Occupancy rates and revenue per available room (RevPAR) are set to rise in 2013; a positive prognostic that will also affect travel agencies, tour operators, and global distribution systems.
How to Win a 7-night Club Med Getaway for a Family of 4
Club Med launched a new global campaign surrounding the idea of happiness, in 47 countries around the world in 22 languages, including the U.S.
BBC Worldwide Bids a Bitter Farewell to Lonely Planet
BBC Worldwide sold Lonely Planet at £51.5m, after paying a total of £130.2m for it, in two stages in 2007 and 2011. For BBC Worldwide, this is a significant loss.
Luxury Fairmont Hotel Set to Open in Istanbul in 2016
Istanbul will have a new 210-room hotel in 2016. Fairmont Quasar will be the first hotel of the luxury Fairmont Hotels & Resorts brand in Istanbul. The project, developed through a joint venture between Viatrans – Meydanbey, will be in Quasar Istanbul complex, a new mixed-use development in the Sisli district that combines commercial, residential […]
Bulgaria Travel: Welcome Spring in Kyustendil
Bulgaria welcomes the season with the Spring Festival in Kyustendil. This festival goes way back, to Thracian and Roman times when it was associated with the veneration of solar divinities.
FlyGeorgia Takes Off April One
In news from Georgia, the new airline FlyGeorgia will being operating in between Tbilisi and Kiev starting April 1. The airline will begin with four scheduled flights per week on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays out of Borispol Airport, according to the news.
Belavia Increases Flights to Kyiv
Belarusian national airlines Belavia has announced they will increase the number of flights in between Minsk and Kyiv from 7 to 10 flights per beginning March 31.
Cruise Black Sea to Headquarter in Burgas
In news from Bulgaria, the world’s biggest cruise company, Royal Caribbean, and INFLOT World Wide shipping announced establishing Burgas as home to the CRUISE BLACK SEA Association.
TripAdvisor Taps Into Medallia® SaaS
SaaS Customer Service Management (CEM) leader Medallia® has just announced a partnership with TripAdvisor® for making a better engagement via the travel company’s review process.
Toronto Fashion Week Puts On the Ritz-Carlton
Coming March 18-22, Ontario and Toronto will host the World MasterCard Fashion Week Toronto at the fabulous Ritz Carlton.
Questex Hospitality + Travel Updates Luxury Travel Event
Questex Hospitality + Travel has announced having revamped their 2013 Luxury Travel event. This year attendees, agents, and sponsors will experience a far more rich event with greater networking and visibility than ever before.
English Tourism Week Arrives in Time for Spring
Coming the 16th – 24th March, English Tourism Week arrives in the UK offering hundreds of tourism businesses the opportunity to network and get their messages out and in line with the Queen’s Jubilee and the tide of the past London Olympics.
Expedia Finalizes Acquisition of Majority Interest in trivago
Expedia, a full service online travel agency with localized sites in 30 countries, has announced the completion of its acquisition of 61.6% of trivago GmbH, a hotel metasearch company. Following this acquisition, trivago will continue to operate independently from its headquarters in Dusseldorf, Germany.For this majority package in trivago Expedia paid approximately €434 million in […]
S. Australia Launches New State Logo – Generates Discussions
South Australia, a federal state in the southern central part of the country, launched its new logo in Adelaide and the Premier Jay Weatherill explained that the new design is a “bold statement about our place in Australia and our place in the world”. The logo features a red stylized map with a door in the center and it should promote the state to businesses, tourists and its citizens.
Europe’s Hospitality Knowledge Brokers
For those of you thinking about a career in hospitality there’s no better place to begin your quest than researching Europe’s best schools and universities. Where practical knowledge meets the cutting edge and trends of today’s competitive world of travel experts, getting a great start on a career still usually begins in the halls of knowledge. Argo Travel takes a look at five of the best places to launch a hospitality career.
Travel Alert: Floods and Mudslides in Sochi
Much of the Sochi area in Krasnodarskiy Kray is flooded, as a result of prolonged rains, which caused the water levels in the local rivers to rise.
Sochi 2014: Plans of Visa-free Travel Are Delayed
The EU has agreements on visa-free travel to 50 countries, except Russia, but according to several media reports, the EU is not prepared for visa-free travel to the country.
Russia Hotels to Double by 2018 Report Says
A report from KPMG; ‘International Hotel Operators in Russia’, tells of major hotel brands expanding to twice their current presence by the year 2018. Last year’s accelerated growth and the immediate future are discussed, as well as extended reach within the country.
The KPMG data shows that not only are key centers like Moscow
Starwood Hotels Moves Headquarters, Continues Expansion
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. has announced their moving the company’s global headquarters to Dubai. The day to day business of Starwood is already being conducted there, rather than from Stamford, CT, according to their news. The company says the move is a continuing effort for Starwood creating what they term “cultivating a more global perspective”.
Albania Announces Unilateral Visa-free Travel for Russians
Albania wants to boost its tourism, offering unilateral visa-free travel for Russians as well as announcing a draft law which stipulates that people who invest USD 200,000 in the country will receive citizenship.
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