“American Soil, Chamorro Soul” reveals what modern Chamorro culture means on Guam as three generations demonstrate the cultural Renaissance in dancing, medicine, and traditional canoe building. This film was produced by The Guam Culture Guide, Inc. with Jessica Peterson as the Producer, Director, Writer, and Editor. It was sponsored by: Docomo Pacific, The Guam Guide, Farm to Table Guam, Coast 360, Dusit Thani Guam Resort, Sheraton Guam Resort, and Pacific Star Resort. See the trailer here.
Destination Trinidad and Tobago launched its 2017 marketing campaign, Lime365 on February 7, 2017 with all the pomp and flair of a Trinidad and Tobago-styled cocktail party. Lime365 was designed to highlight and promote the destination’s active annual event calendar. In Trinidad and Tobago’s local parlance, to lime (verb) is to “hang out or socialize” and a lime (noun) is a social event. Lime365 boasts that there is something to do every day in Trinidad and Tobago. Already known as home to the...
Guam boasts a plethora of spots perfect for romancing your sweetheart. For outdoorsy types, there are a number of breathtaking sights for an intimate picnic. The island’s hotels have several upscale restaurants for a romantic candle-lit dinner. Whatever your romantic style, Guam’s natural beauty is sure to inspire love. Here are our top picks for romance… Southern Hills A leisurely drive through Guam’s southern hills is as romantic as it gets. Guam’s rainy climate means you’re likely to...
The new 2017 SKAL International USA Executive Committee officially took office and began work at their recent Winter Board Meeting in Orlando, Fla., endorsing recommendations of its Futures Committee, confirming its formal mission statement, goals and objectives for the year ahead. New officers for the coming year are Holly Power, President, SKAL International Boston; Burcin Turkkan, Vice President—Administration, SKAL International Atlanta; Alton Hagen, Vice President—Finance, SKAL...
Konrad Gstrein has been named General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Toronto. A true leader in the industry, this is his sixth appointment with the company. Gstrein’s illustrious career started with Four Seasons in 2001 as Assistant Guest Services Manager at Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea. His journey has been fast paced and nonstop with signature assignments in Sydney and New York, where he worked in several management positions. In 2008, Gstrein was promoted to Director of Rooms at...
Carnival Corporation & plc, the world’s largest leisure travel company, today announced that Cuba has granted approval for its Carnival Cruise Line brand to begin sailing to Cuba starting in June 2017. To help meet strong demand from U.S. travelers to visit Cuba, Carnival Cruise Line will offer a full series of sailings in 2017, expanding Carnival Corporation’s total sailings to Cuba in 2017 and providing more travelers with the opportunity to visit the Caribbean’s...
Virgin America and the American Heart Association (AHA) today announce they are once again joining forces for American Heart Month. February has been designated ‘American Heart Month’ to help raise awareness of heart disease and stroke and to provide tips to stay “heart healthy” for your loved ones. To spotlight and support the AHA’s work in the area of heart health, this Valentine’s Day the airline has launched a special “Fly ‘Til Your...
Why not explore the world instead of lying on the couch? This year, at ITB Berlin trade visitors and the general public can immerse themselves in the world of youth travel again. Tour operators, tourism associations and organisations will be gathered in Hall 4.1 where they will be showcasing their latest products and innovations in the Youth Travel & Economy Accommodation segment. Exhibitors will be presenting digital innovations such as VR goggles, information on new youth travel...
From 11 to 26 March 2017, the Brussels Art Nouveau & Art Deco (BANAD) Festival will add 10 new buildings to its program. The BANAD Festival is the successor to the Art Nouveau and Art Deco Biennial Event, and will continue to be the unmissable event for fans of these two architectural styles used for so many buildings in Brussels. Over the three last weekends of March, the BANAD Festival will offer guided tours of around 50 exceptional interiors in the Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles – and...
The TAR – regional administrative tribunal – has annulled a decision by the city of Florence to raise the ZTL tariffs charged on coach operators on the basis that no consultation with relevant stakeholders took place prior to the decision. The resolution of 9th February 2016 scrapped subscriptions which allowed tourist buses temporary access to the city centre, the transport of passengers to and from the airport, train stations, accommodation providers, trade shows and congresses...
