[captionpix imgsrc=”http://travelworldnews.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Capture5-300×204.jpg” captiontext=”Aerial view of Blue Lagoon.” align=”left”] It is a legendary land of contrasts in which ice meets fire and Europe meets America. Pristine and otherworldly, Iceland is quickly becoming a coveted travel destination, and Friendly Planet Travel is putting it within your reach. Leading tour provider Friendly Planet Travel announced today that it …
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://travelworldnews.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/082-2014-1-300×168.jpg” width=300 height=168 captiontext=”Philip Micallef, the newly appointed CEO of Air Malta” align=”left”] Air Malta has confirmed the appointment of Philip Micallef as its new Chief Executive Officer. Mr Micallef, who has a wealth of experience in leading complex organizations, was most recently the CEO of the Bermuda Communications Regulatory Authority. “Philip has all the …
The Beaumont, London’s newest hotel, officially opens its doors today, September 29, 2014. The first hotel project from Chris Corbin and Jeremy King – the restaurateurs behind The Wolseley and The Delaunay – the 73-room Beaumont is located in the city’s Mayfair district, and will feature a traditional American-style grill, residents’ lounge, a full service …
Icelandair today released a short video of a passenger getting the thrill of her life as she was treated to a surprise, 48-hour stopover in Iceland. The two-minute video shows her arriving at Keflavik Airport for what she thinks is a short connection on the way to her final destination. Instead, she is greeted with …
Orascom Development Holdings AG, a developer of fully-integrated resort towns, has signed an agreement affiliating Luštica Bay, a resort in Montenegro, with The Registry Collection. This agreement creates a new destination option for members of The Registry Collection, which is already the world’s largest luxury exchange program. Located along the Adriatic Coast, Luštica Bay provides …
The brand new World Food Travel Summit website is live and registration for the Summit is officially open. The World Food Tourism Summit website has been re-designed to bring delegates more of what they want. In 2013 they piloted their in-person business-to-business matchmaking concept, called SavorSearch, to great success and so have expanded SavorSearch opportunities …
The newly launched, exclusively business-class boutique airline La Compagnie announced special fares for its first fall season, with regularly scheduled service between Paris and New York. Starting today, La Compagnie will fly five times a week between Paris and New York, providing passengers easy access between two of the most popular cities at convenient times. La …
September 23, 2014 was a busy day for the Mediterranean port of Valletta as it hosted a total of five cruise liners. Early in the afternoon four chartered AIDA cruise liners: AIDAaura, AIDAblu, AIDAdiva and AIDAvita berthed along Pinto Quays, bringing with them a total of 7,000 guests for an event marking the 40th anniversary …
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://travelworldnews.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Roberto-Cuesta_airberlin-The-Americas-199×300.jpg” width=199 height=300 captiontext=”Robert Cuesta, Jr., new Vice President of Sales & Marketing The Americas for Airberlin.” align=”left”] Airberlin has appointed Roberto Cuesta Jr. as Vice President, Sales and Marketing The Americas effective September 1, 2014. In his new role, he will be reporting to Norbert Draskovits, Senior Vice President Sales Scheduled Services airberlin. …
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://travelworldnews.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image004.png” width=192 height=241 captiontext=”Vincent de Croock, De L’Europe’s newly appointed Director of Sales & Marketing.” align=”left”] Amsterdam’s De L’Europe hotel announced the appointment of Vincent de Croock as Director of Sales & Marketing. “We are thrilled to welcome Mr. Croock to De L’Europe,” said General Manager, Tom Krooswijk. “His longtime dedication to promotion of …
