World Tourism

[ad_1] Saint Lucia’s popularity among travelers is surging thanks to the diversity of experiences that await visitors to this Caribbean gem. Valentine’s Day is as good a reason as any to book your trip. After all, Saint Lucia has been recognized as one of the world’s premier wedding and honeymoon …

[ad_1] According to new Business Travel Show research, travel buyers are yet to be convinced by next generation technology. Approximately one fifth of the 134 European buyers polled believe that by 2022, bots, Blockchain and alternative realities (AR, VR, MR, XR) will ‘significantly improve booking, saving time and money’, but …

Music and hospitality pioneer Chris Blackwell has been honoured at a star-studded gala ceremony in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The founder of Island Records and Island Outpost was acknowledged with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the World Travel Awards Caribbean & North America Gala Ceremony 2019. The red-carpet evening, which was …

Guyana continues to grow as a destination of choice for travellers. As of December, Guyana recorded a total number of visitor arrivals of 286,732 passengers; a 15.93 per cent increase from the 247,330 visitors Guyana welcomed in 2017. Over the past years, the Guyana Tourism Authority has worked on raising …

The Caribbean’s largest tourism marketing event has opened in Jamaica. The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association officially opened the show earlier at the Montego Bay Convention Centre. The event will be held in collaboration with the Jamaica ministry of tourism, the Jamaica Hotel & Tourist Association and the Jamaica Tourist …

Jamaica Tourist Board director Donovan White has said cultural tourism will be central to the hospitality offering in the country moving forward. Speaking to an industry audience this morning during the opening of Caribbean Tourism Marketplace at the Montego Bay Conference Centre, White revealed revenue from the travel sector was …

[ad_1] WHY IT RATES: Travel agents and advisors working with clients looking to get away from typical vacation destinations should be selling a dream trip to Croatia.—Donald Wood, Breaking News Senior Writer. Croatia, the Adriatic’s shining star, is unlike any other European destination. With a mix of old world European …

[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 …

[ad_1] Mardi Gras is undoubtedly New Orleans’ most well-known festival. Nonetheless, visitors to the Big Easy would be remiss to overlook the city’s countless other lively and buzzing celebrations. New Orleans plays host to more than 130 festivals a year, celebrating just about everything you can think of, from music, …

[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 …