Shangri-La has signed a deal to open a Hotel Jen in Beijing.Opening in January 2017, the 450-room Hotel Jen Beijing will be located in the first 22 floors of the new China World, Tower B, in the China…
Zimbabwe Tourism Authority announces 16% rise in tourist arrivals
Zimbabwe recorded a 16% rise in tourist arrivals during the first quarter of the year with 450,572 tourists visiting the destination, as per the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA).The African region wit…
Thailand tourism growth momentum to continue through to the last quarter of 2016
Thailand tourism growth momentum to continue through to the last quarter of 2016The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), with the unanimous agreement of some of the biggest players in the kingdom&rsqu…
Travel Agents enjoy increased security and fraud protection
Travel Agents enjoy increased security and fraud protectionSabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR) will integrate PayPal’s advanced payment solutions into Sabre Explore, a white label online booking pl…
FROSCH acquires All Horizons Travel
FROSCH acquires All Horizons Travel Travel management company, FROSCH, has acquired All Horizons Travel, effective August 1, 2016.All Horizons Travel owners, Roy and Maureen Jones, are extremely pleas…
Dubai to build a high-tech rainforest inside a hotel
Just when we thought the world’s largest indoor theme park was hard to top, Dubai proves us wrong yet again.Its latest jaw-dropping megaproject is a tropical rainforest in a skyscraper hotel &md…
Tourism In Georgia Benefits From Improved Relations With Russia
The relations between Russia and Georgia have been finally warming after several years of crisis. This is evidenced by the rate of trade between the two countries, and the rapid growth of business tou…
Journey to another world: Hang Son Doong, the world’s largest cave
I smile at our guide’s warning and enter the lush jungle growing inside Hang Son Doong, a three-million-year-old cave in central Vietnam.Water drips from a gaping scar in the ceiling over 100 me…
Minor sees potential for growth in Africa
Minor Hotels has noted further potential for the growth of its property and brand portfolio across Africa.“The continent has long been regarded as the ultimate destination – a cradle of hu…
Holland America to pull Oosterdam from the Med
Holland America Line said it will move the Oosterdam next summer from its currently scheduled deployment in the Mediterranean to sail in Alaska instead.HAL attributed the change to “the increasi…