Insolvency filings by three long-standing European airlines since early May are part of a slow and ongoing consolidation of the European aviation market, analysts say.Yet, they are quick to add, Europe’s market shows no signs of consolidating to near the…
FORT LAUDERDALE — The Phocuswright Innovation Summit began Tuesday morning, featuring the first half of two dozen startups and emerging companies competing for recognition and a $100,000 prize.The summit kicked off the first full day of programming at the 2017…
Nico Myburgh has been appointed by Sun International as the new Hotel Manager of the Table Bay Hotel at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town.Myburgh previously worked at the Palace of the Lost City at Sun City for five years.He…
Mazatlan is one of the top Mexico beach destinations on the Pacific coast, and with good reason. It has miles of wide beaches, a gorgeous historic city center, lots of good food, fascinating culture and a wide variety of beachfront…
Thrill-seekers are sorted in this playground, writes Shae McDonald.There’s something magical about shipwrecks. As a child I motored around Moreton Island’s famed wrecks in a dinghy, while my grandmother hung on for dear life, hoping I wouldn’t steer us into…
Mexican discount carrier Volaris will launch service from Los Angeles to Acapulco on Dec. 19.The weekly route will be the lone nonstop offering between Acapulco and the U.S. West Coast. Volaris will operate the flight on Tuesdays.United, flying from Houston,…
Demand for international tourism remained strong during the northern hemisphere summer peak season.International tourist arrivals in July and August totalled over 300 million for the first time ever according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer.Many destinations reported double-digit growth,…
Qatar Tourism Authority is unveiling its new campaign, ‘Qatar Welcomes the World’ at World Travel Market.The prestigious trade show WTM, in London, is the ideal platform for QTA to showcase its new messaging to the global travel community.‘Qatar Welcomes the…
Rotana Hotels & Resorts is pressing forward with an inspired growth plan with 14 new properties across the UAE, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Oman, Iran, Iraq and Tanzania.The new openings will take place in the coming year, bringing Rotana’s…
Non-SADC passengers onboard the MSC Sinfonia were previously granted visas onboard when stopping in Mozambique, however the Mozambican government informed the company on October 30 that this is no longer the case and that non-SADC passengers would have to obtain…
