- Friday, April 3, 2015 from Intelligent TravelSimple, yet with a strong sense of place. That’s what stood out about this image of Tibet’s historic Tashilhunpo Monastery that was submitted to Your Shot, National Geographic's online photo community.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from www.washingtontimes.com stories: TravelWILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - One Delaware county is barring government-funded travel to Indiana over a new religious-objections law that has raised concerns that gays and lesbians could face discrimination. New Castle County Executive Tom Gor...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from - News & Advice RSS FeedMillions of Britons will take to the roads, railways and skies as the Easter getaway begins – but many may find their holiday spoiled by lengthy delays.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Travel on HuffingtonPost.com"Going downtown?" he asked. "Here, take my car!" I've traveled to over 80 countries, but I've never met a friendlier person than this Australian. My car-lender, Ian, was the next-door neighbor to a home we were house-sitting over Christm...
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from NYT > TravelFor over a century, this crenellated fortress has attracted European intellectuals and loyal families drawn to its Old World charm and resolute lack of sleek amenities.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from www.washingtontimes.com stories: TravelCLEVELAND, Miss. (AP) - The Grammy Museum Mississippi will officially open its doors to the public on Nov. 14 on the campus of Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi. The announcement was made Thursday in a news release by offi...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Travel news, travel guides and reviews | theguardian.comThese short break suggestions and tips for great days out will help you to have a cracking time over the Easter bank holiday weekend If you’re feeling short of inspiration or drawing a blank when asked, “What are you up to for Easter?”, ...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Travel Agent CentralTurks & Caicos is getting a big new luxury hotel. Here's a look at the project.
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from CNN.com - TravelDishes at San Francisco's Michelin-starred Atelier Crenn restaurant are an homage to its chef/owner's magical childhood on the Brittany shore.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from HotelChatter -By now, everyone knows that South by Southwest Festival is one of the busiest times of the year in Austin , and that if you want to stay in a hotel while you're there (as opposed to renting a place), you need to get on your horse and boo...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from - News & Advice RSS FeedGoing to Robben Island with Nelson Mandela was very special. I went to cover the first democratic elections in South Africa and watched Nelson Mandela become the first black president of South Africa. It was extraordinary to meet and int...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Intelligent TravelNational Geographic Traveler editor at large Christopher Elliott is the magazine’s consumer advocate and ombudsman. Over the past 15 years he has helped countless readers fix their trips. Here’s his latest advice.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Have Tips, Will TravelAfter my first trip abroad many years ago, I spent hours sorting and crafting my photos into the ultimate scrapbook. I lovingly arranged my best shots into pleasing layouts, complete with captions, museum ticket stubs and the odd postcar...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from HotelChatter -With a creative hotel design like this - resembling a coil of ribbons - you'll always be able to find your way back to your room While Scotland may have failed to declare independence from England last year, it has been making its own wa...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Intelligent Travel
Nat Geo Travel associate producer Rebecca Davis recently returned from a trip to Ann Arbor, Michigan. What was intended to be a whirlwind visit with her newly transplanted sister quickly became a colorful culinary tour around one of the ... - Friday, April 3, 2015 from CNN.com - TravelBill Weir talks with environmental scientist Jane Da Mosto about the increasing concern over tourists in Venice. Watch "The Wonder List" Sunday at 10P ET/PT on CNN.
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from Travel on HuffingtonPost.comBy Stephen Bugno Sitting down for a sidewalk pad thai along a busy Bangkok street. Trying piping hot fried bananas in Indonesia. Popping into a takoyaki stand after a night of drinks and karaoke in Osaka. Most of us associate food with c...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from TravelPulse.com HeadlinesOyster.com, which provides independent reviews from its team of experts, now covers more than 10,000 properties across the globe.
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from NYT > TravelNew businesses, cultural spaces and an Eataly Italian food emporium have injected the Ostiense district with life.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Travel on HuffingtonPost.comLost in the maze of Marrakech, I pause for a moment to try to get my bearings. It's a mistake. Two young Moroccan men pounce on me and immediately strike up a friendly conversation. "What are you looking for?" "We can show you where to g...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from TravelPulse.com HeadlinesThe new shared-use Club lounges make it easier for air travelers to unwind before or after their flight.
