Following the success of last year’s inaugural event, The Jamaica Tourist Board has confirmed it will once again host the destination’s own business-to-business tradeshow, Jamaica Travel M…
North America
Virgin Atlantic becomes first European airline to offer Wi-Fi across fleet
Virgin Atlantic has become the first airline in Europe to offer Wi-Fi across its entire fleet – ensuring customers can remain connected across flights to and from the US, Caribbean, Africa, Asia…
Air Canada grows services from Vancouver for summer 2018
Air Canada has announced the strategic expansion of its international network from Vancouver.Launching new services in June 2018 to Paris and Zurich and increasing its London-Heathrow service with twi…
Operations restart at Houston airports
Houston’s Bush Intercontinental and Hobby airports reopened late Wednesday afternoon with what they described as “very limited” flight schedules.United and Southwest, the largest air…
Seguin to lead Outrigger Mauritius Beach Resort
Outrigger Enterprises Group has appointed Franck Seguin general manager of the Outrigger Mauritius Beach Resort, effective September 1st, 2017.He will report to Outrigger president and chief executive…
Jamaica generates $1.46 billion in tourism earnings in the first six months of 2017
During the first six months of the 2017 calendar year, Jamaica generated $1.46 billion in tourism earnings, recording a 7.5% growth over the corresponding period in 2016.In addition, the country welco…
Texas lifts hotel occupancy tax for storm victims, relief workers
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday said victims of Hurricane Harvey and relief workers would be exempt from paying hotel occupancy taxes for two weeks.Abbott made the decision the same day he requested …
Icelandair launches new route to Cleveland, Ohio
Icelandair has launched a new gateway in the United States: Cleveland, Ohio.The inaugural flight will take place in May 2018, and will begin with four flights a week.Tickets will be available for purc…
What will become of Air Berlin’s U.S. routes?
The bankruptcy filing by Air Berlin, Germany’s second-largest carrier, isn’t expected to have an immediate impact on travelers.But it could be Lufthansa Group that decides what effect the …
‘Topless-optional’ Temptation Resort opens to guests in Cancun, Mexico
Temptation Cancun Resort has reopened after a multi-million-dollar complete rebuild helmed by award-winning Canadian designer Karim Rashid.Inspired by the human body, the new resort’s 430 guestr…