China Southern Airlines just beat Zip Industries over the line yesterday to win the famous annual Australia Day ferry race across Sydney Harbour. … Continue Reading
TripAdvisor, Inc., the world’s largest travel website, today reveals Hansar Bangkok was chosen as #2 of Top 25 Hotels in Thailand winner in the Overall category and #24 in the Trendiest Category by TripAdvisor in its 2012 Travellers’ Choice® awards. … Continue Reading
Air New Zealand has ruled out canceling the London route and plans to start flying to new destinations this year. … Continue Reading
Qatar Airways is set to open its new Premium Lounge at London Heathrow this week, reinforcing the importance of one of the airline’s busiest routes. … Continue Reading
2011 Young Australian of the Year and the youngest person to sail solo, Ms. Jessica Watson who unassisted sailed non-stop around the world has added the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) to her resume after she was recognized by the Order of Australia Association in the Australia Day honours for her services to sailing and to youth. … Continue Reading
On Monday, January 30 at The Landmark Bangkok over 100 senior travel industry executives are expected to debate the future direction of Thailand and the Mekong region’s tourism industry. Dr. Piyasvasti Amranand, President, Thai Airways International and Governor Suraphon Svestasreni, Tourism Authority of Thailand will be present to address the Pacific Asia Travel Association’s Hub City Forum in Bangkok. … Continue Reading
World Yacht announces their partnership with the 9/11 Memorial to offer a weekly Freedom Lunch Cruise. The cruise, which will sail every Saturday, April through December 2012, allows guests to combine a lunch buffet with a visit to lower Manhattan and the 9/11 Memorial. … Continue Reading
• Fall even more in Love this Valentine’s DayLeading global car rental company Europcar will open four new branches this month as part of a strategic network expansion in the West Australian market. … Continue Reading
This luxury 192 room and pool villa resort is connected to Ao Nang by complimentary boat transfers operated by the resort and is only 40 minutes away from Krabi International Airport and 150 minutes from Phuket. … Continue Reading
According to Ernst & Young’s latest Global Hospitality Insights report, hospitality market fundamentals look set to continue the recovery which started in 2011 in regardless of the continuing uncertainty and the prospect of further upheaval in the global and regional economies. … Continue Reading
As Viking River Cruises marks its 15th anniversary this year, the world’s leading river cruise line is planning the biggest year in its history. Founded in 1997, Viking River Cruises was established with four Russian river cruise vessels and a company name to honor the Vikings that first traveled by longship to explore Russia’s waterways. Today, Viking owns and operates the world’s largest fleet of river vessels, and 2012 will see the launch of six new Viking Longships, an industry first as well as the completion of its Russian fleet refurbishment. … Continue Reading
A total of approximately 26.9 million people visited Los Angeles in 2011. Together with the increase of 4.2% more overnight visitors compared to 2010, LA also experienced the largest number of visitors and spending in the history of the city. Tourist spending rose with visitors accounting for $15.2 billion in expenditures, an 8% increase from the previous year. … Continue Reading
South African Airways (SAA) and Emirates are set to cash in on the woes that have gripped Zimbabwe’s state-owned airline, Air Zimbabwe, which was placed under judicial management because of a $140m debt. … Continue Reading
AMERICAS LODGING INVESTMENT SUMMIT –TRUMP HOTEL COLLECTION™ today announced its new guest privileges program with benefits no other hotel company can match. … Continue Reading
• Starwood Is Nearly The Same Size As Marriott, Hilton And Hyatt Combined
Australians who are planning to take off to London this year may be in line for the UK holiday deals of a lifetime. Flight Centre Limited managing director, Mr. Graham Turner said the combination of cheap airfares and a strong dollar meant UK holidays were currently more affordable than ever. … Continue Reading
For a hot and steamy Valentine’s Day look no further than Australia’s Top End. The appropriately named Novotel Darwin Atrium hotel in the Northern Territory has created a romantic dinner, bed and breakfast package for the occasion, valid for Saturday 11th February and Tuesday 14th February. … Continue Reading
Destination: CZ Industry fares to Europe & USA & Canada Feb – Mar 12 special. … Continue Reading
Having just been to Fiji on a Global Travel Media TV shoot, I was stunned to hear when I was there, that the Fiji Government has decided to increase its departure tax from $FJD100 – about $AUD53 to $FJD150 – about AUD80, … Continue Reading
A competition designed to give one lucky couple the opportunity to re-celebrate their wedding day has resulted in gorgeous images for a Queenstown couple who eventually married after initial wedding plans went disastrously wrong. … Continue Reading
At the 2012 Bahrain International Airshow, Bahrain signed more than $930 million in business deals. The event had more than 60,000 visitors who simultaneously helped boost the economy. … Continue Reading
Start with exquisite Malaysian cuisine, stir in the finest cooking demonstrations and private food tours, add a dash of incredible sightseeing, and you have a truly unique, personally guided culinary journey through Malaysia. … Continue Reading
HotelTravel.com doubled its online hotel inventory during 2011, adding tens of thousands of new hotels in fabulous travel destinations worldwide, offering its customers more choice than ever before. … Continue Reading
A new report entitled Back on Track which was recently launched called on the international rail industry to hold on to a shared approach to customer IT systems in order to meet the multiple challenges of growing passenger numbers, increasing financial pressures and rising customer expectations. … Continue Reading
WebReserv has released a new version of theircommission-free booking system for small businesses. The new version includes a Facebook App that allows businesses to take reservations directly from their Facebook page. … Continue Reading
• Norwegian Cruise Line Launches Interactive Facebook Contest
Amadeus, a leading travel technology partner and transaction processor for the global travel and tourism industry has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the European Commission to participate in the “Low Season Tourism” initiative aimed at increasing the travel flow between Europe and other territories. The pilot project will be launched with South America and is expected to be extended to other regions in the future. … Continue Reading
AAT Kings has launched its 2012/13 Northern Territory Short Breaks & Day Tours brochure which features a wealth of holiday ideas for travellers on a short time frame, with plenty of options to suit all budgets and styles allowing clients to discover the Northern Territory their way. … Continue Reading
• Tours.com’s Travel-Intel Predicts the Top Ten Travel Trends for 2012NYC & Company, New York City’s marketing, tourism and partnership organization, now have the 2012 brochures for travel trade available to order from TIFS. The brochures include product from over 1800 members throughout New York City’s five boroughs – Manhattan, Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, and Staten Island. … Continue Reading
• Lonely Planet offers further support to ChristchurchS
mall-group touring company Interlude Tours has released details of a very special autumn tour to the UK and Europe for 2012. … Continue Reading
