MyLifeID Inc. () announces the availability of its MyLifeID Pocket Cloud™ 2.0. This portable device can hold a person’s lifetime health history and medical records well beyond that of simple emergency bracelets or identification tags. The MyLifeID solution enables people to have their health data available in up to 5 languages simultaneously. Having this information readily available is ideal for those involved in medical tourism, traveling for work or leisure and in the event of a...
You may have heard that Michelin Guides recently acquired The Robert Parker Wine Advocate (RPWA). It should not come as a very big surprise as Michelin purchased 40 percent of the enterprise a few years ago (2017). In addition, The RPWA and Michelin have been working together since 2016 in Singapore, Hong Kong and Macau on upmarket wine and dining events and the development of new digital content and services. Nicolas Achard is the CEO of RPWA with a mission – to increase the geographical...
Zimbabwe remains in an uncertain stage. Currently, in exile in South Africa, the former Zimbabwe Foreign Affairs and Tourism Minister Dr. Walter Mmzembi’s name continues to dominate on the political raising fears within the ruling Zanu PF which remains uncertain within the former Masvingo South legislator’s next move. His name is also alive and respected among leaders in the African Travel and Tourism Industry and throughout the globe. Mzembi is an observer on the active discussion forum for...
Alain St.Ange, the Seychelles former Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine Minister and President of the African Tourism Board, was in Nairobi before heading to Mombasa for Routes Africa 2019. Founded in 2018, the African Tourism Board is an association that is internationally acclaimed for acting as a catalyst for the responsible development of travel and tourism to, from, and within the African region. After his meetings on Friday, some Kenyan press personalities caught up with him at the...
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Hahn Air, a German airline and the leading provider of distribution services for other airlines, is now for the first time enabling travel agents in Cuba to issue tickets of over 300 air, rail and shuttle partners on the HR-169 ticket. Since 1999, Hahn Air makes it possible for travel agents in over 190 markets to sell tickets of carriers they would otherwise not be able to issue. Cuba is one of 25 markets worldwide where the HR-169 ticket is made available to travel agents via a Hahn Air...
CruiseTrends report for the month of April 2017 was released today. Cruise experts mined their wealth of data to provide information on the most popular cruise trends among consumers, including the top ships, lines and travel dates for premium, luxury and river cruising. The CruiseTrends report for April 2017 is detailed below. Most Popular Cruise Lines (Based on the total number of quote requests for each cruise line in the given month) 1. Premium/Contemporary: Carnival Cruise Lines 2. Luxury:...
Growth in profit per room at hotels in the West Midlands has been fuelled by record top line performance as the region continues to grow occupancy beyond previous levels, even during historic low periods, according to the latest data from HotStats. However, the ability of West Midlands hoteliers to drive occupancy beyond the previous high of 71.9 percent in February 2015 has been at the expense of a 10.4 percent increase in Rooms Costs of Sales (ie HotStats measure of Travel Agent’s...
On Thursday, April 13, San Jose Director of Aviation Kim Becker and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Port Director Steve Baxter will unveil the $8.2 million expansion of SJC’s International Arrivals facility and cut a ribbon to officially mark its opening. As the number of airlines offering international service at SJC has ballooned from three to nine in just the past couple years, the airport undertook a significant expansion of its International Arrivals building. The expansion includes a...
Data Comm, the NextGen technology that enhances safety and reduces delays by improving the way air traffic controllers and pilots talk to each other, is now live at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. The new technology supplements radio voice communication, enabling controllers and pilots to transmit important information such as clearances, revised flight plans and advisories with the touch of a button. Today, members of the media toured the Minneapolis-St. Paul air traffic control...
Global British trade at Heathrow soared in March, with volumes surging nearly 13% to 148,000 metric tonnes – the largest monthly growth in over 5 years. As the UK’s largest port, Heathrow is a key enabler of British trade handling over 30% of non-EU exports and more cargo by value than all other UK airports combined. Long-haul emerging markets remain a driver of cargo performance, with key markets in March including Mexico (+28%), Brazil (+13%), India (+9%) and China (+5%) as well as impressive...
Having already confirmed 22 new routes during 2017, Budapest Airport’s largest airline will be significantly expanding its own operations from the Hungarian gateway this year. Adding 12 new links, the ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) will offer 62 destinations from Hungary’s capital city airport, offering close to 4.5 million seats from Budapest throughout the year. Launching the start of Budapest’s summer schedule, Wizz Air commenced its twice-weekly service to Faro on 1 April. Now offering...
AccorHotels today announced the signing of a hotel management agreement (HMA) with New Mauritius Hotels Limited, one of the oldest and largest owning and management hospitality companies based in Mauritius. The new agreement will see AccorHotels relaunch the existing property under the Fairmont Hotels & Resorts brand in May 2017. The reflagging will mark a major step for the luxury brand in Africa. Located just 12 kilometers from the bustling city of Marrakech, Fairmont Royal Palm...
The stock price of United Continental Holdings Inc. fell dramatically on Tuesday as the fallout continues over the airline’s handling of a passenger being dragged from one of its US flights. The market drop follows an incident in which a United passenger was forcibly ejected from an overbooked flight from Chicago to Kentucky. Footage shot by other passengers showed the man screaming and struggling as airport police removed him from his seat and pulled him down the aisle of the aircraft. Later...
The US Travel Association on Monday announced Geoff Ballotti, president and CEO of Wyndham Hotel Group, as its new national chair. He was elected in a member-wide vote. Last week, Ballotti presided over his first Board of Directors meeting as national chair. Ballotti succeeds Travel Oregon CEO Todd Davidson. “We are thrilled to welcome Geoff as our new chair,” said U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow. “Who better to help us emphasize the tremendous power of...
