Saint Lucia Tourism Authority has announced the official dates and artist line-up for the 2020 Saint Lucia Jazz Festival.The event is produced in collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Centre, with an unveiling earlier in New York.The festival, to be held…
International Airlines Group has announced that Javier Sánchez-Prieto has been appointed chairman and chief executive of Iberia.Sánchez-Prieto currently leads Vueling.The move follows the decision by Willie Walsh to step down as chief executive of International Airlines Group and the subsequent…
Marriott International has signed an agreement to open a St. Regis in the new administrative capital of Egypt, just outside of Cairo.From the second quarter of this year, the St. Regis Almasa is expected to occupy an existing luxury hotel…
Azura Retreats has announced its newest opening, Peri-Peri Beach Club.Located on the beautiful island of Benguerra in Mozambique, which celebrates 45 years of independence in 2020, and approximately one kilometre away from Azura Benguerra Island, guests at the beach club…
The Travel Corporation has appointed Carol Dray to the newly created position of director of e-commerce and partner integration.The move is part of a wider ongoing focus on the development of its e-commerce proposition.Dray will be working to drive the…
Boeing and Embraer have welcomed the unconditional approval of their strategic partnership by the Administrative Council for Economic Defence’s general-superintendence in Brazil.The decision will become final within the next 15 days unless a review is requested by commissioners.The partnership has…
Marriott International has announced the opening of the first Residence Inn in Panama City.Located in the Pacific Centre Punta Paitilla, the Residence Inn Panama City was designed to capture the vibrant culture and history of Panama.Featuring 144 suites, the property…
The U.S. government’s decision to restrict charter-air operations between the U.S. to Cuba doesn’t have a practical effect on many tour itineraries, but it’s another blow to consumer perception about legal tourism there.The action will halt charter flights between the…
The finest travel brands in the Caribbean have been unveiled at a star-studded gala ceremony in the Bahamas.The elite of the travel industry assembled for the World Travel Awards Caribbean Gala Ceremony 2020 to find out who amongst them had…
Foreign arrivals to the Dominican Republic, the country’s main source of income, registered a 4.6% drop in 2019 according to the Central Bank’s report, showing the first negative figures in a decade.The decline in international arrivals (5.35 million in total)…
