As anyone who flies regularly for work can attest, business travellers are not constantly being doted upon. Flights are not all booked by a travel manager, nor are never-ending drinks being poured by dutiful attendants. Indeed, corporate travel might be…
A resoundingly strong second-quarter profit reported by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCCL) has thrown into high relief the good year being enjoyed by cruise lines and, by extension, most travel retailers.For the three months ended June 30, RCCL reported net…
You’ve boarded your flight and you spot a family walking towards you. There are small children. You cross your fingers and hope they walk to the back of the plane, but it isn’t to be. They sit right behind you.As…
Iwanted gentler slopes and a serene alternative to the soaring, rugged landscape of the Alps. I found it in the Vercors Massif, less than an hour from Grenoble airport, where Ryanair’s new thrice-weekly summer route is opening up the region’s…
From the back of a taxi, the approach to Putrajaya reveals a tangle of highways that loop past palm trees and golf courses. Occasionally buildings soar in fountains of glass that coruscate in the tropical glare. There are no hawker…
Tourism Update has analysed the latest arrival figures released by Statistics SA, which showed notable growth from France, however arrivals from the UK, South Africa’s leading key source market remain sluggish.European arrivals were up by 7% month-on-month for May 2017,…
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Between Rio and São Paulo lies Penedo, the only Finnish settlement in Brazil. Situated in the Mantiqueira’s mountain range, in the south of Rio’s State, the charming district attracts several tourists every year for its…
I check into the new 64-room Veriu Broadway warehouse conversion hotel in Sydney’s revitalised Ultimo and enter the hash-tagged world of #livelikealocal. The property’s name is purpose-driven towards the new breed of hipster (that “u” at the end of Veriu,…
This November, the city of Palm Springs will see the official launch of its revamped Downtown, following a revitalisation project that has taken more than a decade in planning.The multimillion dollar development has already seen a number of restaurants, retailers…
The award-winning Montagu Arms Hotel in the heart of the beautiful New Forest has appointed a new general manager.Andrew Nightingale is a hospitality expert with many years of experience in the industry.He comes to the Montagu Arms from his role…
