Travel and Tour World

Travel and Tour World, a travel trade media and an information platform, is an all-inclusive and far-reaching B2B travel magazine. It aspires to build a network of travel and tour professionals across the globe to mark its presence in this increasingly co

Entries from 2015-05-01 to 1 month

JW Marriott Macau and The Ritz-Carlton, Macau Set New Standard for Luxury

Marriott International, marked a new milestone today with the opening of JW Marriott Hotel Macau and The Ritz-Carlton, Macau in the thriving Special Administrative Region (S.A.R) of Macau in South China. continue reading..........

Delta employees take delivery of new Airbus A330-300 aircraft

Honorees of Delta Air Lines’ Chairman’s Club, the airline’s most prestigious recognition for employees, today took delivery of a new Airbus A330-300 widebody aircraft from Airbus’ headquarters in Toulouse, France. continue reading..........

Annika Sörenstam visits Estonian Golf & Country Club to oversee plans for her first course design in Europe

Annika Sörenstam, widely regarded as the greatest female golfer of all time, visited Estonian Golf & Country Club, Tallinn, today as plans for her first course design in Europe take shape. continue reading..........

Hilton Hotels & Resorts Opens First Hotel in Yunnan, China

Hilton Hotels & Resortstoday announced the opening of Hilton Yuxi Fuxian Lake, bringing Hilton’s world-class hospitality to picturesque Yunnan Province for the first time. continue reading..........

Attendees Pour Praise for FCCA Central America Cruise Summit

The reviews are in, and the FCCA Central America Cruise Summit is a hit. The FCCA distributed a survey to attendees, asking for feedback and input on the recent event, and received plentiful praise from local stakeholders looking to establ…

Chapter Directors Value NACTA Annual Membership at $2,500

Leaders of the National Association of Career Travel Agents (NACTA), in an exercise to identify the most valuable benefits of belonging to and joining the association, have determined the $165 annual membership fee is actually worth $2,500…

Boeing Awarded First-Ever Commercial Human Spaceflight Mission

NASA issued a task order as part of Boeing’s $4.2 billion Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract recently to include the company’s first-ever service flight to the International Space Station. continue reading........

Tourism Ireland teams up with KLM to grow tourist numbers to Northern Ireland

Tourism Ireland has teamed up with KLM and KLM International to promote the new flight to Belfast from Amsterdam and to highlight transit possibilities via Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport to Belfast. A joint promotional campaign is under way …

Capitalising on the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open at Royal County Down

The Irish Open golf championship returns to Northern Ireland this week, this time to Royal County Down; it takes place from Thursday 28 to Sunday 31 May. continue reading..........

Dragon Boat Festival at Four Seasons Hotel Singapore

To celebrate the annual Dragon Boat Festival, decadent home-made glutinous rice dumplings returns to Jiang-Nan Chun at Four Seasons Hotel Singapore, with Chef Alan Chan offering a nuanced take on the ingredients that generously fill up the…

Update on the Fiji Airways A330 Incident and Disruption Period

Fiji Airways has today advised that repair work on its A330 aircraft involved in the tarmac incident on May 16th have begun. However we’re unable to confirm a date for return to service at this stage. continue reading........

Fiji Airways Welcomes ‘Island of Ovalau’ Into Fleet

Fiji Airways, Fiji National Airline, today welcomed a fifth Boeing 737-800 into its fleet. The leased aircraft – Island of Ovalau – features Fiji Airways’ award-winning livery and designs, and features eight Business Class seats and 162 Ec…

Gulf Air and S7 Airlines Enter into a Special Prorate Agreement

The Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier Gulf Air has entered into a Special Prorate Agreement (SPA) with Russian carrier S7 Airlines enabling Gulf Air passengers to take flights beyond Moscow to and from any S7 Airlines domestic destinat…

Turkish Airlines’ Africa network now encompasses 44 destinations

By adding its 110th country, Turkish Airlines, “Europe’s Best Airline”* for the last four years (as ranked by Skytrax), continues expand its already substantial African network. continue reading........

