German flag-carrier Lufthansa has made an offer to buy parts of stricken Italian carrier Alitalia.The aviation giant is joined by easyJet of the UK, which has also put forward its own proposals.Lufthansa said it hoped to establish a New Alitalia,…
In July, the occupancy in “Grand Paris” hotels increased by 7% to 72.3% relative to the same period in 2016 – still far below 2015 levels. However the tourism season in Paris has been more or less successful.The summer tourism…
U by Uniworld has debuted its first ship in Paris.The B set sail on its maiden voyage along the Seine River with top influencers, lifestyle media, travel agents and contest winners onboard, giving an exclusive look at the first-ever river…
Transparency Market Research (TMR) conducted a market study on the global medical tourism market and the findings revealed that the market is due to rise at an exceptional growth of 17.90% over the period from 2013 to 2019 and reach…
The Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group will add another Radisson Blu hotel in Ethiopia, in the city of Bishoftu.The newly constructed Radisson Blu will open in 2020.Carlson Rezidor has been operating a Radisson Blu Hotel in Addis Ababa since 2011 and…
An analysis of seat capacity for travel to the top ten international airports in Africa, produced by ForwardKeys, reveals that Lagos is seeing substantial declines in both domestic and international capacity.The trend is mainly attributable to Arik Air, with the…
Thinking of hotel run by robots is creepy? What sounds like a fantasy movie is reality in Japan. Instead of human employees, a local hotel is in the hands of robots. Even though this is an extreme example, innovative robot…
Icelandair has released a new pricing structure giving passengers more fare options when booking travel.The newest fare level, Economy Light, will reward passengers who travel with less, while providing the same on-board service and amenities Icelandair passengers have grown to…
A recent study shows that Swiss cities dropped in the rankings of European tourism destinations in 2016.As a consequence of the Swiss franc’s high value, Swiss cities have lost their appeal for tourists. Both Geneva and Zurich dropped in the…
For weeks now, travel agents and vacation packagers have been working to rebook hoards of hurricane-impacted travelers who had been scheduled to take vacations to the Caribbean or Florida in the coming days, weeks and months. What they are discovering…
