Tourism

Tobago Tourism makes appearance in New York

The Travel & Adventure Show has connected over 2.5 million travel enthusiasts, 15,000 unique travel advisors, and thousands of travel media from North America and the rest of the world in its 18 years of operation, influencing over US$6 billion in travel bookings. Attracting visitors to destination Tobago from the United States of America is […]

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Korean Air Chair wins Leadership Award

Launched in 1974, the ATW Airline Industry Achievement Awards are some of the most coveted honors an airline or individual can receive. Walter Cho, Korean Air Chairman and CEO, has been awarded the prestigious Excellence in Leadership Award by Air Transport World (ATW). “Since taking the helm at Korean Air in 2019, Walter Cho has […]

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La Fonda Heritage Hotel appoints new Executive Chef

La Fonda Heritage Hotel, a boutique luxury hotel set to open soon in Marbella as the first Relais & Châteaux property in Andalucia, Spain, has named its Executive Chef. With thirty years of experience in some of the most prestigious gastronomic addresses and five-star luxury and Relais & Châteaux hotels, Executive Chef Pascal Silman brings […]

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Tourism key driver of economic growth in Africa and Caribbean

Jamaica Tourism Minister Hon. Edmund Bartlett makes a case for helping Africa’s tourism stating the Caribbean is in a position to help. The need to ensure the resilience of tourism, given its importance as a key driver of economic growth, has been highlighted by Former Prime Minister and Statesman-in-Residence at the PJ Patterson Institute for […]

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Sandals Royal Bahamian unveils new high-tech convention center

Nassau’s premier luxury included resort expands state-of-the-art meetings facilities, introduces special MICE group booking perks. Expanding on a recent multimillion-dollar renovation that encapsulated all resort experiential touchpoints, Sandals Royal Bahamian welcomes groups to an all-new convention center featuring state-of-the-art equipment and luxury finishings, all framed by the iconic bright blues of The Bahamas and unique […]

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Victoria Falls launches DMP and city partnership with Cape Town

We Are Victoria Falls is the destination management partnership for the destination We Are Victoria Falls was launched today – Global Tourism Resilience Day – at a press conference. The event was held at local community cornerstone the Three Monkeys Restaurant and Bar in Victoria Falls. We Are Victoria Falls is the destination management partnership […]

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US urged to boost travel export spending

Travel has historically generated an annual trade surplus that meaningfully reduced the US trade deficit New data released by the US Department of Commerce reveals the country’s travel trade surplus slipped to just $4 billion in 2022—down from an all-time high of $85.9 billion less than a decade ago, underscoring the urgent need to rebuild […]

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European tourism recovery continues in 2023

International travel to Europe is forecast to reach pre-pandemic levels in 2025, while domestic travel will fully recover in 2024 The outlook for travel to Europe is promising despite global pressures such as high inflation, Russian aggression in Ukraine and consequent energy crisis, and the looming economic recession. The latest data indicates a recovery of […]

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All Lufthansa flights from Frankfurt and Munich canceled

Lufthansa Group is regrettably forced to suspend its flight operations at its German hubs in Frankfurt and Munich The Verdi trade union has called on public sector employees at Frankfurt/Main, Munich, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Dortmund, Hanover and Bremen airports to stage a full-day strike on Friday, 17 February 2023. As a result of the strike announcement, […]

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Tanzania President appoints new Tourism Minister

Mr. Mchengerwa will be responsible for overseeing and supervising Tanzania’s tourism growth in cooperation with government and private sectors Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan has switched two ministers in a minor cabinet reshuffle, appointing Mohammed Mchengerwa new Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism. Mohammed Mchengerwa swapped the Tourism Minister position with Dr. Pindi Chana who […]