Stephanie Holmes completes her first ocean swims with a heart full of pride, and a gold medal.While most sensible New Zealanders spent last winter doing their best to stay warm and dry, I frequentl…
U.S. Arrivals From The Asia-Pacific Region Fell By 3.2%
Tourism is growing worldwide. The number of people traveling is increasing every year and especially the Asian market represents an important resource for most tourism destinations, as the boom, th…
Leipzig Tourism Board recruits new UK public relations company
The Leipzig Tourism Board has appointed specialist travel PR agency, Lemongrass Marketing, to manage their UK and Irish public relations.Lemongrass Marketing will be responsible for all strategic l…
Luxury player makes Mozambique debut
Hideaways has expanded its portfolio with the addition of Rio Azul Lodge, set on the banks of the Govuro River in Mozambique.Katja Quasdorf, CEO of Hideaways, says Rio Azul is an existing lodge tha…
Chilean Government Expects Summer Tourism Decline Due To Loss Of Argentine Visitors
The loss of tourists from the neighboring country can not be offset by the rise in Brazilian, European and American visitors coming to Chile.Despite the significant international awards that Chile …
Amadeus expands distribution agreement with Qantas
Amadeus has signed a new distribution agreement with Qantas, Australia’s national carrier, that includes a private channel.The private channel will be known as the Qantas Channel and will com…
Mango PR signs global partnership with Millennium Hotels & Resorts
Mango PR has been appointed as PR agency of record for Millennium Hotels & Resorts within the UK and US markets, working in partnership with Glodow Nead Communications of North America.Mango PR…
Travelodge reveals rail focus in UK
Travelodge has officially opened its 574th hotel close to Ashford International railway station.With this opening, Travelodge now operates hotels at key railway stations servicing HS1 and proposed …
Upgrade of national park roads in Kenya improves tourist access
Major roads in Mount Kenya National Park and Tsavo East National Park have been upgraded.The Mount Kenya roads project has seen major improvement of access roads along Kalalu Farm to Sirmon Gate an…
FCO loosens travel advice for Nicaragua
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office has changed its travel advice to Nicaragua, no longer advising against all but essential travel to the country, and instead advising visitors to exercise a hig…