Centara Hotels & Resorts has revealed it will completely upgrade and refurbish one of its most popular properties, Centara Grand Beach Resort Samui.The process is set to begin in June.The classic resort on Chaweng Beach will retain its colonial-style charm…
Imagine you enter the airport jumping with excitement that you are going home or a holiday destination to get away from your hectic life for a while. But as soon as you enter you hear that your flight has been…
The hotel sector faces a future of changes, competitiveness, and uncertainty. Digitalization has brought new booking management systems, online sales and even the type of a tourist that looks for experiences, who is more informed, and is very clear about…
Dusit International has marked the launch of The Beach Club at Lubi Plantation Island, an exclusive island retreat in the Davao Gulf, Philippines.Commanding an impressive location at the heart of Lubi Plantation, a 36-hectare master-planned leisure township within a former…
Amadeus has announced Mieke De Schepper has been appointed to lead Travel Channels’ Online Travel segment, effective immediately.De Schepper comes from Egencia, the travel management company of Expedia Group, where she held the role chief commercial officer and brings more…
Grenada’s first self-sustaining rooms have opened at the True Blue Bay Boutique Resort.The 22 Cocoa Pod rooms are self-sustaining for water and electricity and are furnished using sustainable materials.Rainwater is harvested from the roof, stored in tanks and treated before…
Sandals has unveiled its newest Over-the-Water Serenity Chapel at Sandals Ochi Beach Resort in Jamaica.The move expands the brand’s Over-the-Water Chapel portfolio to include three locations.This unique and picturesque venue features stunning 360-degree, panoramic water views and a glass floor…
Meetings, conventions and fairs are often the first event where technological innovations are released, which are later introduced to the rest of the tourism industry. Last year, we have seen presentations of several novelties in MICE tourism: from facial recognition…
Approximately 325,600 tourists enter Israel in the final month of 2018, 12.2 per cent more than in December 2017.At the same time, revenue from tourism in December reached about $460 million, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics.In total, over…
The third group of students have begun studying at the Latvian airline’s airBaltic Pilot Academy.The third group of 11 students will become airBaltic pilots upon completion of the full-time programme in less than two years from now.Pauls Cālītis, airBaltic senior…
