The Gambling Control Board (JCJ) has announced that it plans to remove the 5.5% tax on gaming tables and other gambling activities as a way to increase the country’s attractiveness to international travelers and encourage tourism.“The tax on gaming tables…
JA Resorts & Hotels has appointed Karen Merrick to take over the leadership of multi award-winning JA Manafaru, a private island resort in the Maldives.The Scottish National is the second female general manager in the JA Resorts & Hotels portfolio…
Pulitzer Amsterdam has appointed Yvonne van der Klaauw as general manager of the property.She will take up the role on October 1st.van der Klaauw steps into her new role having previously served as a director of business development at the…
Hawaiian Airlines will launch its version of basic economy fares on Oct. 21.The low-cost fare class, called Main Cabin Basic, will debut on flights between Honolulu and Los Angeles, Long Beach and San Jose.Main Cabin Basic ticketholders won’t be able…
According to Travel Buenos Aires, over 34,000 Brits visited the city in the first half of 2019.The figure means around 15 per cent more visitors arrived from the UK than in the same period of 2018.Research commissioned by the Latin…
After being portrayed so many times in science fiction films, the first space hotel project has finally been introduced this week, prompting the reaction of those who have always dreamt of traveling outside planet Earth.The Gateway Foundation released a video…
Thomas Cook Group, including the UK tour operator and airline, has ceased trading with immediate effect.All Thomas Cook bookings, including flights and holidays, have now been cancelled.There are currently more than 150,000 Thomas Cook customers abroad, almost twice the number…
During the recent CEO Webinar hosted by Tourism Update, the Southern Africa Tourism Services Association’s CEO, David Frost, highlighted what exactly the Satsa App is, and why it is important for association members to make use of it.Responding to a…
Members of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation will have an opportunity to sit face-to-face with the leader of the largest cruise brand in the world during a special event in Antigua & Barbuda next month.Michael Bayley, president and chief executive of…
Ethiopian Airlines has announced that it will launch a thrice-weekly service to Houston, Texas, from December 16.The new Houston flights will be operated via the airline’s West African hub in Lomé, Togo.On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, flight number ET518 will…
