trivago has acquired weekengo and weekend.com, a start-up focused on finding travellers inspirational getaway packages.The company is based in Dusseldorf, Germany.Under the terms of the deal, trivago acquired 100 per cent of the shares in weekengo GmbH.The acquisition supports a…
The main damage caused by the Coronavirus has been definitely its appalling mortality, with nearly 1.8 million victims worldwide at the very end of 2020. But at the same time, the pandemic has created unprecedented health, economic and social crises…
Pre-departure Covid-19 testing will be required for everyone travelling to the UK from 04:00 GMT on Friday morning.People arriving by plane, train or boat, including UK nationals, will have to take a test up to 72 hours before leaving the…
Up to 60 seconds long videos, underlaid with music and spiced up with graphic effects. This is how TikTok users present themselves to their audience on this social media platform which is gaining importance in tourism marketing.Essentially, TikTok is a…
All international passengers will soon have to test negative for Covid-19 before travelling to the UK under new government plans.People arriving by plane, train or boat, including UK nationals, will have to take a test up to 72 hours before…
The former Westin Grand Hotel in Vancouver has been reflagged, relaunching this month as the Hilton Vancouver Downtown.The 206-room hotel, which originally opened in 1999, is the first Hilton Hotels & Resorts property to open in downtown Vancouver.Under the rebranding,…
FirstGroup has sold three major bus facilities in North America for a total of £102 million.The Aberdeen-based firm said the move was part of a continuing drive to rationalise its Greyhound bus property portfolio.The disposals include a garage and customer…
ABTA members are at the heart of the second phase of the Travel with Confidence national advertising campaign from the body, which launches across social media channels from today.A full video advert for Facebook and a shorter version for Instagram…
Thousands of Zimbabweans and South Africans left the country yesterday through Beitbridge Border Post in a last-minute rush to beat the suspension of general travel, which went into effect by midnight.Most of the travellers arrived at the border by 8pm…
Government yesterday sent condolences to the Dikinya family after Mr Roy George Tinashe Dikinya slipped and fell into Victoria Falls gorge on New Year’s Day.In a statement, Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Mangaliso Ndlovu yesterday said the death…
