The uncertainty over the elections and the impending renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) will not represent a setback for the Hyatt, Hilton, Marriott, Grupo Real Turismo, AM Resorts and Grupo Posadas travel and hospitality companies, who…
For some time now, Airbnb has been considered one of the main reasons of mass tourism, or also called over-tourism. Many cities and countries are taking measures against the American company. However, according to its representatives, Airbnb is operating in…
Lisbon’s 5-star hotels, in the first four months of the year, had an average room rate of 4.7%, 3.1% lower than in the first quarter of 2017. Nevertheless, due to an increase in the average room price of 8.8%, they…
It is well known that Chinese tourists are a hot issue on the travel market. In the first quarter of 2018, the number of Chinese holidaymakers bound for Europe increased by 35% year-on-year. Since Europe is the second-most popular region…
The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) has imposed flight and operational restrictions on 29 air operator certificate holders (AOCs) and 15 approved maintenance organisations (AMOs), after they failed to complete their relevant certifications to conduct international flights.KCAA’s Director General Gilbert…
Tickets are now on sale for Latam Airlines Brazil’s new São Paolo-Lisbon flight, with the carrier also revealing it plans to serve Munich in the first half of 2019.Both flights come as Latam Airlines Group’s continues its international expansion.Passengers throughout…
W Hotels Worldwide, part of Marriott International, has re-entered Australia with the opening of W Brisbane.Owned by Shayher Group, W Brisbane is a vibrant addition to the Sunshine State, situated in a stellar location overlooking Brisbane River.The new hotel delivers…
Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts has announced plans to convert the Mandarin Oriental on the Las Vegas Strip to the Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas in August.Waldorf Astoria will assume full operation of the property with plans to re-imagine and renovate…
Gabriel Escarrer, chief executive of Meliá Hotels International, has announced that the company will seek to eliminate all single-use plastics in all its hotels within the year.The move will see plastic bottles, cups, bags, straws and coasters immediately replaced by…
Having received all required regulatory approvals, Airbus, Bombardier and Investissement Québec have agreed to close the C Series transaction effective on July 1st.The transaction by which Airbus will acquire a majority stake in the C Series Aircraft Partnership was initially…