Keens Road Level Crossing Incident

KiwiRail can confirm that the Tranz Alpine was involved in a collision with a motor vehicle at the level crossing on Keens Road near Springfield just after 09.00am this morning. continue reading........

Delta Adds Boston, Orlando, Victoria and Pasco Service from Seattle

Delta Air Lines is adding service from its hub at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Boston; Orlando; Pasco, Wash.; and Victoria, British Columbia. Victoria is a new destination in Delta’s network and is subject to foreign government …

Denver International Airport Announces Appointment of new Chief Financial Officer

Denver International Airport (DIA) today announced the appointment of Gisela Shanahan as its new Chief Financial Officer/Executive Vice President of Finance. continue reading........

Kids Are Free All Summer at Gran Caribe & Gran Porto Resorts, MX

Family vacations just got a whole lot more fun and affordable at the all-inclusive Gran Caribe Resort & Spa in Cancun and the Gran Porto Resort & Spa in Playa del Carmen. continue reading.........

Dude! Spirit Announces New Service Between SoCal and NorCal

Californians looking to make a quick trip between Los Angeles and the Bay Area can now skip the more than five hour drive, and instead hop on a one hour flight and save a lot of money at the same time. continue reading.......

Dude! Spirit Announces New Service Between SoCal and NorCal

Californians looking to make a quick trip between Los Angeles and the Bay Area can now skip the more than five hour drive, and instead hop on a one hour flight and save a lot of money at the same time. Spirit continue reading.......

New Zealand welcomes football world

Most of the 24 teams have arrived in New Zealand for the tournament that will be played out in seven host cities from 30 May – 20 June. The tournament kicks off on Saturday, 30 May, with New Zealand taking on the Ukraine at Auckland’s Nort…

Taranaki enjoys a taste of the FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup host city New Plymouth has given football fans a taste of what’s to come when the tournament kicks off in host cities around New Zealand on 30 May. continue reading..........

Premier launches new tourism campaign for Outback Queensland

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has unveiled a new tourism campaign to entice South East Queenslanders to Queensland’s Outback to help boost districts struggling through drought. continue reading..........

Qantas Gives Customers Unparalleled Access to Thousands Of Magazines And Newspapers

From The Washington Post and Vogue Italia to Australian metropolitan and regional publications, Qantas customers can now enjoy access to nearly 4,000 leading titles on the world’s largest newspaper and magazine platform, PressReader. conti…

Estonian Air to add flights on Tallinn-Vilnius route

Estonian Air will add flights on Tallinn-Vilnius route to 11 roundtrips a week as from 25 May 2015, as Air Lituanica has made a decision to terminate its operations. So far Estonian Air was operating with 6 roundtrips a week between Tallin…

Estonian Air passenger numbers on regular flights grew 8.7% in April

In April 2105, Estonian Air carried 46 089 passengers, out of which 45 918 on regular flights. The number of passengers on regular flights increased 8.7% compared to the same period last year. continue reading...........

Air Seychelles congratulates Melita Gilbert for her success in Miss Deaf Africa

Air Seychelles congratulates Melita Gilbert on her success in Miss Deaf Africa 2015, where she was crowned Second Princess. continue reading..........

Key South African luxury travel trade visit the Middle East’s largest inbound and outbound show

Dubai Tourism South Africa recently took 8 key South African luxury travel trade buyers to the Middle East’s largest inbound and outbound travel trade show, Arabian Travel Market (ATM) which took place at the Dubai International Convention…

London City Airport uses Latest Technology for Taxi Advertising Campaign

London City Airport (LCY) has utilised the latest in advertising technology to target business travellers with its new ad campaign. continue reading..........

A4A Projects Summer Air Travel to Reach All-Time High

Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, today forecast that summer 2015 air travel would rise to its highest level ever while reporting that U.S. continue reading.........