Mukul Beach, Golf & Spa in Guacalito de la Isla, a $250-million, 1,670-acre private beach community on Nicaragua’s Emerald Coast, is celebrating its first anniversary. The first luxury resort in Nicaragua, Mukul has been lauded in top travel publications around the globe. Mukul was included in Travel + Leisure’s “It List” of best new hotels …
The U.S. has become one of Portugal’s fastest growing inbound tourist markets, with a 16.4 percent increase in overnight stays by American hotel guests last year. The Portuguese Tourism Office is dedicating itself to educating the travel agent community about this emerging destination with a series of road shows entitled ‘Portugal Experience 2014,’ to be …
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) signed a new partnership agreement on March 7, 2014, during Corporate Social Responsibility Day at ITB Berlin, the world’s largest tourism trade fair. At the crux of the agreement are precedent-setting initiatives dedicated to enhancing the understanding of and professionalization of the global …
In 2015 Mongolia will be the Official Partner Country of ITB Berlin. On March 5 at this year’s ITB Berlin the signing of the Partner Country agreement between Mongolia and the world’s leading travel trade show took place. Mr. Altangerel Purev, State Secretary at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Mongolia, and Dr. Christian Göke, Chief Executive …
SkyTeam, the global airline alliance, has welcomed Garuda Indonesia as its 20th member and second airline from Southeast Asia. Garuda’s membership adds Jakarta as an alternative gateway to and from South East Asia, as well as 40 new destinations to SkyTeam’s global network served uniquely by the alliance. “Garuda’s entry into the alliance will give …