Property prices in Mallorca are rising extensively mainly thanks to over tourism. Local authorities plan to limit the number of tourists and fight illegal vacation rents.The Spanish holiday paradise has pulled the emergency brake. From now on the island will…
According to the sixth annual MasterCard Cities Index, published last September, the city of Bangkok is currently major city destination, as determined by international tourist arrivals. According to the ranking, seven of the ten rapidly evolving city destinations are Colombo,…
The Tunisian Federation of Hotels (FTH) is pleased by the resumption of hotel activity in Tunisia. During the first half of 2017 there was a 20.3% increase in the number of nights spent by Tunisian clients compared to the same…
The Sandals Grande Antigua will close on Sept. 20 for maintenance work and will reopen Dec. 17.The closure is the first in the resort’s 25-year history, according to Butch Stewart, chairman and founder.“There is no convenient time to inconvenience people,…
Lufthansa is launching seven new winter destinations starting at the end of October: Pamplona, Genoa, Bari and Catania are the new destinations available from Frankfurt.The offer from Munich will be extended to include Nantes, Glasgow and Santiago de Compostela as…
Wyndham Hotel Group has announced plans to acquire the Minnesota-based AmericInn hotel brand and its management company, Three Rivers Hospitality, from Northcott Hospitality.The deal is worth a reported $170 million.AmericInn’s portfolio consists of 200 primarily franchised hotels with approximately 11,600…
This summer Bohemia Bar & Restaurant is setting sail for warmer climates on the Bohemia Afternoon Tea Cruise, and is welcoming guests on-board.The Michelin star Afternoon Tea is the newest innovation from Ellen De Jager-Smith, head pastry chef at Bohemia.Following…
Ryanair has welcomed the regional court of Hamburg’s ruling against Travix, which operates the CheapTickets.de website.The court has ordered the cessation of its “unlawful and misleading pricing” of Ryanair checked bags, as it continues to sell Ryanair flights at inflated…
Odisha Tourism recently organised an ‘Odisha Tourism Conclave’ in association with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Hotel & Restaurant Association of Orissa (HRAO), Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), Utkal Chamber of Commerce & Industries (UCCI) and…
Dusit International has appointed Prateek Kumar to the role of regional vice president, EMEA region.He will be responsible for strengthening Dusit’s operations and supporting development efforts in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.For the past two years Kumar was area…
