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in North America

Kimpton hotel coming to Houston

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants will open its first Houston hotel at the end of 2022.The hotel will be part of the new Laneways development in downtown Houston. Construction on Laneways is scheduled to begin early next year. In addition to…

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in News

Tourism Has Generated 20% Of Total World Employment Since 2013

Tourism is a great contribution to the world economy. Large emerging economies, including developed ones, depend largely on the tourism industry.Countries such as the US, France, and Spain fight over leadership in this sector with the aim of positioning themselves…

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in Europe

Canary Islands Lose Almost 200,000 German Tourists

The number of German visitors arriving at the Canary Islands dropped again in August, falling by 22% compared to last year. In total, the Spanish archipelago saw the arrival of 1.3 million foreign and national visitors in the eight months,…

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in Asia

Indonesia Cancels Planned Closure Of Komodo Island

Indonesian authorities announced that they would not close the Komodo island to tourists, as previously planned. Instead, the authorities will limit the number of tourists and raise fees to better protect the Komodo dragons, giant lizards, which are the main…

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in Africa

Will Uganda fly to Joburg?

UGANDA Airlines has plans to rapidly expanding its network and says it will fly to Johannesburg by December.The airline already flies direct to several main East African destinations, including Tanzania (Arusha, Moshi and Dar es Salaam), South Sudan (Juba), and…

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in Oceania

Hickmott to lead sales for Scott Dunn in Europe

Adam Hickmott has been appointed head of sales and marketing for luxury tour operator Scott Dunn in Europe.This latest addition to the growing company follows the recent appointment of a new senior management team led by chief executive, Sonia Davies.Highly-experienced…

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Which? criticises Ryanair compensation arrangements

Ryanair quit a controversial aviation complaints body after being made to pay more than £3.6 million in handling fees and compensation last year, Which? has revealed.The decision is set to potentially save Ryanair millions – but leaves passengers jumping through…

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