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from CNN.com - Travel
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from - News & Advice RSS FeedWe targeted three companies to ask for their best offer on a holiday to California this summer. All prices are per person, based on two travelling together, and include flights from Heathrow.
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from Skift
It would seem wise to have more than one commission investigate these two very different issues. -Jason Clampet - Thursday, April 2, 2015 from www.washingtontimes.com stories: TravelPHOENIX (AP) - The Legislature has passed a bill to reopen the Mining and Mineral Museum that closed in 2011. Senate Bill 1200 by Republican Sen. Gail Griffin of Hereford transfers the stewardship of the museum from the Arizona Historica...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Travel on HuffingtonPost.comThere's nothing quite like the joy of riding public transportation. Sure, riding the subway or bus has its benefits: it's convenient, cheap and better for the environment ... But seriously, what is that smell? And who's touching me? And ...
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from CNN.com - TravelMost climbers who try don't succeed in summiting the 29,035-foot-high Mount Everest, the world's tallest peak. But they do leave their trash. Thousands of pounds of it.
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from NYT > TravelIf you’d asked me a year ago whether the day that I caught 25 fish would be better than the day I caught just one, I’d have said, no contest. But I’d have been wrong.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from TravelPulse.com HeadlinesBut hey, at least they saw Daniel Craig hang out of a helicopter.
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from CNN.com - Travel"Jake the dog and Finn the human. The fun will never end. Adventure Time."
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from TravelPulse.com Headlines‘Sri Lanka is definitely becoming a very cool up-and-coming destination that’s very much like Thailand was 15 to 20 years ago.’
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Skift
Whether it is online travel agencies' and hotels' contracts on rates or Google's search practices, European countries and the EU are taking a much tougher stance than their counterparts in the U.S. -Dennis Schaal - Thursday, April 2, 2015 from www.washingtontimes.com stories: TravelLOS ANGELES (AP) - Two major museums in Los Angeles announced plans to launch a career retrospective of art photographer Robert Mapplethorpe's work next year. The J. Paul Getty Museum and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art said Thursda...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from www.washingtontimes.com stories: TravelSALEM, Ore. (AP) - Visitors and locals lined up inside Portland International Airport to have their photos taken with an odd celebrity - a piece of nearly 30-year-old carpet. By day's end, more than 800 photo booth-style pictures were sn...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Skift
What to Know Now The economy is improving, therefore more people are traveling, therefore more people are booking hotel rooms, therefore rates are going up. Logically, it all dominoes together — though I wish I would have bought h... - Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Travel News & Deals - latimes.comThirty-seven percent of credit cards issued by major U.S. companies do not charge consumers foreign transaction fees when they buy items in another country or use an overseas bank, according to a survey released Wednesday.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Travel on HuffingtonPost.comSid Mosdell / Flickr Is your ideal summer vacation a trip on the open seas, where lodging, food and most onboard activities are covered in one fee? Then it's likely you've considered a cruise . The thing is, so have many other people at ...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Travel on HuffingtonPost.comWithout love, what have you got? Apparently, a viral photo series. When Kevin Blandford couldn't take his wife and daughter on a free vacation to Puerto Rico last month, he turned his ennui into a hilarious set of photographs. Blandford ...
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from NYT > TravelTo leave the house without it was to risk ending up on the Boulevard That Defies All Logic.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Travel on HuffingtonPost.comBy Ally Marotti for the Orbitz Travel Blog Ever heard of the $20 trick? It goes something like this: Slip whomever's manning the hotel's front-desk a 20-spot between your driver's license and credit card when you are checking in and ask ...
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from NYT > TravelGallery openings, vibrant restaurants, hotel development and preserved examples of the old way of life play well together in Puerto Rico.
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from NYT > TravelThe actor has teamed up with the developer of an eco-conscious condominium in New York to build a resort in Belize.
