Latest travel and tourism news from around the world.
Passengers who travel with bags that are larger than the new size but meet the old requirements will not have to pay to have them checked in but may have their bags stored in the aircraft’s hold, meaning they would have to wait for them to appear in baggage reclaim.
In recognition of its increasingly connected mobile guests, Marriott Hotels, the signature brand of Marriott International , is announcing plans to rollout mobile check-in at 325 hotels in the U.S. and Canada. Now launched at 31 Marriott-brand hotels, mobile check-in will expand to all 325 Marriott-brand hotels later this summer.
Marriott Hotels Now Offers Mobile Check-in for Mobile Travelers Read More »
InterContinental Hotels Group, one of the world’s largest hotel companies, today announced the opening of the 122-room Holiday Inn® Hotel Guayaquil Airport in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
According to the statistics of the TCH, Transaero demonstrated the highest rate of growth in terms of passenger traffic and RPKs among Russia’s top five carriers in May.
Transaero Becomes Russia’s Largest Carrier on International Routes in May Read More »
Passengers flying British Airways will be among the first to be able to check their email and call their loved ones to let them know they’ve arrived soon after their plane lands.
British Airways loosens rules on use of electronic devices Read More »
The world’s biggest tomato fight in Spain has implemented a ticketing system for the first time in its 68-year history in an effort to clamp down on the number of participants, which swelled to an estimated 50,000 revelers last year.
World’s biggest food fight to begin ticketing system Read More »
Sri Lanka has leased some prime real estate in the capital to a local casino operator who is expected to develop a $350 million entertainment complex with Australian gambling mogul James Packer, an official said Monday.
Sri Lanka leases out land for Packer-linked casino Read More »
Paris and Rome may be hell to drive in but taking taxis in the two cities is hardly much better, according to a survey. Cabbies in the French and Italian capitals have been rated the rudest in a poll of British holidaymakers by airporttransfers.co.uk.
Rome and Paris Joint ‘Winners’ For Having The Rudest Cab Drivers Read More »
Indian airline GoAir is–apparently–doing everything in its power to lighten its aircraft and improve fuel efficiency. Like (who else?) Ryanair before it, the airline has decided to only hire lightweight female flight attendants in the future, since males are–in general–heavier.
GoAir Flight Attendants: Airline To Employ Only Lightweight Female Flight Attendants Read More »
A calm descended on Venice’s Grand Canal yesterday after authorities ordered the Italian city’s first ban on motorboats. The ban lasted for five hours between 10am to 3pm and was implemented to highlight the effects of pollution on the city’s architecture. It included all motor-powered boats but the city’s iconic gondolas – along with electric-powered or hybrid vessels – were exempt.
Venice bans motorboats to highlight effects of pollution Read More »
Wealthy tourists from the Persian Gulf are paying to marry under-age Egyptian girls just for the summer, according to a report.
These temporary marriages are not legally binding and end when the men return to their homes in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait.
The tourists pay a ‘dowry’ to poor families through intermediaries with prices ranging from £320 to £3,200.
Rich Arab tourists buying underage sex slaves in Egypt Read More »
Airports Council International (ACI) has named Incheon International Airport “Best Airport Worldwide for a record seventh year in a row. The award is considered the “Nobel Prize of the Aviation Industry”, and is determined through the survey of 1,700
Incheon International Named Best Airport Worldwide 7 Years in a Row Read More »
Zorlu Center picks Raffles, the premium luxury hotel chain, as the hotel to be located within the project as it is prepared to host the most famous brands in the world. Raffles, the winner of the Condé Nast Traveler “World’s Best Places to Stay” and Travel & Leisure World’s Best Awards, will be opened in the last quarter of 2012. Raffles Istanbul Zorlu Center, which will be opened with an investment of approximately 175 million dollars except the land value
Last week, the 2010 Seatrade All Asia Cruise Convention was held in Suzhou, highlighting the growing significance of Asia in the global cruise market. This prestigious event gathered prominent cruise operators and industry leaders from around the world. According
Picking up on Hollywood’s fascination with hotels throughout the years, Hotels.com®, the hotel experts, lifts the clapper board on ten hotels around the world that have been made famous by films. Hotels have been used in scenes of love, conspiracy, heartache and even murder and will continue to play an important part in film history. The versatility of hotels enables the creation of a specific world, era, mood or atmosphere for any particular film genre.
