A landmark route into the heart of Africa has taken off, underlining Manchester Airport’s role in connecting the north of England to the world. Ethiopian Airlines’ inaugural flight left the UK’s third largest airport 100 per cent full and will unlock more than 60 connections across Africa. The four times …

Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo, VSS Unity, has landed in the Mojave Desert, California, following her maiden spaceflight. Not only is this the first human spaceflight to be launched from American soil since the final Space Shuttle mission in 2011, but the very first time that a crewed vehicle built for commercial, …

[ad_1] Overpriced plane tickets and obnoxious layovers aren’t the worst parts of holiday travel. Sometimes too much quality time with our relatives can be problematic. AreaVibes surveyed over 1,000 people about their proximity from immediate family, who they tend to favor and where they run off to when long-stay visits …

[ad_1] The latest results from the Air Travellers’ Traffic Barometer*, produced by European Cities Marketing and ForwardKeys, highlighted that arrivals from all long-haul travellers enjoyed single-digit growth and went up by an overall 5.6%, not balancing enough the decrease of the intra-European arrivals (-7.8%) which represented half of International arrivals …

The National Congress of Argentina has approved the creation of the Iberá National Park. Located in the province of Corrientes, in the north-east of the country, it has a surface of 159,800 hectares and will become one of the attractions of the Litoral Eco-touristic Corridor. This new protected space (located …

LATAM Airlines Brazil has announced it will commence its non-stop service to Munich, Germany, from São Paulo on June 25th next year with tickets now on sale. LATAM will operate four weekly flights on the route using Boeing 767 aircraft with capacity for 191 passengers in economy and 30 in …

The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority’s board of directors has announced the appointment of long-time tourism executive, Chris Tatum, as its new president and chief executive. Tatum’s appointment concludes a four-month search and review of more than 100 candidates to find and appoint a new leader of the agency responsible for managing …

Steven Balderston has joined South African Tourism as trade training specialist, bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience to the role from years of working in the travel industry. Originally from Australia, Balderston previously worked for Tourism Northern Territory in the UK for the last two and a half years. …

[ad_1] AUSTIN, TEXAS – Thirty-five percent of rewards cardholders say they earn the most rewards on grocery purchases, according to a new CreditCards.com report. Another 27% say travel is their top earning category, followed by gas (23%) and dining (14%). Interestingly, there are regional differences in how Americans earn credit …

[ad_1] By October 2020, travelers won’t be able to board planes in the United States if they don’t have the correct form of ID. In the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the Department of Homeland Security announced a plan to strengthen the security of identification requirements for …