Caribbean Princess will undergo an extensive two-week drydock in Freeport, Bahamas, March 26-April 6. She will emerge from a multi-million dollar renovation with new offerings appealing to families, including Camp Discovery Youth & Teen Center, upgraded Movies Under the Stars, Princess Luxury Bed and interconnecting staterooms, just in time for the upcoming Europe summer and fall Caribbean seasons. The cruise ship will also be wired for the Ocean Medallion launch that will be available for...
A series of road shows across Asian, European and Middle Eastern countries has started. The goal of the event is to promote the International Specialized Exhibition Astana EXPO 2017 “Future Energy.” The EXPO 2017 exhibition is not only a business, thematic, cultural and entertainment site, but also the event that will undoubtedly evoke great interest and attract a significant number of tourists from nearby countries and those farther away. Along with the business community...
800 participants and more than 100 exhibitors are expected to attend the 16th European Lead Battery Conference in Vienna (16ELBC). Lead Batteries are an essential part of our daily lives and the technological advances needed to keep pace with changing needs will be discussed. They are used in hundreds of different applications from vehicles to emergency power supply and renewable energy storage. The different technical demands will be discussed and the battery latest research and development...
The Secretariat of the World Tourism Organization referring to decision CE/DEC/15(CIV) of the Executive Council at its 104th session (Luxor, Egypt, 30 October – 1 November 2016), on the procedure for the election of the Secretary-General, informs in regards to the election for the post of Secretary-General for the period 2018-2021, that as of 11 March 2017, 24:00 hours, Madrid time, the deadline for the submission of candidatures in accordance with the aforementioned decision, the following...
The US Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today that US airlines carried an all-time high number of passengers in 2016 – 823.0 million systemwide, 719.0 million domestic and 103.9 million international – surpassing the previous highs reached in 2015. The airlines also set all-time annual highs for systemwide, domestic and international revenue passenger miles (RPMs) and available seat-miles (ASMs). Although passenger trips handled by airlines...
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are expected to welcome 195 million international tourists by 2030. Between 25 million and 50 million new jobs will be required in the region over the next decade. Over 20 Ministers and industry leaders will gather at the Ministerial Forum to discuss how tourism can play a role in the future of the MENA region. Visitors to the MENA region will total 195 million by 2030, growing at a rate higher than the world average, according to figures by the World...
The National Assembly has approved the Seychelles Tourism Board’s (STB) proposed budget for 2017 amounting to the sum of R147.3m. This was during the National Assembly’s sitting this morning, after the leader of government business Charles de Commarmond presented a motion to move that the National Assembly resolves to approve the supplementary estimates to regularize the expenditure of SR226,533,165 (Rupees Two hundred and twenty-six million, five hundred and thirty –three thousand and one...
Russian low-cost carrier Pobeda last week announced it will launch a new service to Turkey on a Moscow Vnukovo-Alanya/Gazipasa route, starting April 21. Pobeda Airlines is a wholly owned subsidiary of Aeroflot and is based in the Vnukovo International Airport, an international airport 28 kilometers southwest of Moscow. The airlines will fly a Boeing 737-800 aircraft on its new route 3 times a week.
Rossiya Airlines will add flights to Turkey in just a few days, via a St. Petersburg-Istanbul Ataturk route, beginning March 27. The airline will operate an Airbus A319 aircraft to accommodate this route 3 times a week. Rossiya Airlines is a Russian airline based in Saint Petersburg with its hub at Pulkovo Airport. Istanbul Atatürk Airport is the main international airport serving Istanbul.
Oman’s national airline, Oman Air, announced plans to increase air service on its Muscat-Jakarta route this summer, beginning on July 2, 2017. Flights will grow from 4 weekly to 6 weekly. Muscat is considered the pulsating heart of Oman, and it is linked to Port Sultan Qaboos by Muttrah Corniche where visitors can view the variety of nature, from golden beaches to mountainous heights, and golden sand dunes. It has a unique intermingling of ancient cultural heritage and modern style. Visitors...
