The Africa Travel Association (ATA,) in partnership with the African Union Mission to the United States and Global Strategies for Good, will hold the ATA Aviation, Travel & Trade Summit in Atlanta, Georgia from July 12-13, 2015. Inspired by the theme Elevating Africa’s Aviation & Tourism Industry, the Summit will bring together leading global airlines, …
Berlin’s cultural landscape of about 180 museums and collections keeps growing, as new special interest museums are opening and renovations are completed at larger establishments. Tshoban Foundation – Museum for Architectural Drawings Open since 2013 at the former Pfefferberg Brewery complex, the private Museum for Architectural Drawings houses the renowned Tchoban Foundation’s collection as well …
GSAR Marketing, the organizers behind MITM Euromed, Meetings and Incentive Travel Market, has appointed Iberia and RENFE the official carriers of the fair. Both companies are offering great discounts for MITM Euromed’s national and international participants to attend the fair and to personally experience Calpe’s offer as a MICE destination. MITM is an interactive two-day …
Longtime travel industry veteran Nigel Osborne has joined Keytours Vacations International as Vice President, Sales and Business Development. KeyTours Vacations provides travelers with tailor-made, flexible journeys to Europe, the Mediterranean, and Latin America, including independent, pre and post cruise and shore excursion packages, small group journeys, family vacations and group trips. Osborne’s initiatives at Keytours …
Swiss International Air Lines subsidiary Swiss European Air Lines is changing its name to Swiss Global Air Lines, and will operate under the SWISS brand. The Avro RJ100 operator said the renaming had been prompted by the planned integration of new Boeing 777-300ERs into the SWISS aircraft fleet. Swiss says that once the corresponding commercial …
Warwick International Hotels has added Mona Hotel, set in the heart of Ankara, the capital city of Turkey, to its portfolio. Mona Hotel is a superior smoke-free boutique hotel with 32 rooms and suites ready to meet all of travelers expectations, and creates an elegant and art-deco style with its breakfast hall, greenhouse and terrace. …
Delta Vacations, in partnership with Air France Holidays and Alitalia Vacations, is revealing that its bookings to Europe are growing during the traditional low season. “We’ve seen impressive growth in first-quarter travel to Europe over the past few years,” said MLT Vacations President John Caldwell. “Compared to Q1 2014, booked room nights in Europe through …
Hamburg’s long anticipated new concert hall and cultural landmark, the Elbphilharmonie, is scheduled to open on January 11, 2017, it was announced by the Hamburg Senate. Preceding the inception of the concert hall, the building’s 120 feet high plaza, which will feature panoramic city views, will become accessible to the public as early as November …
Highclere Castle, setting for the popular “Downton Abbey” series, is the highlight of a new 4-night “London-Downton Abbey” vacation package from KeyTours Vacations. KeyTours Vacations provides travelers with tailor-made, flexible journeys to Europe, the Mediterranean, and Latin America, including independent, pre and post cruise and shore excursion packages, small group journeys, family vacations and group …
Germany’s ‘Traditions and Customs’ are the focus of the German National Tourism Board’s (GNTB) worldwide tourism campaign for 2015. The inclusion in a nationwide inventory, of 27 traditions or living expressions inherited from our ancestors and passed on to our descendants, reveals the importance and appreciation of this almost imperceptible aspect of Germany’s intangible cultural …