Welcoming over 800,000 visitors last month, an all-time January high, Budapest Airport today celebrates another route announcement with home-based carrier Wizz Air. Boosting the Hungarian gateway’s links to Germany, the ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) has confirmed the launch of a daily service to Frankfurt, as of 15 December. Starting its fifth German connection, Wizz Air’s new operation will give the ULCC a 15% share of all of Budapest’s scheduled seats to the German market. Adding another...
In 2016, the reporting carriers canceled 1.17 percent of their scheduled domestic flights, an improvement over the 1.5 percent cancellation rate in 2015 and the lowest in the 22 years with comparable numbers, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) released today. The previous low was 1.24 percent in 2002. The reporting carriers canceled 1.6 percent of their scheduled domestic flights in December 2016, an improvement over the 1.7 percent cancellation rate posted in December 2015, but...
For the fifth year in a row, visit.brussels is organizing the European Association Summit (EAS) in Brussels, on 30 and 31 May 2017. It has become a key event for information exchange, knowledge sharing and networking between international associations. This year, the program is spread over two days in total and the content enhanced with the addition of new topics Created by the international associations, the event features a range of subjects and speakers who will share their experience with...
Milan Bergamo Airport’s route network development continues with the significant announcement of the Italian gateway’s new airline partner, Arkia Israeli Airlines’ link to Tel Aviv. Set to commence on 1 June, Arkia will launch the airport’s first direct link to Israel. Utilising the carrier’s 120-seat E195s, the twice weekly service will increase to three times weekly during the peak season. Attracting its 16th carrier, and looking beyond the airport’s traditionally low-cost carrier core, Milan...
It’s known as the Golden City Gate. For many years German film Producer Ute Huschert had been a familar event during the largest travel and tourism event in the world, the ITB Trade Show in Berlin next month. Destinations and their stakeholders like hotels are invited to compete at the Golden City Gate to have their TV commercial, destination documentary, hotel film or multi-media website evaluated by a competitive international jury. The best entries will be presented at the award...
The stage has been set for RwandAir to further spread its wings into West Africa, after Rwanda’s State Minister for Transport, Dr. Alexis Nzahabwanimana, signed a new air services deal with his Malian counterpart. the Minister of Equipment, Transport and Infrastructure, Mrs. Seynabou Diop Traoré. Both countries embraced an open skies policy under the new deal which will allow RwandAir to carry passengers and cargo from Kigali to Bamako and beyond, with full uplift rights out of the Malian...
Even though they don’t vote, the involvement of the physically handicapped are an important group, and in France, they just threw their support behind Alain St.Ange for the election of a new Secretary General for the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). A lot has been said about discrimination in the world of tourism for a long time, but hearing Gilbert Lamory, the Vice President responsible for Development for GIHP (Groupement pour l’insertion des personnes Handicapees...
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Tourism Vancouver and Visit Anaheim have unveiled a series of fun, insightful videos highlighting the similarities between their respective destinations, common misconceptions held about each, and unexpected destination highlights. The videos are part of a year-long marketing campaign the destination marketing organizations (DMOs) collaborated on with the goal of cross-promoting to each other’s key visitation markets – and Valentine’s Day is...
The New Orleans-based Carnival Dream recently completed an extensive makeover that added a variety of exciting food and beverage concepts. Following the renovation, which took place in Freeport, The Bahamas, the 130,000-ton ship yesterday resumed its year-round schedule of seven-day Caribbean cruises from the Big Easy. The new spaces include: • Guy’s Pig & Anchor Barbeque Smokehouse: Designed by Food Network star Guy Fieri, the open-air free-of-charge venue offers a variety of BBQ...
Obviously encouraged by the response to the sales mission to Mumbai and Delhi in India, Indonesia plans to have similar events in Pune and Ahmedabad in August of this year. India and Indonesia have long had ties with one another. Travel agents, tourist attractions, plus Garuda Indonesia airline took part in the February 10-13 events, where officials and operators interacted with Indian operators, who showed keen interest in promoting Indonesia in India because of old ties, new products, and now...