HK Express will beef up its summer service to Eastern Taiwan when it commences another daily flight from Hong Kong to Hualien beginning March 26, 2017. Right now, the airline is flying between the 2 destinations 5 times a week. HK Express is Hong Kong’s first and only low-cost carrier, bringing competition to the Hong Kong market and surrounding region. The airline’s first flight took off on October 27, 2013, and it currently flies to destinations around Asia including cities in Japan, Korea...
Tanzanian airline, Precision Air, provides scheduled flight services to over 10 destinations within and outside Tanzania from its main hub, Dar es Salaam. Come this summer and fall, in July and October respectively, the airline will increase its routes on the regional level as well as bringing service back to Entebbe. Starting July 1, Precision Air will begin flying a Dar es Salaam-Kilimanjaro-Entebbe route, and a Dar es Salaam-Zanzibar-Arusha route. Four days later on July 5, the airline will...
Come March 27, less than 2 weeks from today, Oman Air will launch a 4-times-a-week service from Muscat to Nairobi, using a Boeing B737-800NG on the route. The flights will leave Muscat every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 1450 hours local time and are scheduled to land in the Kenyan capital at 1855 hours local time. The return flights are then leaving at 0045 hours the following day, i.e., Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday, landing at 0650 hours, in time for connections into...
tigerair will be taking over Scoot Jaipur’s Singapore-Jaipur flights beginning March 26, 2017, subject to government approval. Jaipur is the first planned city of India and is known the world over for its colored gems. The capital city of Rajasthan combines the allure of its ancient history with all the advantages of a metropolis. This bustling modern city is one of the three corners of the golden triangle that includes Delhi, Agra, and Jaipur. The airline is planning on 4 weekly nonstop...
A federal judge in Hawaii granted the state’s request to block President Trump’s revised travel ban. Trump has said his administration will appeal. Just one day ahead of when the revised ban was to take effect, US District Court Judge Derrick Watson granted a temporary restraining order against the ban, finding that the order violates the religious establishment clause in the US Constitution. Swaying the judge’s decision was the remark made by Trump while he was campaigning...
Royal Air Maroc has revised its original plans for New York JFK and Sao Paulo, for its summer flight schedule. The airline will keep its plans to increase service on its Casablanca-New York JFK route using a Boeing 787-8 but instead of 14 weekly flights during the period March 27 – May 14, there will now be 11 weekly flights. Also, from May 15 to June 18, the initial increase of 7 weekly flights has grown to 8-9, and on June 19 will go up to 14 weekly flights. On its Casablanca-Sao Paulo...
WizzAir is introducing a new route from Sofia to Bratislava. Beginning June 30, this route will be served 4 times a week. Sofia is the capital of the Balkan nation of Bulgaria. The city’s landmarks reflect more than 2,000 years of history, including Greek, Roman, Ottoman, and Soviet occupation, making for a grand cultural and historical trip. Of equal cultural delight is Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, set along the Danube River by the border with Austria and Hungary. It’s surrounded by...
The Chainsmokers have been announced as the first and headline act to perform at MTV’s annual open-air, summer music festival – Isle of MTV Malta. Widely regarded across the music industry as one of the “breakout acts” of 2016, the multi-platinum selling duo will perform the closing set under the stars, on Tuesday, June 27. MTV’s partnership with the Malta Tourism Authority was recently renewed for a further four years and will be returning to the sun-lit island for what is the 11th consecutive...
Frontier Airlines announced it is ending service to Havana, Cuba, in June of this year. The last flight will take place onboard an Airbus A320 departing from Miami, Florida, on June 4 and landing in Havana, Cuba. The airline is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, USA, and currently serves more than 55 cities in the United States, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic on more than 275 daily flights.
TAROM, Romanian airline and member of skyteam, announced it is expanding its summer service to Spain. The airline is adding one flight to its Bucharest-Barcelona route and Bucharest-Valencia route, as well as adding 2 more flights to its Bucharest-Madrid route. TAROM is Romania’s flag carrier and the oldest operating airline of the country. Its headquarters and main hub are located at the Henri Coandă International Airport. TAROM is also the largest airline operating in Romania based on...
