World Travel Awards has revealed it will host its North America Gala Ceremony 2020 in the Thompson Okanagan, British Columbia.The leading travel industry figureheads and decision-makers from across No…
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Abercrombie & Kent to launch US destination management company
Abercrombie & Kent have unveiled plans to open a destination management company in the United States to provide ground operating services to travel advisors, tour operators, and cruise lines, as w…
Quito Airport achieves carbon neutrality
Quito International Airport has reached carbon neutrality in the Airport Carbon Accreditation program.The system was created by Airports Council International and is technically endorsed by the United…
Air Canada to face competition probe in Air Transat acquisition
Air Canada will face a competition probe before the airline can complete its proposed acquisition of Air Transat.Air Transat shareholders overwhelmingly voted last week in favour of the C$720 million …
Monocle opens travel retail store in Hong Kong airport
Monocle has announced the opening of its first travel retail store at Hong Kong International Airport.The shop will be the first in a new rollout of airport-based outposts for the media brand with an …
Port of Seattle explores new facilities as passenger numbers rise
The Port of Seattle has seen its biggest cruise season yet, with an estimated 1,204,170 revenue cruise passengers this year, breaking last year’s record of 1,114,888.The results of a new economi…
UK visitors drive arrivals upward in Chicago
The United States city of Chicago has seen a large spike in UK visitor numbers, reporting a 15.2 per cent increase in those visiting in 2018 compared with the year before.Some 141,000 UK visitors came…
U.S. delays implementation of group fee for national parks
The National Park Service has delayed an expanded implementation of new fees on tour operators.The application process has been moved back from Oct. 1 to Jan. 1 for entrance after April 1. Tour operat…
Vietnam Airlines welcomes first Boeing 787-10 to fleet
Boeing has delivered the first of eight 787-10 Dreamliner airplanes to Vietnam Airlines.The deal comes via a lease from Air Lease Corporation.The Vietnamese flag carrier plans to put the 787-10 &ndash…
Serko signs Southwest Airlines as NDC partner
Serko has announced an agreement with Southwest Airlines to provide NDC content in Zeno.Zeno will be the first online booking tool to provide Southwest content via the ATPCO New Distribution Capabilit…