Kempinski began its management contract for Kempinski Hotel Fleuve Congo on August 1, 2014 following the signing of an eleven-year management agreement in Geneva in January. Named after Africa’s largest river, the hotel is located near its banks in the heart of the embassy district in the Commune of Gombe. The hotel’s 22 floors offer …
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://travelworldnews.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1185830_10152621181323840_713479687_n-200×300.jpg” width=200 height=300 captiontext=”Ashley Garner, current Miss U.S. Latina titleholder.” align=”left”] The Miss U.S. Latina Pageant will return to the Dominican Republic for its 26th edition, this time to take place at the Barceló Bavaro Beach Resort in Punta Cana. The finals and coronation will be held on August 30 at the Gran Teatro …
One&Only Resorts has been named one of the world’s top three hotel brands in Travel+Leisure Magazine’s World’s Best Awards 2014. One&Only Palmilla in Los Cabos was listed as one of the best 100 resorts in the world as well as one of the top 10 in Mexico. One&Only Ocean Club in The Bahamas and One&Only …
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://travelworldnews.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Capture1-200×300.jpg” width=200 height=300 captiontext=”Jean-Michel Cousteau.” align=”left”] Stella Travel Services USA, the parent company of Islands in the Sun, Travel2, Qantas Vacations, and Travelscene, is behind the magic of Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Ocean Away Vacations – creative dive inspired vacation packages created to drive North American traffic to its South Pacific destinations. The Jean-Michel Ocean Away …
The 12th annual New York Times Travel Show will be hosted January 23-25, 2015, at the Jacob K. Javits Center. The Travel Show attracts more than 23,000 travelers and industry professionals, 7,000 trade attendees and 600 travel industry media from around the world. The NY Times Travel Show provides the opportunity to plan a getaway …
The Africa Travel Association (ATA) announced that a high-level tourism delegation from the Uganda Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities under the auspices of Honorable Minister Maria Mutagamba will participate in a North America promotional road show with stops in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Washington, D.C., New York, and Toronto (Canada) in early September. The road …
South African Airways (SAA) has launched the “Fares So Low, You Gotta Go” promotion with fares starting at 9 round-trip from New York-JFK Airport and Washington, DC-Dulles Airport to Johannesburg, South Africa. The fares, which include taxes and fees, are available for purchase through August 17 for travel November 1-30, 2014. “These are some of …
Hilton Worldwide and DoubleTree by Hilton announced the opening of DoubleTree by Hilton Zanzibar – Stone Town, located 40 miles off the coast of mainland Tanzania. “Stone Town is a city of prominent historical and artistic importance, and we are proud to enter as the first internationally-branded hotel in the city,” said John Greenleaf, global …
Kempinski Hotels took over the management of Hôtel Des Milles Collines in Rwanda’s capital Kigali at the beginning of the month. Hôtel Des Milles Collines by Kempinski will be the European luxury hotel company’s ninth hotel operating on the continent, with three more hotels in Africa scheduled to open in the next six months. The …
A mere four hour flight from Johannesburg, Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean is the go-to spot when looking for an authentic mix of Creole culture, beautiful beach lifestyle and extraordinary adventure. The “cirques” Piton des Neiges and Piton de la Fournaise in the most remote part of the island are still navigable by road, …