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LATAM Airlines Group has signed a loyalty program agreement with Delta that will enable reciprocal frequent flyer benefits.The deal will come into effect on April 1st.Once the agreement is implemented…

Sparked by robust recovery in the destinations that were affected by hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017, Caribbean tourism rebounded soundly to post record stayover and cruise arrivals in 2019.Stayover…

The FORST Business School of Tourism has included a scenario that has become a reality for many businesses today as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, now officially COVID-19, and its impact on mas…

American Airlines has renewed its codeshare agreement with Qatar Airways, a fellow member of the oneworld alliance.The move comes just over two years after the pair very publicly fell out in a row ove…

Marriott International closed 2019 with record growth, adding 10,000 rooms to its pipeline across 15 brands in the Caribbean and Latin America.The figures mark the company’s fourth consecutive y…

With a presence spanning over 76 countries, Hard Rock International continues its expansion into Europe with the opening of Hard Rock Hotel Dublin.Located on Exchange Street Upper near the Temple Bar …

Qatar Airways Group has increased its shareholding in International Consolidated Airlines Group from 21.4 per cent to 25.1 per cent.Qatar Airways Group chief executive, Akbar Al Baker, stated: “…

Accor and Visa have signed a global partnership to bring new payment options to the hotel group’s loyalty members.The deal will bring together Accor’s loyalty program and Visa’s glob…

The plane: A Boeing 737-300.Class: Economy.Seat: An aisle seat about three quarters back.Entertainment: None, but this was only a three and a half hour flight. Lots of airlines fly this route but…

The cold, silence, animals and plant life make Antarctica a unique landscape, as hard as it seems to imagine. But this place, which most people know through images, stories, movies and documentaries, …