[ad_1] DUESSELDORF, GERMANY – At the end of 2017, the year in which the state capital Duesseldorf hosted three major sporting events: the European Triathlon Championship, the World Table Tennis Championships and the Grand Départ of the Tour de France, the city is able to draw a positive conclusion and …
Read More »Qatar Airways to launch flights to Pattaya, Thailand
Qatar Airways has responded to increased customer demand for services to Thailand by launching direct flights to Pattaya, the airline’s fifth route to the country. The new four-times-a-week service, which starts on January 28th, is in addition to the airline’s existing flights to Bangkok, Krabi, Phuket and soon to be …
Read More »Ferrari World Abu Dhabi recognised as industry leader by World Travel Awards
Ferrari World Abu Dhabi has been awarded the title of Middle East’s Leading Theme Park for 2017, as the park staved off growing local and international competition. Jesse Vargas, general manager, Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, present to receive the award on behalf of the team stated: “This award is a …
Read More »Qatar Airways increases capacity on Shiraz, Iran, route
Qatar Airways will upgrade its operations to the southern Iranian city of Shiraz from an Airbus A320 to an Airbus A330 on November 2nd, in order to meet increasing demand from passengers. The 260-seater Airbus A330 aircraft increases capacity on this route by 81 per cent, with 464 more seats …
Read More »Gulf Air Holidays launches to travellers in Middle East
Gulf Air has officially launched Gulf Air Holidays, offering travellers a wide range of holiday packages and tailor-made travel solutions to destinations. The airline is working in partnership with online travel booking company Ezeego1.com who are the Gulf Air Holidays back-end service provider. Commenting on this initiative Gulf Air Deputy …
Read More »Closing out 2017, North American hoteliers see solid gains in rates and bookings
[ad_1] NEW YORK – TravelClick, a leading global provider of data and revenue-generating solutions for hoteliers, announced new data from the company’s December 2017 North American Hospitality Review (NAHR). According to this data, as North American hoteliers transition from 2017 into the New Year, all travel segments in the fourth …
Read More »Dutch prefer Crete and Corfu in 2018
[ad_1] On Griekenland.net, a popular website about Greece in Holland, visitors could vote for their favourite destination in Greece in 2018. Over 1.500 votes were collected and the Dutch prefer Crete (15%) and Corfu 12%) for holidays Greece in 2018. Also Lesvos (11%) and Zakynthos (8%) are on top of …
Read More »NYC & Company: City remains safe following terror attack
NYC & Company president Fred Dixon has said the city remains safe following the deadliest terrorist incident in the US tourism capital since the September 11th attacks in 2001. Eight people were killed and 12 injured when the driver of a truck hit people on a cycle path in Lower …
Read More »Puerto Rico to welcome Caribbean Travel Marketplace in show of strength following Hurricane Irma
Puerto Rico will host the Caribbean’s largest tourism marketing event in San Juan from January 30th -February 1st next year. The decision comes as officials work rapidly to prepare hotels and meeting facilities impacted by the recent hurricanes. “In rolling out a reenergised Caribbean Travel Marketplace, we look forward to …
Read More »Cyprus Tourism Organisation reports strong visitor figures for September
The Cyprus Tourism Organisation’s September 2017 visitor figures continue to show strong growth to the destination. From January to September 2017, global tourist arrivals to Cyprus reached 3,001,603, compared to 2,617,218 in 2016; a year-on-year increase of 14.7 per cent. UK arrivals during this period reached 1,039,783; an 8.9 per …
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