New chief executive at Kuoni Group
Zubin Karkaria, Kuoni Group’s head of VFS global division, has been promoted to chief executive.
Karkaria replaces Peter Meier who is leaving the company.
In the...
Hotel-convention in Bangkok postponed, due to terror
It is their feeling that the people of Bangkok are still in shock and are grieving for their people, and their city and this...
Trump: “I am an expert on tourism”
The Scottish Tourism industry was in trouble according to Donald Trump. “I am an expert on tourism”, said current US President Donald Trump in...
Europe’s airport staff continue to strike over low pay and working...
Across Europe, airport and airline staff have been striking, causing severe disruption to summer travel.
Employees including ground staff, baggage handlers, cabin crew and pilots...
Trends for lux travel
Virtuoso is an international luxury travel agency network specializing in experimental travel. It pairs its 373 agency members in 30 countries with 1,700 approved...
How to get full occupancy
One of the most persistent challenges faced by hoteliers is how to increase hotel occupancy. While there are several tricks in the book to...
A safe destination
The President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader Corona announced today a set of initiatives to address the tourism industry's challenges during the COVID-19...
Germany to double airtax
Germany’s main political parties are coalescing around proposals to increase the cost of flying, potentially doubling the tax on short-haul flights to slash greenhouse...
Mexico open for business
Mexico's secretary of tourism, Enrique de la Madrid, was en route to Tourism Expo Japan, aka JATA, when news reached him that a strong...
U.S. Puts Tougher Covid Test Requirements on Inbound Flyers Over Omicron...
U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Thursday that passengers flying to the U.S. will need to show a negative Covid-19 test performed within one day...