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Tourism In The Bahamas Needs Visitors More Than Ever

Tourism in the Bahamas was booming and on course to achieve record figures for the current year. However, then came hurricane “Dorian” which hit the Caribbean islands.In particular, the island of Grand Bahama and the Abaco Islands were hit hard…

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Shopping Tourism Is Booming In Germany

Neuschwanstein Castle, Cologne Cathedral and the Brandenburg Gate are no longer the only attractions that lure tourists to Germany. Many travelers from abroad find the Berlin luxury department store KaDeWe at least as attractive as the Königsallee in Düsseldorf or…

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easyJet prepares for busiest ever day

easyJet is set to welcome over 332,000 passengers on Friday – making it the busiest day in the airline’s history.More than 1,972 flights are set to take off across the carrier’s network.This compares to last summer’s peak summer travel day…

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Rodger handed global vice president role with Travelport

Travelport has appointed Alistair Rodger to the role of global vice president, agency sales, Europe.Rodger has joined Travelport from Hotelbeds Group, a leading distributor of hotels and ancillaries to the travel trade, where he created and ran the retail division.The…

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Suri to lead Four Seasons Hotel Baku

Bob Suri has been appointed to lead Four Seasons Hotel Baku.The experienced hotelier has been in the hospitality industry for more than 28 years, 15 of which he has spent with Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts.His journey with the company…

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TUI Blue Nam Hoi An sees brand expand in Vietnam

With the TUI Blue Nam Hoi An hotel, TUI Group’s flagship hotel brand will make its debut in Vietnam in March next year.The brand is set to become the world’s largest leisure hotel brand and increase its portfolio to more…

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Ascott welcomes lyf debut in Singapore

The Ascott has opened lyf Funan Singapore, the largest co-living property in south-east Asia.It is also the first property under Ascott’s new ‘lyf’ brand, which the company says is “managed by millennials for the millennials and millennial-minded”.lyf Funan Singapore is…

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Paris Reported A Tourism Slowdown

Paris, shunned by foreign tourists? The French capital registered a stagnation of tourist arrivals of the capital in the first half of this year. The movement of the “yellow vests”, economic difficulties, and Brexit have contributed to the tourism slowdown…

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South African Tourism meets with Riyadh travel partners

South African Tourism’s Middle East, India and South East Asia (MEISEA) hub recently concluded a visit to the Saudi Arabian capital, Riyadh, where they met key travel partners.The engagements come after the recent visa waiver announcement by the Department of…

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CAA warns schools to ensure ATOL protection for overseas travel

As schools begin the academic year and consider organising school trips, the UK Civil Aviation Authority is warning parents and teachers to check any overseas travel is ATOL protected before booking.The Air Travel Organisers’ Licensing scheme financially protects package trips,…

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