Spurred on by a 24 per cent rise in arrivals from the United States, the Caribbean recorded a healthy 12 per cent increase in tourist arrivals during the first quarter of 2019, according to statistics compiled by the Caribbean Tourism…
Rodrigo Contreras Brain, currently the general director of LATAM Airlines in Europe, will assume a new role at the central LATAM offices in Santiago.He has spent the past six years based in EuropeBrain’s new job title will be vice president…
Hilton has announced the signing of Rok Hotel, Kingston, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, representing the brand’s debut in the Caribbean.Slated to open in 2020, the 168-room property, owned by PanJam Investment, sits in a multi-purpose complex on the Kingston Waterfront…
Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts has revealed plans to open a luxury hotel and private residences in Cartagena, one of South America’s most historic and attractive seaside cities.The property will be developed alongside San Francisco Investments, a subsidiary of Valorem,…
With its picturesque mountaintop setting and eye-catching architecture, the 15th-century Inca site called Machu Picchu is on the bucket list for travelers from around the world. And yet, as famous as this UNESCO World Heritage Site may be, you may…
The “hotel within a hotel” concept can be a bit confusing sometimes. That’s especially true when you’ve booked the Luxury Collection Park Tower in Buenos Aires and your taxi pulls up to a Sheraton.Don’t worry though, you’re not checking in…
The International Air Transport Association has announced a downgrade of its 2019 outlook for the global air transport industry to a $28 billion profit.The figure is down from the $35.5 billion forecast in December.It is also a decline on 2018…
The year was 2012 and I needed the mental equivalent of an adrenaline shot. I had been working a lot of hours in my home office in the USA and taking walks in the same neighborhood every day. The places…
The International Air Transport Association has announced global passenger traffic results for April showing that demand (revenue passenger kilometres or RPKs) rose by 4.3 per cent compared to April last year.April capacity (available seat kilometres or ASKs) increased by 3.6…
The Board of Airline Representatives of South Africa (Barsa) has appointed a new Board of Directors, at an annual general meeting held on May 24.Nine members were elected, to ensure delivery of the organisation’s strategic objectives and to drive the…
