The government of Saint Lucia has announced the names of twelve new goodwill ambassadors and nine as brand ambassadors.Speaking on behalf of the government during a press briefing, minister for cul…
Further growth expected at Prague Airport as long-haul routes launch
Prague Airport handled a total of 17,804,900 passengers in 2019.That means that approximately one million more passengers passed through the airport than in 2018, which sets another historic record…
Record visitor figures for Japan ahead of Olympic Games
Japan National Tourism Organisation has announced that more than 31 million overseas travellers visited the country in 2019, marking it an all-time record.“Japan continues to be a destination…
Namibian hospitality group enters into European partnership
Gondwana Collection Namibia has entered a marketing partnership with European group, Romantik Hotels and Restaurants, with the aim of promoting each other’s brands and putting a staff-exchang…
LATAM to introduce premium economy class in March
LATAM Airlines Group will add a new premium economy class to its offering in March.The new cabin will be introduced on all national and international flights within Latin America operated by the Ai…
Travel deals of the week: Tuesday, January 21, 2019
Deal of the week: River cruise though RussiaIf you’ve never thought ofriver cruising in Russia, considerthe novelty of sailing into Septemberfrom St Petersburg to Moscow over 11 days. The Aug…
Znotins takes up key planning role with American Airlines
American Airlines announced today that Brian Znotins has been named vice president of network and schedule planning.In this role, Znotins will guide the development and implementation of American&r…
JetBlue scaling back Cuba flights
JetBlue will scale back its service from New York JFK to Havana from daily to weekly at the end of April, citing the impact of restrictions on travel to Cuba put in place by the Trump administratio…
Manchester signs tourism partnership with New York City
Marketing Manchester and NYC & Company have signed a city-to-city tourism collaboration agreement.Formalised at a press conference at Cultureplex in Manchester, the new two-year alliance includ…
United States confirmed for Expo 2020 in Dubai
The United States department of state has announced the country will be participating in Expo 2020 in Dubai.A consortium of 13 leading US-based organisations have created a unique journey through A…