Agent alert: Earn 1,000 reward points with Celebrity
Celebrity Cruises has announced its latest brochure with great fanfare, by giving travel agents the chance to grab up to “1,000 celebrity rewards on celebrity cruises until the end of…
Month: May 2018
New partnership to help Indian agents avoid the “onslaught” of OTAs
After signing a deal earlier this month, Advantage Travel Partnership UK and India’s Pricol Travel created Advantage Asia, India’s very first first leisure travel consortium. Intrigued, I spoke to A…
How to drive efficiency and value with a business-focussed hotel brand
IBIS Delhi airport Ibis Hotels offer smart technology and high quality products at competitive price points along with brand proliferation. As a group, InterGlobe Hotels drive brand value. J.B. Singh,…
Indian CBI announce date for Tony Fernandes questioning
AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes Following raids on AirAsia’s India offices in Mumbai on 29 May, investigating allegations of corruption and bribery, India’s Central Bureau of Investigation has summoned CEO Tony…
Airbnb donate €1.25 million to Community Tourism Programme
Airbnb has released details concerning the first recipients of its its €5 million Community Tourism Programme. More than €1.25 million has been awarded to 24 community projects from London to…
andBeyond: From African safaris to the lake district of Chile
andBeyond Vira Vira, the company’s first lodge outside Africa Luxury experiential travel group, andBeyond, has announced its first managed lodge in South America and its first outside Africa, called andBeyond…
Why would anyone want to become a durian master?
DURIAN: you either love it or hate it. Known as the “king of fruits”, the pungent, plump Southeast Asian delicacy is almost otherworldly in appearance and taste. Said to be…
Westin Hotels & Resorts to debut in the UK along London’s River Thames
Westin Hotels & Resorts, a brand under Marriott International, has announced its plans of debuting in the UK with a hotel on the bank of the Thames scheduled for 2020.…
Mövenpick to raise its fourth flag in Tunisia with upscale takeover
Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts has signed an agreement to manage an existing property in the Mediterranean coastal city of Sfax, relaunching it under the brand later this year. After the…
The US just imposed new visa limits for some Chinese applicants
THE Trump administration just made it a little harder for some Chinese citizens looking to work or study in the US to obtain visas. According to a White House official,…