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from Travel on HuffingtonPost.comIt's hard to be surprised in the 21st Century. With comprehensively informative websites, nearly instantaneous reviews on travel sites and endless opinions on social media, sometimes it seems like the experiences are over before they've ...
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from HotelChatter -Iconic fashion designer Vivienne Westwood has already lent her creative genius to Virgin Atlantic's flight attendant uniforms. Now she's set to make her mark on a hotel-- The London West Hollywood . The Vivienne Westwood-inspired penthou...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Travel newsOur expert advises on where to join the water fights in Thailand, and looks at the history of the celebration
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Skift
The sharing economy was made for special events like this. It's all the other times of the year that it can create problems. -Jason Clampet - Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Travel News & Deals - latimes.comThe Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens on Saturday will open a new education and visitor center, restaurant and more than 6 acres of newly landscaped gardens.
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from Travel on HuffingtonPost.comItalian countryside (Flickr: Aske Holst) Your kids love pasta, pizza and ice cream, you're enthusiastic about history, culture and shopping - then a family vacation in Italy promises to be a treat for everyone in the family. Some careful...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from TravelPulse.com HeadlinesCan't decide if this is adorable or beyond adorable.
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from Travel World News OnlineWith just a mention of “Tahiti”, an image of the quintessential South Pacific palm-fringed beach and aquamarine lagoon comes to mind along with romantic resorts and overwater bungalows…yet few people are aware of the magnitude of what li...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Hotel News ResourceHiring Among Small Businesses Ramping Up - Wages May Get a Boost
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Travel Weekly USA Canada NewsAlmost a throwback to calmer, quieter Florida days and nights, the area still has a wide range of things to see and do. Call Send SMS Add to Skype You'll need Skype CreditFree via Skype
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from LodgingAirbnb, the online home-rental marketplace that operates in more than 34,000 cities and 190 countries, is adding Cuba to its global community. Starting this week, hosts in Cuba will list more than 1,000 of their homes on Airbnb. The move...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Travelandtourworld.com
Following the extreme weather conditions that affected Bahrain and other GCC states yesterday evening (01 April 2015) Gulf Air, the Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier, apologizes to all passengers whose flights were affected as a resu... - Friday, April 3, 2015 from AllAfrica News: Travel and Tourism[Daily Observer] The minister of Tourism and Culture, Benjamin A Roberts Wednesday presided over the opening of a two-day training programme on Tourism Marketing supported by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) through its Stat...
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from Hotel News ResourceThe transaction is the last in a series of three sales of Marriott-owned EDITION hotels, including the London EDITION (completed in 2014), the Miami Beach EDITION (completed in February 2015) and the New York EDITION.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Luxury Travel Magazine News & ArticlesOn July 25, 2015, The Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Zealand’s museum of contemporary art, will re-open its doors featuring the new Len Lye Centre.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Luxury Travel Magazine News & ArticlesThe Sea Pines Resort – host venue of the PGA TOUR’s RBC Heritage Presented by Boeing, April 13-19 – announces the opening of its new Harbour Town Clubhouse serving famed Harbour Town Golf Links.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from TravelPress
Responding to developments from a public consultation for the Master Plan for the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport by the Toronto Port Authority, Air Canada has reiterated its position against allowing jets at the city airport and calls... - Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Yahoo Travel
Your mind starts to wander — at first to “anywhere but here,” but then to exotic, faraway lands where your everyday problems and stress melt in the presence of true paradise. You want to go to there, and we want to go with you. - Friday, April 3, 2015 from Zawya.com - Travel & Tourism NewsThe tourism sector will throw up employment opportunities to more than 400,000 people in the next five years and all-out efforts are being made to train Saudis for these jobs.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Travel Weekly's Luxury NewsThe offer applies to seven sailings on Crystal Symphony and 10 sailings on Crystal Serenity between Sept. 1 and Dec. 31.