Aéroport de Québec inc. (AQi) is very pleased with WestJet’s decision to add up to 70 additional flights per week to and from Québec City (YQB). This decision has strengthened WestJet’s position and made it more competitive while meeting the needs of passengers in the greater Québec City area. “Today’s announcement fits perfectly with our Passenger first® mission,” said AQi president and CEO Gaëtan Gagné. “Providing more flights from Québec City is central to...
Years prior to the Cuban Revolution in 1959 that saw the communist Fidel Castro regime come to power, cruise ships from Miami regularly stopped in Cuba and Jamaica as part of their northern Caribbean itinerary. Now with the easing of US/Cuba relations just under 60 years following the revolution and prompting by Jamaica’s Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett, cruise executives are excited about the prospects for a surge in interest for the once charmed route which will prove popular and continue...
South African Airways (SAA), the national carrier of South Africa and Africa’s most awarded airline has introduced its new Airbus A330-300 wide-body aircraft on the three-times weekly route between Washington, DC Dulles International Airport and Johannesburg O.R. Tambo International Airport via Dakar, Senegal. The new A330-300s offer state-of-the-art technology, are very environmentally friendly and SAA customers will enjoy the latest innovations in onboard comfort and amenities. The interior...
The British public clearly appear to recognise that following Brexit a third runway at Heathrow will help Britain compete in the global economy. The new polling comes a week after Heathrow expansion reached its first delivery milestone with the Government publishing the draft National Policy Statement. The new polling conducted by ComRes saw majorities of respondents agreeing that the runway will help demonstrate that the country remains open for business and/or help prepare Britain for its new...
Planning to take a short break from work soon? Now’s a good time to go on vacation, as there’s quite a good deal on holiday accommodations in the UAE. In Abu Dhabi, home to a number of five-star luxury properties and family-friendly resorts, travelers can enjoy a little pampering without breaking the bank, as hotels have just dropped their room rates, according to a recent research by London-based STR. The company’s preliminary analysis showed that the entry of new hotels in the capital is...
TAP Portugal will commence five weekly flights to Abidjan, in Ivory Coast, starting July 17th this year. Abidjan is the seventh new destination to be added to TAP’s global network in 2017, including Toronto, Stuttgart, Gran Canaria, Alicante, Bucharest and Budapest. Nonstop service between Lisbon and Abidjan will operate on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, on A320 aircraft. The flights depart from Lisbon at 5:25pm and return from Abidjan at 11:00pm. In winter, the schedule...
Qatar Airways and Qatar Duty Free are welcoming some of the best talent in women’s tennis as the players arrive in Doha this week to compete in the Qatar Total Open 2017, to be held at Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex between 13 and 18 February. The Qatar Total Open 2017 will host more than 40 of the most elite women’s tennis players with seven of the world’s top 10 women’s singles players appearing in what has become one of Doha’s most popular annual spectator events. World...
The African continent in 2017 is expected to house some of the world’s fastest growing cities. This is largely thanks to an array of factors including the abundance of natural resources, increasing levels of foreign direct investment (FDI), a young population and the growth in internet penetration rates. Yet in light of the rapid rate of urbanization, urban issues related to housing and city infrastructure will remain a key challenge for African cities in 2017. Fransua Vytautas Razvadauskas...
In line with plans to further expand its international network in 2017 to boost regional trade and integration, Vietjet has introduced yet another international route connecting the central city of Da Nang to Seoul (South Korea) in a bid to meet the increasing travel demands of corporate professionals and leisure travelers between the two renowned tourist cities. With this, Da Nang is now Vietnam’s 4th destination to be connected with Seoul – the famed capital of South Korea, following three...
The Islamabad High Court on Monday imposed a ban on Valentine’s Day celebrations across Pakistan. The order came during the hearing of a petition arguing that the day was not part of Islamic tradition and should be banned, the Dawn reported. According to the court order, Valentine’s Day related festivities have been banned in public places. The electronic and print media have also been told not to give coverage to any promotion of the day. Last year, President Mamnoon Hussain urged Pakistanis...
