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in Europe

Accor launches budget hotel brand – greet

Accor has launched a new economy segment brand, greet.Alert to new trends, Accor claims the new flag is a sustainable tourism offering that combines environmental considerations with a socially responsible approach for travellers seeking authenticity.greet is a community-based, responsible and…

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in Asia

Air Arabia launches new low-cost flights to Vienna

Air Arabia now offers direct flights between Sharjah and Vienna.The non-stop six-hour flight to Vienna, will operate four times a week, on Sundays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and will be expanded to daily flight service as of mid-December.Adel Al Ali,…

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in Africa

SANParks employees plan nationwide strike

According to official information from organised labour unions, planned protest action is scheduled to take place on Friday, September 20 in the Kruger National Park, at Paul Kruger Gate.The protest is scheduled for one day, with normal operations expected to…

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in South America

JetBlue unveils plans for new Guyana service

JetBlue has announced it is expanding its large Latin America and Caribbean network with a new non-stop service between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Georgetown, Guyana’s Cheddi Jagan International Airport.Flights will operate daily on JetBlue’s new A321neo…

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in Oceania

Travel deals of the week: Tuesday September 17, 2019

Deal of the week: Shopping and sunshineThe Sunshine Coast’s Eumundi Markets began 40 years ago and is now one of the largest and most popular artisan markets in Australia. Twenty kilometres west of Noosa Heads, it’s a rabbit warren of…

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in North America

Frontier Airlines alters change-fee policy

Frontier Airlines has adjusted its change and cancellations fees.Under the new policy, changes and cancellations made more than 60 days prior to a flight are free. Previously, the carrier had charged $49 for ticket changes made between 61 and 90…

Disney Skyliner will begin carrying guests high above Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., on Sept. 29, 2019. The state-of-the-art transportation system will feature custom cabins that glide through the air, conveniently transporting guests between Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Epcot to four resort hotels – Disney’s Art of Animation Resort, Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort, Disney’s Pop Century Resort and the new Disney’s Riviera Resort, scheduled to open in December 2019. (Kent Phillips, Photographer)
in Europe

Disney reveals more details of upcoming Skyliner

When the new Disney Skyliner opens at Walt Disney World Resort later this month, nearly 300 gondolas will transport guests, up to 10 per cabin, to Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios and three hotels.At its opening on Sept. 29, the Skyliner…

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in Africa

International Tourism Film Festival 2019

The Sustainable Tourism Partnership Programme (STPP) has announced its first tourism film festival, which will take place in Cape Town and the Northern Cape from November 20 to 24.This was announced at the International Tourism Film Festival – Africa 2019…

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