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from Yahoo Travel
A couple was found dead Thursday in an apparent murder-suicide aboard a Holland America cruise ship that docked in Puerto Rico. - Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Yahoo Travel
After moving from New York to Los Angeles, Sid Lipsey treated his dog to a relaxing spa weekend. - Friday, April 3, 2015 from Travel World News OnlineHaimark has named Hans Rood, a travel and cruise industry executive with more than 25 years of global cruise and travel experience, to oversee all aspects of its rapidly developing small ship cruise brands. “Hans has served in key execut...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Travelandtourworld.com
Bonded by a tree rooted in culture and tradition, the Washington, D.C. Ritz-Carlton hotels and the luxury brand’s properties throughout Japan have collaborated on an exclusive guide to celebrating Sakura, the iconic Cherry Blossom season... - Friday, April 3, 2015 from Hotel ManagementThe New York-based private equity firm sold the 408-room Westin Chicago Northwest to Philadelphia-based GF Management, marking the hotel investment firm's entry into the Chicago market. Blackstone came to own the hotel at 400 Park Blvd. ...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Travel Weekly Hotel NewsVisitors are immersed in culinary culture from the moment they step inside the intimate lobby. A wall centerpiece of wine crates is the main art focal point. A complimentary glass of wine at check-in begins the culinary journey.
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from AllAfrica News: Travel and Tourism[Daily Observer] Destination Gambia was voted among the 10 best African stands during their participation at the 49th edition of the Internationale Tourismus-Borse (ITB), or the International Tourism Exchange in English at Berlin 2015. T...
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from Hotel ManagementThe Red Lion Hotel Cincinnati/Sharonville has 184 rooms and approximately 17,000 square feet of meeting space. The hotel has both indoor and outdoor pools, a fitness center, a business center and a restaurant.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Travelandtourworld.com
Air India, New York invited Media Partners to a New Summer 2015 Inflight Menu Presentation held on March 25, 2015 at Flying Food Inflight Caterers, at JFK International Airport in New York. Regional Manager – Americas, Mr Rishikan... - Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Travelandtourworld.com
travel agents can never learn too much about a destination to help them sell the experiences. With that in mind, the Brazil office of the Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) completed a quick-fire three-city roadshow earlier this month, gi... - Friday, April 3, 2015 from Hotel News ResourceTotal nonfarm payroll employment increased by 126,000 in March, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.5 percent. Employment continued to trend up in professional and business services, health care, and retail trade, while mining l...
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from AllAfrica News: Travel and Tourism[Walta Info] Addis Ababa -While giving press conference at his office today, Chinese new Ambassador La Yifan said the political will and commitment of both country leaders make it easier to strengthen the all rounded relations.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Luxury Travel Magazine News & ArticlesElbow Beach Bermuda Resort is offering a new, tension-free Wellness Package for those harried travellers seeking a healthy escape during April’s National Stress Awareness Month.
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from Luxury Travel Magazine News & ArticlesFor the past decade, most of the world has developed a better understanding on the importance of being fit and healthy, and Blue Villas Collection has been following this trend.
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from LodgingBETHESDA, Md.—Marriott International, Inc. has announced it has completed the previously contracted sale of The New York EDITION hotel for net cash proceeds of approximately $343 million. Today’s transaction is the last in a series of th...
