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Kempinski extends North America footprint
Vasco Da Gama / August 11, 2022
Kempinski will take over the 363-room Grand Hotel Cancun in September 2022. With no closure of operations, the property will undergo various improvements to Kempinski brand standards, and from the end of 2022 it will be fully operated as Kempinski Hotel Cancun.
Read MoreLATAM continues its operational recovery in second quarter
Columbus / August 11, 2022
LATAM announced its consolidated financial results for the second quarter of 2022, which reflect a gradual recovery of the operation, reaching a consolidated capacity of 72.6% compared to 2019 levels, and more than double the capacity of the same quarter of 2021, growing by 135.2%.
Read MoreJamaica and the Cayman Islands set to collaborate on tourism
James Cook / August 11, 2022
Jamaica and the Cayman Islands have initiated discussions to facilitate collaboration on tourism, in order to leverage the strong historical ties, plus synergies between the tourism sectors of both nations. Among the areas for potential cooperation are multi-destination tourism, airlift, enhancing border protocols, rationalizing airspace as well as resilience building.
Read MoreTAP Air Portugal sees fivefold increase in traffic between Europe and Brazil
James Cook / August 11, 2022
TAP Air Portugal experienced a 526% increase in customers carried between Europe and Brazil in the first six months of 2022, compared to the previous year. The Portuguese flag carrier flew more than 640,000 customers on more than 3,100 flights, grabbing nearly a third (28%) of the whole market share of all customers flown between Europe and Brazil.
Read MoreEnnismore signs for four lifestyle hotels in New Zealand
Marco Polo / August 10, 2022
Ennismore is continuing its expansion across New Zealand and Australia, with the signing of four new hotels including a JO&JOE and two TRIBE hotels in Auckland, plus a Hyde in Queenstown, creating 170 new career opportunities. The hotels will open across 2023-24.
Read MoreTAP Air Portugal sees massive 526% increase in traffic between Europe and Brazil
Vasco Da Gama / August 10, 2022
TAP Air Portugal (TAP) experienced a massive 526% increase in customers carried between Europe and Brazil in the first six months of 2022, compared to the previous year. The Portuguese flag carrier flew more than 640,000 customers on more than 3,100 flights, grabbing nearly a third (28%) of the whole market share of all customers flown between Europe and Brazil.
Read MoreRadisson resort plaza skiathos opens in the Sporades islands
Umiddoc / August 10, 2022
Radisson Hotel Group opens its latest Greek upscale resort in the Greek Sporades islands on the sought-after island destination of Skiathos, known for its unspoiled natural beauty and exquisite sandy beaches on the blue waters of the Aegean Sea.
Read MoreProgramme on Vietnamâs tourism power in Ho Chi Minh City
Vasco Da Gama / August 10, 2022
A programme connecting the power of Vietnamâs tourism has started in Ho Chi Minh City. This two-day occurrence is finding ways to increase growth of international tourism along with complete retrieval of Vietnamâs tourism.
Read MoreSo long single use bottles: Jumeirah Beach Hotel installs onsite bottling plant
Ferdinand Magellan / August 10, 2022
Dubaiâs luxury family resort launches sustainably bottled drinking water in-house and replaces single-use plastic by the pool and beach with Tritan⢠refillable bottles.
Read MorePLAY Is giving away free tickets to see Iceland’s erupting volcano
Marco Polo / August 10, 2022
Icelandâs low-cost carrier is offering adventurers the chance to witness a natural phenomenon, for free!
Read MoreWindstar Launches 2023 Winter Season Beach Fun and Sun Cruise
Ferdinand Magellan / August 10, 2022
Windstar Cruises has revealed its Beach Fun & Sun: A Remote Caribbean Getaway itinerary, scheduled for winter of 2023.
Read MoreShred into ski season with Club Med’s new all-inclusive ski resorts and offerings
Marco Polo / August 10, 2022
Club Med, the pioneer of the all-inclusive concept, announced today new details on the continued enhancement of their current ski offerings, operating more than 20 mountain resorts in Canada, the French, Italian, and Swiss Alps, Japan, and China.
Read MoreW Costa Navarino brings style, originality, and vibrant energy to the Mediterranean
Marco Polo / August 10, 2022
W Hotels, part of Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio of 30 extraordinary hotel brands, today announced the opening of W Costa Navarino. The highly anticipated debut of this Greek retreat brings a vibrant and creative energy to the Navarino Waterfront, the newest integrated resort area of Costa Navarino in the Mediterranean.
Read MoreDelta rebrands Corp. Tools as ‘Delta Business’
Umiddoc / August 10, 2022
Delta Air Lines has consolidated its corporate and travel agency tools and services under one umbrella, the company announced Tuesday.
Read MoreThe Viking Saigon begins inaugural season in southeast Asia
Amerigo Vespucci / August 10, 2022
Viking® today announced that its newest river ship, the Viking Saigonâ , has begun its inaugural season in Southeast Asia. Purpose-built for the Mekong River, the 80-guest ship sails between Kampong Cham, Cambodia and Mỹ Tho, Vietnam as part of Viking’s popular 15-day Magnificent Mekong itinerary. With the 2022-2023 season now underway, regular sailing dates are available through March 2023; the 2023-2024 season begins in July 2023.
Read MoreRevolutionary new private luxury club concept to launch in Dubai
Amerigo Vespucci / August 10, 2022
The famed Watch Meister brand, announces the launch of The Meister’s Club later this year - a highly exclusive luxury members club that blends the digital and real world together â offering unprecedented access to global luxurious lifestyle experiences and elite global business networking opportunities.
Read MoreVietnam tourism sees positive signs from international tourist markets
James Cook / August 9, 2022
Vietnam’s tourism sector is experiencing an uptake in numbers. In the first seven months of 2022, Vietnam welcomed 954,000 international arrivals, increasing nearly nine-fold from a year earlier.
Read MoreEaster Island reopens to tourism
Amerigo Vespucci / August 9, 2022
Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is once again welcoming tourists following 868 days of border closures due to the pandemic. The official reopening w