Travel Industry News Archive

The appeal of a world aviation and tourism conference with a focus on Africa, taking place in Seychelles, is attracting participation at a fast pace.

Merseytravel has begun the multi-million pound process to replace the Merseyrail fleet of trains.

TripAdvisor®, the world’s largest travel site*, today announced the results of its annual summer travel survey of more than 1,800 U.S. respondents. Eighty-six percent of travelers are planning leisure trips this summer, up from 81 percent that traveled last summer.

An exciting new multi-media Campaign, incorporating advanced audio recognition technology, was launched by the St. Kitts Tourism Authority on 12 May 2012, in partnership with British Airways and the Telegraph Media Group (TMG). This joint campaign will run key activities in May, June and September incorporating broadcast, mobile, online and print.

JetBlue Airways and Turkish Airlines, the fast growing global carrier, today announced an interline agreement to connect the carriers’ networks at New York’s John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD).

Louis XIV’s marital stomping grounds, puffins’ Icelandic party pad, a former Prussian capital, Napoleon’s birthplace, and the gateway to Norway’s most scenic vistas are among seven European ports-of-call Crystal Cruises will be visiting for the first time this year.

Tourism leaders will this week lead a delegation of ten Scottish tourism businesses to Thailand as part of a major international sales mission.

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has announced the appointment of Jan Goessing as General Manager and Area Vice President Operations (New York and Boston).

Visit California has launched a premium edition of its Fun Spots promotion to celebrate the significant enhancements opening this summer at some of the Golden State’s premiere attractions.

Jamaica’s Hotel Mockingbird Hill boasts that it offers guests a unique environmentally-friendly setting on 6½ acres of lush organic tropical gardens and trees.

The Regional Transportation District (RTD), the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and SEMA Construction, Inc. celebrates the groundbreaking for the I-225 Rail Line.

Chairman Mark Quickfall announced Destination Queenstown’s current General Manager of Marketing Graham Budd has been appointed the new Chief Executive of the regional tourism organisation.

The Hilton Garden Inn - Atlanta Airport Hotel (North), located near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, recently named Nicholas Henderson as their new Sales Assistant.

Avis Car Rental has been recognized as the top “Tourist Transport Operator” in India for 2010-2011 by the prestigious National Tourism Awards.

Constance Halaveli Resort deserved an exceptional Spa… hence the Valmont Spa was born.

JetBlue Airways, the largest airline in Puerto Rico, is launching its thirteenth destination from the International Airport Luis Muñoz Marín in San Juan (SJU) International Airport Palm Beach (PBI) in Florida.

·      New five-storey car park provides double the number of spaces for passengers.
·      Marks completion of first phase of Hub redevelopment.

One of the most ambitious fleet revitalisations initiatives in the history of the cruise industry has just been completed. Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Millennium set sail on Saturday from the Port of Miami following an extensive enhanced refurbishment.

This month price comparison site www.dealchecker.co.uk launched a feature that provides bargain-hunting travellers with essential travel information about their holiday destinations.

Berlin tourism has continued its significant upward trend since the beginning of this year. 665,167 guests travelled to the German capital in February (+13 percent, variation versus prior year) and spent 1,427,746 nights (+ 14.5 percent) there. This was announced today by the Berlin-Brandenburg Statistics Office.