[ad_1] NEW YORK – TravelClick, an Amadeus company, announced that global distribution system (GDS) hotel bookings experienced a record year in 2018, generating over 75 million annual reservations globally, up from 70 million in 2017. The company noted that this global GDS growth coupled with sustained increases in average daily …
Read More »Belgrade Tourism Fair marked by buisiness meetings
[ad_1] More than 650 direct exhibitors and co-exhibitors from as many as 38 countries presented their travel offers, accommodation capacities, culture, customs, many different kinds of wine and specialties in the halls of the Belgrade Fair all under one slogan “The Summer is Closer Than You May Think”, and together …
Read More »Visit Belfast launches MICE-focused advertising campaign
Belfast’s official tourism marketing agency, Visit Belfast, has launched a brand-new marketing campaign designed to rapidly accelerate the volume of inbound business conferences and events taking place in the city. Emphasising the importance of business tourism to Belfast and Northern Ireland and developed by Visit Belfast with 13 major partners …
Read More »Qatar Airways to boost South Africa services from July
Qatar Airways has announced it will be increasing the number of weekly flights on its popular routes to South Africa from July. Weekly flight frequencies to Johannesburg, South Africa’s largest metropolis, will increase from 14 to 18 from July, rising to 19 in August. A further two flights will be …
Read More »UAE Tour visits famous Palm Jumeirah for stage four
Nakheel, sponsor of the UAE Tour White Jersey, hosted 140 of the world’s best cyclists at Dubai’s world-famous Palm Jumeirah earlier as stage four of the event got under way. The riders gathered at the Pointe at Palm Jumeirah, Nakheel’s new, AED800 million waterfront dining and lifestyle destination, for the …
Read More »USA retains top position as global tourism continues to grow
The global tourism sector grew at 3.9 per cent last year, to contribute a record $8.8 trillion and 319 million jobs to the world economy, according to figures from the World Travel & Tourism Organisation. For the eighth consecutive year, this was above the growth rate of world GDP. The …
Read More »STR to launch largest hotel companies list at IHIF
[ad_1] LONDON – Accor maintains the top room count among parent companies in Europe, and Ibis is the continent’s largest hotel brand, according to the STR 500. As part of the STR 500 launch, the company will release the top 100 companies and brands in Europe during the 22nd International …
Read More »trivago Industry Insights: traveler profile
[ad_1] DUSSELDORF, GERMANY – trivago, a leading global hotel metasearch, shares insights into travelers’ hotel search behavior on its platform in a new report. The in-depth data analysis examines when trivago users search for a hotel, which factors narrow down their search options, what prices they pay, how much they …
Read More »British Airways launches London City-Munich route
Customers at London’s Munich Cricket Club joined in a traditional Bavarian toast to the newest British Airways’ route to launch from London City Airport. Cabin crew members James Carlton and Cyntia Matyokova visited the famous bierkeller and kitchen in Victoria to celebrate the new three-times-a-day British Airways flights to the …
Read More »Flybe expands summer schedule from Heathrow
Putting its financial woes to one side, Flybe has today added another daily return flight to its Edinburgh-London Heathrow service as part of its summer schedule. The move increases the choice of flights to six a day – resulting in a total of 41 available throughout the week. The enhanced …
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