12/11/2008 12:04
Travel association ABTA could demand its members offer consumer financial protection on every purchase.
ABTA head of financial services Simon Bunce and board member Steven Freudmann confirmed the association is considering making consumer protection a condition of membership.
However,...
11/11/2008 19:55
Jamaica's Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett announced that the country plans to spend $11 million to refurbish and ready several resort areas on the island in time for the high tourism season.
Working crews will touch up such target cities as Negril, St. Ann and Kingston, among other areas....
11/11/2008 19:14
Maui (World Tourism News) - Honua Kai Resort & Spa, Maui's newest luxury beach resort, is set to open January 2009 on Kaanapali's North Beach. The resort is settled on 38 oceanfront acres near some of the island's more popular snorkeling and dive beaches.
The accommodations are situated...
11/11/2008 19:11
A new survey by leading travel search engine Kayak.co.uk reveals that despite predicted job losses of 300,000, skyrocketing fuel and food prices and the plunging pound, a staggering 60% of polled Brits will not hold back on their winter travel plans and are instead opting for a Christmas break...
11/11/2008 15:23
Travel could not ignore the "financial tsunami" thrown at it, was the message from Fiona Jeffery, architect and chairwoman of World Travel Market.
There is little doubt that in 2009 in western Europe there will be less holiday packages sold and those that are will cost more she...
11/11/2008 14:04
USA (World Tourism News) - Fairmont Hotels & Resorts has announced it will manage a luxury hotel in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine - the company's first in Eastern Europe. Fairmont Grand Hotel Kyiv adds to a growing collection in Europe, joining Fairmont Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten, Hamburg; Fairmont...
10/11/2008 16:02
Kenyan tourism minister Najib Balala has predicted the country will see a 10% to 15% increase in US visitors as a result of Barack Obama's victory in the US presidential election.
Balala said Obama's image is positive for Kenya. "Kenya has produced a great leader with the prospect of change...
10/11/2008 13:41
Travel networking websites and activities are expected to grow over the next five years to become a major trend according to the World Travel Market Global Trends Report 2008, released today.
The research, carried out in conjunction with Euromonitor, claims companies across the travel...
07/11/2008 20:07
US business travelers surveyed who flew more than six times during the previous 12 months preferred to book their trips online instead of by phone or e-mail. That held true whether the travelers booked directly with suppliers or had their corporate travel departments handle the...
07/11/2008 11:19
With more consumers utilizing travel and mapping websites, it makes sense for marketers to follow. A new collaboration between the Travel Ad Network (TAN) and Lat49 could make the transition to travel advertising simpler because they offer mapvertising.
Mapvertising geographically and contextually...
