This announcement was made during the 7th Annual World Golf Awards Gala Ceremony held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Kenya scooped the Africa’s Best Golf Destination 2020 category ahead of South Africa, Egypt and Morocco. At the same time, Karen…
Inkaterra has resumed operations across its portfolio of hotels in Peru just in time for the new year.The brand, which is celebrating its 45th anniversary, has begun welcoming guests back to its seven properties throughout Peru after temporarily suspending service…
After decades of consecutive years of growth, when tourism industry contributed more than 10% of global GDP, everything stopped in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, which required combined actions by multilateral organizations and involved governments and the private sector alike…
Costa Cruises took delivery of the Costa Firenze today in a digital ceremony. The ship is scheduled to set sail on Feb. 28 on an all-Italy itinerary.Starting in May, the ship will add Ibiza, Barcelona and Marseille before moving to…
Belavia has taken delivery of its first E2 next generation Embraer aircraft in Brazil.The new plane is the first of three E195-E2 jets to be leased to the national carrier of Belarus by AerCap.The aircraft, configured in a comfortable dual…
The aim is to simplify the registration for owners, individuals and professionals. Printing and submission to the city council are no longer necessary.The registration of any tourist accommodation is a legal obligation. It is justified by the need for tourist…
Cebu Pacific has launched a test before boarding process for passengers flying from Manila, after its successful pilot run with the local government of General Santos.This process makes use of an antigen test taken just hours before the scheduled time…
The tourism sector in Jamaica has received a major boost with the addition of a new nature adventure park in Sandy Bay, Lucea.The US$2 million facility has been developed by Chukka Caribbean Adventures.Jamaica minister of tourism, Edmund Bartlett, declared the…
With a focus on resilience, recovery and revenue-generating initiatives, the Jamaica Tourist Board global sales and marketing teams have gathered for collaborative virtual meetings.The aim was to strategically plan for the upcoming winter 2021 period.The productive two-day meetings saw more…
Signs of fraud have been detected in the government’s tourism aid program in Thailand, leading authorities to put on hold a new batch of holiday subsidies, when hotel bookings seem to depend heavily on them.The Thai government last week postponed…
