Holland America Line has opened cruise bookings for its 2024-2025 West Coast season from San Diego, California, and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Sailings from these two North American homeports allow guests to see the world from their doorstep, without international air or by taking an easy flight from Canada. Travelers can set out from the […]
With Easter just one day behind us, we have been bombarded with images of Jesus Christ of Nazareth from TV to the Internet. In a lot of depictions of Him, he is quite Caucasian looking, sometimes even with blonde hair and blue eyes. Perhaps those artists at that time in history believe he would be […]
The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) has named Joseph Yarzabal chief financial officer and senior vice president. The long-standing industry veteran now joins senior leadership at Miami-Dade County’s official destination marketing organization, reporting directly to President & CEO David Whitaker and the GMCVB’s Finance Committee and 38-member board of directors. “Joe has always […]
Viceroy Santa Monica–the iconic beachside hotel located steps away from the water on Ocean Avenue in the heart of Santa Monica-announced the completion of its all-encompassing renovation at the hands of award-winning design studio EDG.The hotel, owned by Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, one of the country’s leading owners of lifestyle hotels, originally opened in 2000 as […]
LUX* Grand Gaube, located on the island of Mauritius, has been voted “The Most Instagrammable Hotel in the World” for 2023 by the readers of Questex’s Luxury Travel Advisor. Each year, Luxury Travel Advisor hosts a bracket-style tournament in honor of the N.C.A.A.’s “March Madness” in which 64 hotels from around the world are pitted […]
Z Hotels San Francisco has proudly announced that Hotel Zetta, Hotel Zelos and Hotel Zeppelin are the official hotel partners for the popular 3-day Outside Lands 2023 music festival slated to take place Friday, August 11-Sunday, August 13, 2023 in Golden Gate Park. Festivalgoers staying at one of the three properties will receive a 15% […]
Timeshare giant failed to tell potential buyers that their timeshares have ‘little if, any, resale value.’ Federal judge in Delaware ruled in Wyndham Vacation Resorts Inc. case based on Nevada Deceptive Trade Practices Act (NDTPA). Plaintiffs Steven and Elizabeth Kirchner and Robert Weston brought cases against Wyndham alleging that the timeshare giant failed to tell […]
Over 240 tourists from Israel have opted to spend their Easter holiday in northern Tanzania, Zanzibar beaches, and heritage sites Celebrating Easter Holiday in Africa, a group of Israel tourists arrived in Tanzania, and is currently visiting the premier northern wildlife parks for a weeklong holiday. Report from the Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) said that […]
Climate change, net zero and tourism brings dynamic thinkers together, and young people are now in the discussion and part of the solution. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has acknowledged that youth activists are “at the forefront of efforts to secure a more inclusive, peaceful, and prosperous future for all.” This was recently echoed when […]
Thailand is gearing up for this year’s highly anticipated Songkran, the grandest and most important Buddhist holiday. Happy Thai New Year! The Thai New Year, known as Songkran, will take over life in the Kingdom of Thailand from April 13-15. It’s the best time to visit Amazing Thailand every year, and this year after COVID-19 […]