Latest travel and tourism news from around the world.
To offer some much-needed sunshine as temperatures drop and Brits are asked to stay at home, British Airways is launching its latest sunshine campaign. The airline is offering great value flights and holiday packages for travel throughout 2021 to […]
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Two passengers have travelled safely in a Virgin Hyperloop pod for the first time, in a test that has made transportation history. The test took place at Virgin Hyperloop’s 500 metre DevLoop test site in Las Vegas, where the
The winners of this year’s Emporis Skyscraper Award are finally official. Fascinating projects from all over the world have been nominated, but only a few outstanding skyscrapers from e.g. St. Petersburg, Melbourne, and Singapore made the Top Ten of
Hyatt Hotels today announced the opening of the newest luxury boutique hotel in Düsseldorf, Germany, The Wellem, part of The Unbound Collection by Hyatt brand. With 102 studios and suites, the hotel was previously operated under the Hyatt House
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Wizz Air has launched a carbon offsetting scheme as part of its wider commitment to reducing emissions, enabling passengers to calculate their flight’s environmental impact and offset the carbon emissions thereof. The scheme, in partnership with climate-focused technology company,
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For the first time in the twenty-one-year history of the award, the Intelligent Community Forum honored an Estonian city with its top award today when it named Tallinn, Estonia as its 2020 Intelligent Community of the Year. Tallinn has
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Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, announces that it will resume its direct operations to and from Casablanca’s Mohammed V International Airport with one weekly flight starting from 7 November 2020 on its flagship Boeing
On November 1, 2020, Aurora Airlines operated its first regular passenger flight after a long break on the Vladivostok – Tokyo (Narita airport) – Vladivostok route. 116 passengers flew from Vladivostok to Tokyo. 59 people arrived on the return
IHG Hotels & Resorts announced today that the first Atwell Suites hotel is now under construction in Miami. Expected to open by summer 2021, the first Atwell Suites will be a 90-room hotel located in Brickell, an urban neighborhood
Travel and tourism experienced an existential crisis in 2020 due to Coronavirus (covid-19). Being covid-19-ready quickly transformed into the new normal, with travel businesses doubling down on hygiene protocols, social distancing measures and providing a customer-centric approach to kickstart
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Accor is expanding its footprint in Africa after signing a management agreement with Kamak Investment to manage its first hotels in Djibouti. As part of its ongoing development strategy to expand its presence in sub-Saharan Africa, Accor is setting
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Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group and The Oberoi Group have today announced a long-term strategic alliance that will see the two groups jointly collaborating across a range of initiatives. This unique partnership creates a platform for the two organisations to
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Delta launched cargo-only flights between the United States, Europe and India on Nov. 1 to help meet customer demand. There are daily cargo-only flights between New York-JFK and Madrid that operate using a Boeing 767-300* aircraft providing customers with
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Oceania Cruises has released its 2022 Europe & North America Collection of itineraries for preview prior to opening for sale on November 11, 2020. The complete collection of 110 itineraries, featuring 77 brand new offerings including 10 new ports,
The San Francisco International Airport (SFO) announced plans to postpone additional construction projects as a result of reduced passenger activity and revenues caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Projects affected include the final phase of Harvey Milk Terminal 1,