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from AllAfrica News: Travel and Tourism[This Day] Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has announced that Arik Air has placed the first dual-class CRJ1000 NextGen aircraft configured with three-abreast business-class seating into service in West Africa.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from ETB News
Travel & Tourism News. Find out more at ETB News Rachel Grier, Managing Director Asia The post Rachel Grier, Managing Director Asia appeared first on ETB Travel News . - Friday, April 3, 2015 from Business Traveller Asia RSS
The Gulf carrier will also be increasing flight frequencies to Jakarta and Bali - Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Travelandtourworld.com
This year’s summit will coincide with the 2015 Meetings Show at the QEII Centre in July. The Sustainable Events Summit has announced the date and venue for the 2015 event and a new partnership with The Meetings Show. Now ... - Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Travelandtourworld.com
According to flight-tracking service Flight Aware a sandstorm is disrupting flight services at Dubai’s busy international airport. Thursday’s several flights have been rescheduled at Dubai International. Airport authorities w... - Friday, April 3, 2015 from AllAfrica News: Travel and Tourism[Independent (Lagos)] In its effort to disseminate tourism information to deserving publics, NTDC has opened new tourism information desks in partnership with Viko Nig. Ltd, a private sector tour operator. However, the first was commissi...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Travelandtourworld.com
Tourism enterprises from Ireland travelled to Paris, to join Tourism Ireland for the annual MAP (le Monde à Paris) holiday fair. MAP is a major travel show that attracts more than 10,000 visitors each year – including influential ... - Friday, April 3, 2015 from Travel World News OnlineThe Africa Travel Association (ATA), the leader in promoting tourism to Africa, will hold its 40th Annual World Congress in Nairobi, Kenya from November 9-14, 2015. The international tourism meeting will be hosted by the Kenya Ministry o...
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from AllAfrica News: Travel and Tourism[Zimbabwe Independent] ZIMBABWE'S tourist arrivals went up 2,6% in 2014 to 1 880 028 compared to the previous year, buoyed by arrivals from Africa, Europe and America, latest figures show.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Hotel ManagementThe study looks at environmentally stable trends and initiatives within the restaurant industry, such as food waste reduction.
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from Hotel ManagementThe Desarrollos Hotel Group will build a 124-room hotel, resort, casino and spa in the Grace Bay area of Providenciales, and the Ritz Carlton Hotels Company will manage the property. Construction is scheduled to start in November and tak...
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from Zawya.com - Travel & Tourism NewsAbu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority has unveiled a hotel-industry led initiative to support and bolster growth of the emirate’s expanding tourism industry.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from adventure journal
I think it started with the wooden clunk of Brendan stacking a few small fallen logs across the windward opening of the tarp. The sun had just dunked below the ridge across the meadow, and - Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Travelandtourworld.com
Sealed Air Corporation today announced it has completed the sale of its North American foam trays and absorbent pads business to NOVIPAX, a portfolio company of Atlas Holdings LLC. The sale includes Sealed Air’s manufacturing facilities ... - Friday, April 3, 2015 from Tourism Authority of Thailand Newsroom
Bangkok, 3 April, 2015 – Novotel Bangkok Ploenchit Sukhumvit has announced a special Sunday Songkran brunch at its main dining venue, The Square, on 12 April from 12.00 – 15.00 hrs. at 1,499 Baht per person. Along with many international... - Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Travelandtourworld.com
From April 1 2015, Virgin Trains is replacing traditional seats with exercise bikes, cross trainers and running machines to create the world’s first ever on-board travelling gym on its fleet of Pendolinos and Super Voyager trains. ... - Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Hotel ManagementThe trend is moving beyond main dishes like meat and fish to drinks, salads and a variety of desserts.
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from AllAfrica News: Travel and Tourism[Daily Observer] The Gambia Tourism Board (GTBoard) through the Ministry of Tourism and Culture (MoTC) Friday donated two new motorbikes, two laptops, printers and accessories to the Department of Physical Planning, Lands and Survey unde...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Hotel News ResourceAlibaba Group has made the first big announcement regarding its standalone travel business alitrip.com, and it’s all about the 'hotel of the future.'
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Have Tips, Will TravelAfter my first trip abroad many years ago, I spent hours sorting and crafting my photos into the ultimate scrapbook. I lovingly arranged my best shots into pleasing layouts, complete with captions, museum ticket stubs and the odd postcar...
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from Travel World News OnlineShangri-La Hotels and Resorts confirmed the appointment of Sam McDiarmid to the role of director of business development, agency sales. McDiarmid will develop and manage the group’s retail travel agency business in The Americas, with a p...
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from AllAfrica News: Travel and Tourism[This Day] The Chief Executive Officer of Overland Airways, Captain Edward Boyo has said that business aviation, which constitutes about 50 per cent of airline operations in Nigeria, is not effectively regulated in the country.
