Zambia’s Royal Livingstone Hotel, on the banks of the Zambezi River, has created ‘Water Retreat Experiences’ for health conscious luxury travelers looking for an alternative well-being break combined with lifelong memories. Water defines The Royal Livingstone. Travelers arrive at the 5* retreat by water taxi – the only hotel in Africa to offer this exclusive …
Located on the mythical beach Lafayette, the Tahiti Pearl Beach Resort will undergo new upgrades and improvements in their rooms and suites, spa, restaurant and overall guest services as current ownership takes the property under private management. Drawing from local and authentic French Polynesia inspiration, the 51- room and 40-suite resort offers views over the …
JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts plans to open three properties in Greater China and one hotel in India by summer 2015 bringing the brand’s Asia-Pacific portfolio to 28 hotels and resorts with 11 in China and 7 in India. By 2020, the global brand portfolio is expected to encompass 105 properties worldwide, 45 of which …
Renovations have begun at the five-star, 120-room Hilton Bora Bora Nui Resort & Spa – a standard setting, award-winning resort that opened in French Polynesia in 2003. The new design will be done in a contemporary island motif and feature villas with a true, Polynesian style “flatscreen” – a retractable wall in the bedroom that …
Luxury safari outfitter Great Safaris debuted its new program Royal Botswana Safari with Victoria Falls on December 1, 2014. The Premier Level itinerary offers 12 days of safari adventures and accommodations in “Old Africa’s Last Refuge” and at the famous “Smoke that Thunders”, and the best part … Great Safaris is introducing this program with …
Explore Zambia and Zimbabwe with much more ease – just one visa to travel between the two. A common tourist visa has recently been issued by Zambia and Zimbabwe effective immediately – the Kavango Zambezi Trans-frontier Conservation Area (KAZA) UNIVISA. What is UNIVISA? It is a common tourist visa for the SADC region, currently being …
In the spirit of the Festive Season, South Africa’s leading luxury rail the Blue Train is offering the new values for travel between January 10 – March 31, 2015. For any last minute bookings, travelers have the opportunity to select between two unprecedented offers when they travel on board between Pretoria & Cape Town (or …
South African Airways (SAA) has been, for the 11th consecutive year, named “Best Airline in Africa” by Global Traveler Magazine in their annual GT Tested Reader’s survey. The magazine presented the award to SAA at its award ceremony held on December 15, 2014 at the Peninsula Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills. SAA was recognized …
The Association for the Promotion of Tourism to Africa (APTA) individual membership drive for 2015 has begun and this year one new and one first-time member stands a chance to win a flight to Cape Town, South Africa, courtesy of South African Airways. This will give the winners an opportunity to attend any one of …
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://travelworldnews.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/e9a6c649-fdee-4c2d-a683-2af26934aacd-220×300.png” captiontext=”” align=”left”] AmaWaterways has confirmed the passing of company co-founder Jimmy Murphy. Murphy passed away on December 19, 2014 at the age of 82, surrounded by family. Rudi Schreiner, president and co-owner of AmaWaterways said, “I have known Jimmy Murphy for 25 years and the more I got to know him, the more …