The SADC and RETOSA meetings in Mauritius this week was an opportunity for Seychelles and Zimbabwe to speak with delegates and press of major South African tourism events. The world is still reliving the successful FIFA World Cup that was held in South Africa, which did Africa proud, and the world has just witnessed the closing [...]
January 25th – This year, Universal Orlando Resort will debut more adventure, excitement, laughter and awe-inspiring moments than ever before – making 2012 an extraordinary year to be here. There will be something for everyone and every family. From a new Blue Man Group show and newly re-created experience inside one of Universal Orlando’s [...]
Global hospitality company Carlson and the Rezidor Hotel Group announced today that they will now operate as one organization, to be called The Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group. Rezidor, one of the fastest growing hotel companies in the world, include the Radisson Blu brand as well as Park Inn and Park Plaza. As Carlson Rezidor Hotel [...]
January 19th – US President, Barack Obama, has outlined a new strategy to promote tourism to the United States. The strategy was announced during Obama’s speech at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. It includes the creation of an interagency task force to help promote iconic American destinations such as national parks, in collaboration with [...]
January 17th -While most analysts have predicted negative sales figures for cruise companies in the immediate aftermath of the Costa Concordia tragedy, not all cruise customers have been put off taking to the seas. In the three days immediately following the accident, CruiseOne – along with sister company Cruises Inc. – has reported an almost [...]
January 17th – Repeat visitors to Thailand could be excused for being confused this year as they look to book in at their favorite hotel: While the rest of us were changing our calendars, three of the country’s best-known hotels changed their names. As on January 1 2012, Sofitel Centara Grand Bangkok became Centara Grand [...]
January 16th – Rescuers continued their investigation of the hulk of a large cruise liner off the west coast of Italy on Monday after undesirable conditions forced them to halt procedures, but hopes were fading of finding more survivors. Worsening weather and heavy seas earlier made the wreck slip on the rocky underwater slope [...]
January 12th – The search for the most successful travel and tourism brands in the world was over tonight as the Grand Final Gala Ceremony in Doha, Qatar unveiled the winners. In a glitzy show of luxury befitting its location – Doha was voted as the “World’s Leading Business Travel Destination” at the ceremony [...]
Hampton is the first hotel brand ever to achieve this prestigious top ranking in Entrepreneur, known as the world’s ‘first, best and most comprehensive franchise ranking.’ Hampton Hotels (www.hampton.com), part of the Hilton Worldwide portfolio of brands, announced that it is number one in Entrepreneur Magazine’s annual Franchise 500® for the second year in a [...]
January 6th – Rates for Caribbean and Mediterranean cruises are reaching at an average that is lower than they were in 2008, 2009 and 2010, as per the Cruise Holidays 2012 Cruise Trends Survey, released on January 04. However, from the year 2011 the prices have increased slightly. This is a positive trend as it [...]
Recent Comments