Etihad Airways is introducing its award-winning A380 on the Abu Dhabi-Paris route this summer as part of seasonal adjustments to the airline’s fleet deployment plan. The aircraft will operate on one of its twice-daily services to the French capital between July 1 and October 28. Paris becomes the airline’s latest A380 long-haul destination following London, Sydney, New York and Melbourne. With the aircraft upgrade from a 328-seat Boeing 777, Etihad Airways is able to offer an all-A380 daily...
Low-cost carrier, Volaris, is a Mexican airline based in Santa Fe, Álvaro Obregón, Mexico City, with its main base at Tijuana International Airport. Volaris has scheduled a second service to Ontario, Canada, serving flights from Leon/Gyanajuato twice a week. León is the most populous city and municipality in the Mexican state of Guanajuato. In the 2015 Intercensal Survey, INEGI reported 1,578,626 people living in the municipality of León, making it the fourth most populous municipality in...
Today was the start of MITT 2017 in Moscow. With over 1,600 participating companies from around the globe, MITT is the key meeting place for the tourism industry in Russia or interested in Russian tourism. Dmytro Makarov from the eTN head office in Hawaii was among the participants. He met today with Daria Ovechkina Fomina. She is a mountain climber and a medical doctor from Russia. She recently got married in Tyanboche in the Everest Region of Nepal. She was among the many visitors saying...
Air Canada announced today the introduction of daily summer seasonal service between Vancouver and Boston starting June 23, 2017 until September 4, 2017. “We continue to strategically expand our trans-border network and we are excited to link Vancouver and Boston with daily nonstop flights this summer, complementing our existing Boston services from Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and Halifax. These new non-stop flights will shave two hours of travel time for customers travelling between the...
Through the Cologne Tourist Board, groups of visitors can now book exclusive tours of the European Astronaut Centre (EAC) on the grounds of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Cologne-Wahnheide. The tours are organized by Space Time Concepts GmbH. The service can be booked in either English or German and includes a presentation as well as a guided tour of the training centre. After the tour, visitors can ask questions regarding the work of the EAC, astronaut training and space travel in...
The 2017 tourist season at Loop Head Lighthouse commences tomorrow as the historic West Clare landmark opens to the public for the first time this year. Clare County Council, which manages the lighthouse in conjunction with the Commissioner of Irish Lights (CIL), says 27,274 people visited the lighthouse in 2016 delivering an estimated €2 million injection to the local economy. The popular tourist attraction is located at the mouth of the Shannon Estuary on the Loop Head Peninsula, which is one...
Norwegian has been a controversy in the aviation world at times. US carriers have been trying hard to fight the low fares offered by Norwegian between North America and Europe. So far, US courts have ruled in favor of Norwegian, leading to the success of the no-thrills airline. Now, the airline is proposing a second daily London Gatwick-New York JFK route for the winter 2017/18 season, with plans to make it available year-round.
Following on from the success of their properties in Ibiza and Tenerife, the Malta Tourism Authority are delighted with the announcement that Hard Rock Café will be opening a hotel in Malta in 2020. Nestled in the trendy hot spot of St Julian’s, the hotel is projected to feature 370 rooms, including 110 suites with balcony views over the idyllic island paradise of St George’s Bay. A gastronomic destination in itself, the hotel is to feature a host of premier food and beverage outlets, including...
Royal Caribbean has unveiled its strongest lineup yet of North American itineraries in 2018-19, with the addition of a fourth Oasis Class ship, named Symphony of the Seas, a brand new terminal at PortMiami, and a diverse array of adventure-packed ships sailing from South Florida, Puerto Rico, Texas, the Pacific Northwest and the Northeast. Guests of all ages can experience the exotic islands of the Caribbean, breathtaking Alaskan expeditions, and picturesque coastal treasures of Canada and New...
Thousands of domestic tour operators, travel organizers and agencies from across the country are preparing to converge at the British Tourism & Travel Show – the largest domestic tourism showcase for the UK and Ireland’s travel trade – next week on 22-23 March, at the NEC Birmingham. Albatross Travel Group, Bakers Dolphin Coach Travel, British Airways Holidays, Co-operative Holidays, Coach Holiday, Cottages.com, D&H Harrod Coaches, Expedia, Explore Global, Gold Crest Holidays...