WASHINGTON (April 10, 2017)—U.S. Travel Association Executive Vice President for Public Affairs Jonathan Grella issued the following statement: “For days, the airwaves have been filled with negative stories about airlines. The common denominator here is that air travel has become all too unpleasant for scores of travelers. While airlines tout record profits generated on the backs of their passengers, many are left stranded with few to no options. Years of over-consolidation, compounded by...
Cologne Bonn Airport welcomed the inaugural flight of its new airline partner, Ellinair on 8 April. Operated by its A319s, the new three times weekly service to Thessaloniki will be the German airport’s second link to Greece’s second largest city. “We are very happy to welcome our new Greek airline partner, Ellinair. The carrier’s service strengthens our connections to one of this year’s most important tourist markets,” says Michael Garvens, Chairman of the Management Board, Cologne Bonn...
(Macao, April 10, 2017) – Sands® Cotai Central will celebrate its 5th anniversary with special promotions and offers for visitors and hotel guests from April 10 – May 7, 2017. A commemorative celebration was held on April 10 in Paradise Gardens to officially mark the occasion, which saw invited guests and visitors treated to a specially designed birthday cake, a DreamWorks Parade and entertainment by many of the DreamWorks characters. During the 5th anniversary celebrations, visitors to Sands...
FCCA President Michele M. Paige has branded Jamaica as “a jewel” and the ports of Ocho Rios, Falmouth and Montego Bay as among the “best in the world”, while commending initiatives being employed locally to make visitors happy with the experiences available to them on land. Ms. Page made the comments during a press briefing at the Half Moon Hotel, Montego Bay, recently following two days of stakeholder meetings and port inspections by executives of the FCCA; the Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund...
DOHA – Qatar: Hamad International Airport (HIA) is hosting the Airport Council International (ACI) Developing Nations Assistance (DNA) seminar in Doha from the 9th to the 10th April 2017. The seminar kick started with a welcome reception organized by Qatar’s airport on the 8th of April 2017. The Developing Nations Assistance Programme, which is an ACI initiative, is targeted towards airport communities in developing countries and offers no cost and low cost training and other capacity building...
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Air Canada announced today the retirement of David I. Richardson, Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors. His retirement will take effect at the conclusion of Air Canada’s annual meeting of shareholders (AGM) on May 5, 2017, when Vagn Sørensen, a current member of the Board, will become Chairman assuming he is re-elected as a director by shareholders at the AGM. Following a distinguished career with Ernst & Young Inc., Mr. Richardson joined Air Canada’s Board in...
Hilton and Hilton Garden Inn today announced the opening of Hilton Garden Inn Shanghai Hongqiao, which marks the debut of the Hilton Garden Inn brand in Shanghai. Hilton currently also operates Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund, Hilton Shanghai, Hilton Shanghai Hongqiao, and DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Shanghai – Pudong in this top tier city. “The addition of Hilton Garden Inn Shanghai Hongqiao to Hilton’s portfolio in Shanghai enables us to address the growing demand in the...
Carnival Corporation & plc, the world’s largest leisure travel company, announced today that Darrell Campbell joins the company as corporate treasurer, effective April 10, 2017. His responsibilities will include overseeing global treasury operations, risk management, tax compliance and tax strategy. Campbell fills the role currently held by Josh Weinstein, who is transitioning to a new position as president of Carnival UK. Campbell brings to Carnival Corporation extensive accounting...
Good news marks the last day of activities of WTM Latin America & the 47th Braztoa Business Event. During the WTM Latin America’s official press conference, Charlie Cracknell, Senior Exhibitions Director at Reed Exhibitions, Lawrence Reinisch, WTM Latin America’s Exhibitions Director and Luciane Leite, WTM Latin America’s Exhibitions Manager, predicted figures that reinforce the organisers’ positive impressions for the event’s performance. Up until Wednesday (April...
Cologne Bonn Airport confirms it will be adding another new city to its route network as the airport announces a direct link to Agadir. Welcoming Air Arabia Maroc’s twice-weekly service on 1 October, the German airport will establish its third connection to Morocco as the service joins existing links to Nador and Marrakech. Michael Garvens, Chairman of the Management Board, Cologne Bonn Airport, commented on the new service: “We are delighted to be able to offer our passengers an additional...
The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) and Miami International Airport celebrated Global Meetings Industry Day by welcoming WOW air’s inaugural flight from Reykjavik, Iceland marking the twenty-third European city with direct, non-stop service from Miami. The inaugural flight included a business and press delegation which will embark on several meetings with the Miami business community. GMCVB Executive VP Rolando Aedo, WOW Air Founder and CEO Skuli Mogensen, and the...
Southwest Airlines Co., the airline that carries more travelers than any other airline every day to, from, and within California, today announced new flights linking long-served communities along the west coast with new time-saving service. Beginning Aug. 1, 2017, Southwest will offer twice daily service between Sacramento and Long Beach and once daily service between Sacramento and Spokane. Southwest Employees joined Sacramento County leaders today at a news conference at Sacramento...
United Airlines will boost air capacity to the US Virgin Islands (USVI) this summer. Following talks with United Airlines executives in Chicago this week, USVI Commissioner of Tourism Beverly Nicholson-Doty reported the carrier will increase its frequency of flights from Houston to St. Thomas during the summer season. Commissioner Nicholson-Doty, who attended the meeting with Governor Kenneth Mapp and members of the Virgin Islands Port Authority, said the daily flights will operate from June 8...
Kintetsu International Express, the leading U.S. based Japanese travel management company, is expanding its efforts this week and opening a new location in Houston, Texas. KIE. a global organization offering the most comprehensive and in-depth corporate travel solutions and related services available to companies throughout the world. KIE offers a suite of specialized services designed to drive savings and optimize results through cost efficient travel management, online booking, expense...
