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[ad_1] WASHINGTON, D.C. – Face-to-face meetings and events play an integral role in bolstering our national economy and key business sectors, according to a new report from Oxford Economics, commissioned by the Events Industry Council (EIC), Meetings Mean Business Coalition (MMBC) and industry partners. Data for the report was compiled …

[ad_1] A new development on the Sydney waterfront is giving the famed and iconic Sydney Opera House a run for its money. Barangaroo, a reinvention of an abandoned site, is a dynamic 54-acre retail, cultural and financial area combined with extraordinary public spaces. Constructed at a cost of more than …

[ad_1] MONTREAL – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for the 2017 safety performance of the commercial airline industry showing continued strong improvements in safety. The all accident rate (measured in accidents per 1 million flights) was 1.08, an improvement over the all accident rate of 1.68 in …

New research from ATOL has found that three million people are set to book their holiday this week, as December’s snowy weather accelerates the holiday booking period for one in five consumers. For those who have escaped the worst of the weather in the south, it seems ‘staying organised’ and …

‎flydubai’s inaugural flight touched down earlier at Kilimanjaro International Airport, increasing capacity to Tanzania and further expanding its network in Africa to twelve destinations. flydubai will offer six flights a week to Kilimanjaro, three of which are via a stop in the capital, Dar es Salaam and will increase the …

Thomas Cook Airlines’ inaugural flight from Gatwick Airport to Barbados has departed during a Bajan carnival event. The weekly flight from Gatwick joins three-times weekly flights to Barbados from Manchester. Across Thomas Cook Group Airlines, over 265,000 seats are available to Caribbean destinations in the winter season, a 11 per …

airBaltic will launch a new direct service from London Gatwick Airport to Tallinn on March 27th, 2018. The twice-weekly flights will offer convenient connections between the two cities. Martin Gauss, chief executive of airBaltic, said: “By improving air travel service between the Baltic capitals and European cities, airBaltic is reinforcing …

[ad_1] For the past few years, it’s been all about nature in Iceland. Hot springs. Northern lights (you can see them in Norway, too). Wild horses. You name it. Norway is coming in hot, though, with an exploding arts and culture scene, a new twist on traditional Scandinavian food and, …

[ad_1] LONDON – Saudi Arabia has more than 64,000 rooms across the three phases of the hotel development pipeline, according to data from STR. That room total represents 76% of the more than 84,500 existing hotel rooms in the country. As shown in STR’s January Pipeline Report, there are 187 …

[ad_1] It’s easier than ever to travel to Brazil. A faster visa process has led to a boom in U.S. visitors traveling to the country. Since the launch of e-visas on January 25, 2018, there has been a 70 percent increase in visa applications from American visitors compared to the …