Tourism

Hotel Technology Trends – Energy Savings and Automated Systems

With the constant advancement of technology, the appropriation of systems based on the Internet of Things (IoT), and the need to generate personalized experiences; while the Internet has become the fifth basic service, the hotel and tourism sector requires the implementation of technological solutions and connectivity infrastructure, which ensure the ability to provide better service […]

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Wedding Tourism on the Rise in Italy

Saying “yes” in Italy is increasingly popular. Wedding tourism is becoming a flagship of the industry. Italian weddings are an attractive experience for many foreigners. Just in 2022, wedding tourism recorded a turnover of 599 million euros in Italy, about 11% more than the levels estimated in 2019. There are 11,000 foreign couples who have […]

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More International Tourists Visited Turkey

According to the data of the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) in 2022, the number of visitors to Turkey increased by 71 percent to 51,387,513. In the January-December period of 2022, the number of foreign visitors increased by 80 percent to 44,564,395, and the number of citizen visitors residing abroad increased by 28 percent to 6,823,118. […]

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Villa d’Este Hotels Announces New GM

Villa d’Este Hotels announced Elisa Peroli as the new General Manager of Villa La Massa, Florence. Additionally, Maria Gasparella was named the new Director of Sales and Marketing at Villa d’Este Hotels. With over 16 years of experience in the industry, Maria Gasparella has taken the helm as Director of Sales and Marketing for Villa […]

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Human Remains Found at Airport Returned 3 Decades Later

Bone fragments along with other artifacts were unearthed during a 1984-89 excavation at the FD Roosevelt Airport by archaeologist Aad Versteeg. This was part of a research project by the Archaeological Centre of the Leiden State University in the Netherlands and the Archaeological-Anthropological Institute of the Netherlands Antilles on Curaçao. The project investigated several archaeological […]

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United Airlines Invests Millions in Alternative Fuel

Viridos specializes in the bioengineering of microalgae and its proprietary technology accelerates the amount of oil that can produced from microalgae. This algae oil could then be used to scale the future production of SAF. United Airlines wants to turn microalgae into SAF through the first new investment of its recently announced UAV Sustainable Flight […]

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Intrinsic & Extrinsic Experiences Create the Memory

Because almost all purchase situations do not include the opportunity to taste wines before buying, this is a risk that concerns consumer the most, so they use information from the bottle and label as clues as to what lies inside the bottle. The wine consumer puts value on their wine experience based on information: Intrinsic […]

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FlyersRights Pursues 737 MAX Freedom of Information Lawsuit

Experts unable to determine if Boeing 737 MAX, whose original certification is alleged by DOJ to be a product of a criminal conspiracy, is safe to fly FlyersRights.org submitted its reply brief to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) case to obtain information on the fixes the FAA […]

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FCCA partners with British Virgin Islands

Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) – the trade association that represents the mutual interests of destinations and stakeholders throughout the Caribbean, Central and South America, and Mexico, along with Member Lines that operate over 90 percent of the global cruising capacity – is pleased to announce that it has formed another strategic development agreement. Following the […]

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Strong performance over February half-term

5.2m passengers travelled through Heathrow during February, with 26th February the busiest single day in Terminal 5 since Christmas 2019 with over 94,000 passengers. The February half-term getaway was successfully managed; top holiday destinations were Dubai, New York and Madrid. Overall passenger satisfaction is close to pre-pandemic levels and the focus is on maintaining as […]