Johannesburg is rated Africa’s most popular destination, according to the third annual MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index. South Africa’s capital city racked up a projected 2. 54 million international visitors in 2013, according to the index. online pharmacy buy clomid no insurance with best prices today in the USA Johannesberg’s increase in the number of …
South African Airways (SAA) has been named the Best Airline in Africa in a global customer satisfaction survey. The announcement was made during the Skytrax World Airline Awards ceremony hosted at the 50th International Paris Air Show earlier today. The Skytrax World Airline Awards are regarded as the most prestigious accolades for the world airline …
La Mamounia has recently named Pierre Jochem as the new General Manager of its hotel. Prior to this appointment, Pierre Jochem was the General Manager of Hotel Raffles in Singapore as well as the Regional Vice-President Operations Asia Pacific at Raffles Hotels & Resorts. Pierre Jochem will begin his position at the property on September …
The 2013 Travel + Leisure World’s Best Hotels results are in and two of Botswana’s ecotourism-certified camps were voted among the top hotels in the world. Mombo Camp (including Little Mombo Camp), which is located in the Moremi Game Reserve in the pristine Okavango Delta of Botswana, received the top overall score in the world …
Jamaica’s Rastafari culture has been documented and its history detailed in a definitive exhibition now underway at the Institute of Jamaica in the island’s cultural capital, Kingston. The historic exhibition, ‘Rastafari: Unconquerable! ’ examines the ‘Revelation of Rastafari’, the ‘Philosophy and Evolution of the Rastafari Movement’, the ‘Visit of His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie to …
Foreign Independent Tours is offering several packages to Israel, Greece, Morocco, and Croatia available for immediate booking. 10 Day Israel Jewish Heritage Tour The package includes: 9-night accommodation in 4-star hotels (2 nights Tel Aviv, 2 nights Kibbutz, 6 nights Jerusalem) Breakfast daily 2 dinners Airport transfers Extensive sightseeing in Tel Aviv, Caesarea, Haifa, Acre, …
The Caribbean region’s tourism development agency, the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), completed a tour of four member-countries last week, continuing a series of country visits which began last year. CTO Chairman Beverly Nicholson-Doty and Secretary General Hugh Riley, along with the newly appointed Director of Membership Services Faye Gill, met with senior tourism officials in …
Kanupriya Bhargava and Athene Kim, seniors in the B.S. in Hotel and Tourism Management, offered by the Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management of the NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies (NYU-SCPS), have been selected as the recipients of the second annual Alfred Pisani Corinthia Hotels Scholarship for the 2013-14 …
Mediterra DMC, a global tour operator specializing in Mediterranean basin counties, has unveiled the 2014/15 program for its best selling and most popular tour. The Most Unusual Biking Tour, a Dalmatian Island-hopping cruise and cycling tour, is practically sold out for 2013 due to high demand by cycling enthusiasts. The unique recreational biking tour consists …
FITUR, the International Tourism Trade Fair, will once again open the international trade fair calendar for the tourist industry, taking place between January 22-26, 2014 at FERIA DE MADRID. The 34th edition of this trade fair, which is organised by IFEMA, will continue to update its appeal, adapting to the industry’s needs and preparing all …