest in a series of privately-f…
BRICS Convention on Tourism concluded in Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh
The two-day long BRICS Convention on Tourism was inaugurated in Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh on September 1, 2016. The BRICS nations were represented by the Minister of Tourism, South Africa D A Hanekom …
Unabridged birth certificates: Discussions exhausted
Earlier this month the Department of Home Affairs published draft amendments to immigration regulations.However, while the tourism industry had called for the scrapping of the requirement for children…
American Airlines employees sporting new uniforms
Approximately 70,000 American Airlines employees on Tuesday wore the carrier’s first new uniforms in nearly three decades.Customer-facing employees, including gate agents, flights attendants and…
Etihad Airways to increase frequency to Australia
Etihad Airways will add three weekly flights between Abu Dhabi and Sydney to operate a double-daily schedule from February 6, 2017.The morning departure from Abu Dhabi – EY450 – and the af…
Direct Booking Summit: Personal touches build brand loyalty
WASHINGTON — Hoteliers hoping to build more direct bookings at the expense of OTAs were urged at the inaugural Direct Booking Summit here to embrace new technologies in order to win consumers&rs…
Via.com partners with seven state-operated corporation buses
Via.com has announced real-time online booking for a range of State Road Transport Corporation bus services. The company has partnered with state-operated corporation buses to offer service on the com…
Karisma operating resort in Montenegro
Karisma Hotels & Resorts has expanded into Montenegro. The company will manage and market the Wind Rose Resort in partnership with tour operator Transat France.Located on the Adriatic Sea coast, t…
Israel Ministry of Tourism launches its first all-India advertising campaign
The Israel Ministry of Tourism Office in India has launched a new advertising campaign in the country that will run for a period of two months, showcasing tourist attractions in Israel through print, …
Fly Blue Crane heads to Mozambique
Fly Blue Crane plans to launch flights to Maputo by the end of the year.The airline was granted 14 frequencies from Johannesburg to Maputo and 14 from Johannesburg to Manzini, Swaziland, earlier this …