Latin America foresees 4% to 6% increase in the number of air passengers for the next 20 years but “with the current infrastructure it will be impossible” to meet that demand, says IATA. Aviation in Latin America is held back…
Linda Thompson flies from Auckland to Tokyo, joining some very special passengers on their way to a very important upcoming event.The plane : Air NZ99, 777 300W Auckland to Narita, Tokyo on September 9. It was renamed NZ39 in honour…
Expedia Group will become the exclusive distributor of Marriott International’s wholesale rates, availability and content, starting Oct. 15.Under the agreement, third parties will have to contract with Expedia Partner Solutions to access Marriott’s wholesale rates. Tour operators, however, will still…
Ethiopian Airlines has announced that it will launch a thrice-weekly service to Houston, Texas, from December 16.The new Houston flights will be operated via the airline’s West African hub in Lomé, Togo.On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, flight number ET518 will…
Located in the newly transformed Ducie Street Warehouse on the edge of Manchester’s Northern Quarter, boutique aparthotel brand Native, has just opened the doors to its latest outpost.Occupying eight floors of a vast Grade II listed former Victorian warehouse, Native…
JW Marriott Maldives Resort & Spa will open on the island of Vagaru, Shaviyani Atoll, on November 1st.Headed up by general manager Marc Gussing, the beautiful property will feature 60 spacious villas starting at an enormous 234 square metres, all…
The Swahili Beach Resort in Kenya has recently completed a six-week renovation.The resort, one of only three five-star rated properties on the Kenyan coast, is located on Diani Beach, 30km south of Mombasa. It has 140 bedrooms, five restaurants, conference…
Inflation, low minimum wage and a collapse of public services have caused hotel occupancy rates to reach record lows in Venezuela.Despite receiving the Best Overseas Destination award presented this year in an international exhibition of the tourism industry held in…
Juliette Sivertsen checks into Matava Eco Resort in Kadavu, Fiji.Getting there : An adventure. A 45-minute flight from Nadi to Vunisea Airport, a short car journey to a small bay with a wooden boat, where I had to hitch up…
Nexion Travel Group has created a cruise sales-focused training track for advisors, NEXstart Cruise.Designed for advisors who want to center their businesses around cruise sales, the program has 11 online lessons focusing on topics like sales skills, popular destinations, travel…
