Marriott International closed 2019 with record growth, adding 10,000 rooms to its pipeline across 15 brands in the Caribbean and Latin America.The figures mark the company’s fourth consecutiv…
Hard Rock Hotel Dublin opens to first guests
With a presence spanning over 76 countries, Hard Rock International continues its expansion into Europe with the opening of Hard Rock Hotel Dublin.Located on Exchange Street Upper near the Temple B…
American Airlines reconciles with Qatar Airways
American Airlines has renewed its codeshare agreement with Qatar Airways, a fellow member of the oneworld alliance.The move comes just over two years after the pair very publicly fell out in a row …
Visa to launch new card in partnership with Accor
Accor and Visa have signed a global partnership to bring new payment options to the hotel group’s loyalty members.The deal will bring together Accor’s loyalty program and Visa’s g…
Flight Check: Rio de Janeiro to Buenos Aires on Aerolinas Argentinas
The plane:A Boeing 737-300.Class: Economy.Seat: An aisle seat about three quarters back.Entertainment: None, but this was only a three and a half hour flight. Lots of airlines fly this route but Ae…
Qatar Airways boosts IAG stake to 25 per cent
Qatar Airways Group has increased its shareholding in International Consolidated Airlines Group from 21.4 per cent to 25.1 per cent.Qatar Airways Group chief executive, Akbar Al Baker, stated: &ldq…
Dpanish language tourism is a gold mine for the country
Recent studies suggest that Spanish language tourism is a growing trend – more and more people travel to learn Spanish and get to know the culture. The sector generates 2 billion euros a year…
Good news: inbound tourism in Argentina grew by 11.1%
Last week, Argentina’s National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC) released its latest International Tourism Statistics report of December 2019. According to the data gathered by the …
Antarctic tourism, a chilling dilemma with no solution in sight
The cold, silence, animals and plant life make Antarctica a unique landscape, as hard as it seems to imagine. But this place, which most people know through images, stories, movies and documentarie…
5 old mining towns that you will want to visit
Take a tour through the mining past of Latin America by visiting 5 fantastic villages, some even abandoned, but in the past centers of abundant wealth for the Spanish crown or for large companies o…