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 2015-09-09 to 1 day

Bristol Airport calls for action on Air Passenger Duty

Bristol Airport has joined forces with seven other English regional airports to urge the Government to ensure they are not negatively impacted by the potential devolution of Air Passenger Duty (APD) to Scotland and Wales. continue reading.…

Highest Accolade For Hebridean Hideaway

A luxury Hebridean beach cottage which weaves the stunning Harris landscape throughout the house has achieved the highest Quality Assurance (QA) accolade from VisitScotland. continue reading.......

LATAM Airlines Group Reports Preliminary Monthly Statistics For August 2015

LATAM Airlines Group S.A. and its subsidiaries, (“LATAM Airlines Group” or “the Company”), the leading airline group in Latin America, today reported its preliminary monthly traffic statistics for August 2015 compared to August 2014. conti…

New Oman Air Rahal Multi-Segment Ticket Option Launched

Oman Air, the designated carrier of the Sultanate of Oman is a business enterprise committed to the basic objective of providing safe, reliable and profitable air transport services for passengers and cargo as well as other aviation relate…

Top Ten Reasons To Holiday in Europe in Autumn

As families head back home for the start of the school season, many of Europe’s cities once again become a peaceful haven, free from crowds, queues and hassle. What’s more the weather is still great, there are plenty of events occurring an…

Qantas Adds More Flights To Hong Kong And Manila

Qantas will add more flights between Australia and Hong Kong and Manila as a result of increasing demand from travellers. continue reading......

Detroit Wins Soar With Reading Online Book Battle — JetBlue to Provide Local Children With 100,000 New Books

JetBlue today announced Detroit as the winner of its first-ever online #BookBattle. This was part of the airline’s award-winning Soar with Reading program. Since July, the public actively participated in an online competition by casting th…

JetBlue Touches Down as Official Airline Partner of the New England Patriots and Gillette Stadium

JetBlue, the largest airline in Boston, is proud to announce a multi-year partnership becoming the Official Airline Partner of the New England Patriots and Gillette Stadium. The five-year sponsorship kicks off with this season’s activities…

Delta, Partner GOL Sponsor 31st Brazilian Day In NYC

This Labor Day weekend, Delta continued to prove its commitment to the Brazilian market and to Brazilians living in the U.S. by once again sponsoring the Brazilian Day Festival in New York City. continue reading......

Press Tour of Historic Tushanwan Pagodas

Members of the media are invited to attend a private tour of the Chinese Tushanwan Pagodas, on display at San Francisco International Airport as part of the 100th anniversary of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, which drew more …

Lufthansa To Take Legal Action Against Vereinigung Cockpit’s Group Collective Labor Agreement Committee

The response from the Vereinigung Cockpit pilots’ union to the numerous proposals and offers of talks submitted by Lufthansa has been further strike action, which today is affecting long-haul services and tomorrow will affect all the compa…

Vereinigung Cockpit strike on Wednesday: 2,000 of 3,000 planned Lufthansa Group flights expected to operate

The Vereinigung Cockpit pilots’ union has called on its members to take strike action tomorrow (Wednesday 9 September) affecting Lufthansa short- and medium-haul services from Germany. Lufthansa deeply regrets the resulting inconvenience t…

Dubai Set to Welcome Newest EDITION

Marriott International, Inc. Dubai Welcomes Newest Edition 1 together with Ian Schrager and Dubai Properties, today announced plans for a second EDITION hotel in the United Arab Emirates set for Dubai. continue reading.....

Dubai Set to Welcome Newest EDITION

Marriott International, Inc. Dubai Welcomes Newest Edition 1 together with Ian Schrager and Dubai Properties, today announced plans for a second EDITION hotel in the United Arab Emirates set for Dubai. Scheduled to open in 2018, the new ho…

Saint Petersburg Has Got World Travel Awards

Saint Petersburg has got the trophy World Travel Awards as Europe’s Leading Destination. The awarding ceremony was held in the evening the 5th of September on Italian island Sardinia in the hotel Forte Village Resort. CEO of Convention Bur…

It is Time for the U.S. Congress to Revisit Antitrust Immunized Airline Alliances

The Gulf carriers (Emirates Airlines, Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways) in entering U.S. markets stimulate demand, offer consumers more competitive choices and new destinations, lower international fares and pressure U.S. continue reading.…

Australian Travel Agents Touch Down In New Zealand For Largest ‘famil’ To Date

Four hundred of Australia’s highest performing travel agents are in Auckland today, ready to experience the best the New Zealand tourism industry has to offer on a five-day journey around the country. continue reading....

Alaska Airlines Achieves Fast Travel Platinum Status

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Alaska Airlines attained Platinum status for Fast Travel implementation, which recognizes carriers that offer four or more Fast Travel compliant options to at least 80% of t…

Dubai named ‘Destination of the Year’ at World Health Tourism Congress

Dubai has been named ‘Destination of the Year’ at the 10th World Health Tourism Congress. The two-day congress was held at the Mohammad Bin Rashid Academic Medical Centre in Dubai Health Care City (DHCC). continue reading.....

Emergency tests, exercises conducted by Makkah Metro prior to Hajj commencement

In order to be ready to face any untoward incidents on Wukuf Day, various emergency management tests and exercises are being conducted by Makkah Metro, said Makkah Metro train operator, Prasarana Malaysia Berhad. continue reading....

Ban on term-time breaks takes toll on West Country tourism

According to a new report, West Country tourism has taken a massive hit from the ‘Gove effect’ that bans term-time breaks. The ‘Gove effect’ has led to a drop of more than 30 per cent in turnover in tourism business over the past two years…

Successful summer season for Maine tourism

Lower gas prices, overall good weather and an improving economy have led to a satisfactory growth of the tourism industry in Maine this summer. However, the number of Canadian tourists this summer decreased and cars dropped by about 20 per…

Kenya Airways, Kenya Tourism Board ink deal to boost Kenya tourism

In a bid to stimulate the promotion of tourism to Kenya, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Kenya Airways and Kenya Tourism Board (KTB). continue reading.....

Andhra Pradesh CM suggests measures to boost state tourism

Expressing displeasure over the functioning of the state tourism department, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu suggested various measures to undertaken to attract more tourists. continue reading......