Westin Hotels & Resorts has planted a second flag in Bali with its debut of the Westin Resort & Spa Ubud.The 120-room property features a mix of traditional rooms, suites and villas, including two private pool villas designed to accommodate…
While the Minister of Public Enterprises, Pravin Gordhan, has called for a review of the SAA route changes, an economist has spoken out in defence of the business rescue plan.“The decision to rationalise the current routes makes economic sense and…
Would you rather be kicking back on that Belize island above right now? Snorkeling in those warm waters and sunning on the beach?That’s Ray Caye, one of two stunning places you’ll be staying if you enter our Belize vacation giveaway…
Kate Watson flies Thai Airways from Auckland to London Heathrow via BangkokThe planes: Auckland to Bangkok: Boeing 787-9, Bangkok to London: Airbus Industrie A380.Class: Economy.How full: No spare seats spotted.Fellow passengers: The usual mix, all well-behaved bar one person whose…
The nascent domestic airline to be launched by JetBlue founder David Neeleman now has a real name: Breeze Airways. The airline plans to launch sometime this year.Breeze had been known by the placeholder name Moxy since plans for its creation…
Al Kalbani Group has announced the opening of Royal Tulip Muscat hotel.The luxury hotel, managed by the Louvre Hotels Group in cooperation with Julnar Tourism (part of the Al Kalbani Group), incorporates a modern architecture and is conveniently located in…
The boards of Hamilton Hotel Partners and Pyramid Hotel Group, a privately-owned full-service hotel and resort company based in Boston, have signed papers completing a merger of the two.Hamilton is an independent London-based hotel management and investment firm.The merger will…
Avani Hotels & Resorts has welcomed the opening of the brand-new, 289-room Avani Central Busan Hotel in South Korea.Renowned for its status as the country’s main commercial port, home to the Korea Exchange, and a desirable leisure destination, Busan was…
The number of rhinos killed for their horns in South Africa has dropped for a fifth consecutive year, according to recent data released by the Ministry of Environmental Affairs.A total of 594 rhinos were killed in South Africa in 2019,…
In 2019, Cuba received less than 4.3 million foreign tourists, accounting for a 9.3% year-on-year decrease credited to the U.S. tightening of the embargo and the bankruptcy of British tour operator Thomas Cook, according to the National Statistics Office of…
