Iberia has presented its first Airbus A340/600 fitted with its new Premium Economy seating section to travel agencies, major companies, and the media.Iberia Maintenance will install the new seats o…
Luxury operator has new projects planned
Singita is in the process of securing land in Mozambique and Rwanda, with two projects planned in Mozambique and one in Rwanda. The operator also has 12 lodges operating in South Africa, Tanzania, …
China becomes Chile’s leading wine market
China overtook the United States in 2016 to become Chile’s No. 1 wine market, Angelica Valenzuela, commercial director of Vinos de Chile, said. Wine consumption in China grew 13.8% last year,…
He Tangata: Auckland regional co-ordinator of Experiencing Marine Reserves, Lorna Doogan
Elisabeth Easther speaks to the Auckland regional co-ordinator of Experiencing Marine Reserves.I grew up in Mt Albert, in Auckland but we spent a lot of our holidays on the gulf on Dad’s boat…
Emirates reduces U.S. service, blames Trump policies for demand drop
Emirates will reduce frequencies on five of its 12 routes to the U.S., citing a drop in demand due to policies put in place by the Trump administration.“The recent actions taken by the U.S. g…
Thomas Cooke to fly Manchester-San Francisco route
U.K.’s Thomas Cooke Airlines will begin service between its Manchester hub and San Francisco on May 14.The flight, on an Airbus A330-200, will operate on Thursdays and Sundays. It will featur…
New telescope at the top of the world to look at universe’s earliest origins
A new telescope being built in the high desert of Chile will peer further into our universe’s origins than any other.The Cerro Chajnantor Atacama Telescope-prime, or CCAT-p for short, is six …
Namale Resort & Spa in Fiji ranks among top one percent of hotels worldwide
Namale Resort and Spa in Fiji has been recognised by TripAdvisor as a 2017 Travellers’ Choice winner for the fourth year in a row, ranking it in the top one percent of the top hotels worldwid…
IHG reports major breach of card data
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) reported a data breach of guests’ payment cards at U.S. hotels during the fourth quarter of 2016.The company said that 1,161 hotels may have been affected,…
Norwegian Joy’s go-carts get Ferrari brand
Norwegian Cruise Line is partnering with Scuderia Ferrari to put the Ferrari name on the go-cart attraction on the Norwegian Joy.The 3,850-passenger vessel, Norwegian’s first purpose-built sh…