[ad_1] All-inclusive and package holidays are rising in popularity amongst Britons for 2019, with beach holiday experts On the Beach seeing all-inclusive breaks account for half (50%) of all bookings so far this year (up from a 46% share in January.2018). With the forthcoming Brexit day now less than two …
Read More »ISHC and Hospitality Asset Managers Association debut ISHC CapEx 2018
[ad_1] ATLANTA, GEORGIA – The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC), a leading source for global hospitality expertise, in partnership with the Hospitality Asset Managers Association (HAMA), has released the industry’s exclusive resource on hotel capital expenditures, ISHC CapEx 2018: A Study of Capital Expenditures in the Hotel Industry. This …
Read More »Jamaica minister of tourism offers support to small- and medium-sized enterprises
With a record-breaking 4.31 million travellers visiting Jamaica in 2018, the island nation’s tourism industry is poised to boost its rate of growth by expanding investments in small- and medium-sized tourism enterprises. That is according to tourism minister, Edmund Bartlett. Speaking at the Caribbean Travel Marketplace earlier, he explained more …
Read More »Jamaica welcomes opening of Global Tourism Resilience & Crisis Management Centre
Jamaica has welcomed the opening of the new Global Tourism Resilience & Crisis Management Centre, a new UNWTO-backed body based at the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies. The mission of the centre is to carry out policy-relevant research and analysis on destination preparedness, management and recovery …
Read More »New leadership for Antigua & Barbuda Tourism Authority
Lorraine Headley-Raeburn has been appointed chairperson of the Antigua & Barbuda Tourism Authority Minister of tourism and investment, Charles ‘Max’ Fernandez, has announced the appointment of Lorraine Headley-Raeburn as the chairperson of the Antigua & Barbuda Tourism Authority board of directors. At the same time, Dean Fenton has been appointed …
Read More »Christina Aguilera to debut Las Vegas show in May
The multi-platinum singer-songwriter Christina Aguilera has announced that her exclusive headlining residency show, Christina Aguilera: The Xperience, will open at Zappos Theatre at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on May 31st. Tickets go on sale to the public tomorrow. “The Xperience is going to be my most ambitious show yet. …
Read More »The Castell Project releases 2019 Women in Hospitality Leadership Report
[ad_1] ATLANTA – Officials of Castell Project, Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the careers of women professionals in the hospitality industry, today released the 2019 Women in Hospitality Industry Leadership report. “While the discourse is improving since the previous Women in Hospitality Industry Leadership report, we have …
Read More »Tracking tourism patterns: A detailed look at how international travelers visit the U.S
[ad_1] As interest in America fades in some corners of the world, tourism surges from other regions. And while international visitors arrive with a range of hopes and motives in mind, their various pursuits contribute to a broader outcome – an injection of cash into the American economy. UAE real …
Read More »Air Europa set to launch Medellin, Colombia, flights in June
Air Europa will launch new, three-times weekly flights to Colombia’s second city, Medellin, in June. The decision adds a second entry destination into a country growing in popularity. The new route, operated by Air Europa’s state-of-the-art Dreamliner aircraft, will launch on the June 1st, with three flights per week between …
Read More »ABTA highlights growing importance of tourism to UK economy
The contribution to the UK economy from outbound travel has increased by a third since 2014, reveals ABTA. The overall contribution to the UK economy from outbound travel now stands at £37.1 billion and 1.8 per cent of GDP, up 36 per cent from £27.1 billion in 2014. This is …
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