[captionpix imgsrc=”http://travelworldnews.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Capture15-300×236.jpg” captiontext=”” align=”left”.] Faith Travel Association has announced plans to host the first “FTA Day” Conference during Travel Exchange in New Orleans, Louisiana on January 19, 2015. FTA will also host a Pavilion at Travel Exchange, which will showcase faith-based travel exhibitors from all over the world. Attendees of Travel Exchange will be able …
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://travelworldnews.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/W-tilt_2380260b-300×187.jpg” captiontext=”” align=”left”.] Each year, readers of Ultratravel UK –the biggest circulation luxury travel magazine in Europe – vote for their favorite luxury travel suppliers – everything from hotels to cruise lines. Whistler was voted Best Ski Resort in the World, with the award announced at the annual ULTRAs dinner at The Dorchester in …
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://travelworldnews.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Capture14-300×225.jpg” captiontext=”” align=”left”.] Kalos Golf, a specialty tour operator that organizes and conducts luxury golf cruises, has announced its second Golf Around the World Tour, scheduled for October 2015. Combining visits to prestigious golf courses and sightseeing tours in Fiji, Sydney, Bali, Thailand, Dubai, Mauritius, South Africa and Spain, it represents an exceptional and …
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://travelworldnews.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Capture13-300×191.jpg” captiontext=”Over 100,000 fans packed Germany’s biggest rock festival – Rock am Ring – last year. Photo credit: RAR.” align=”left”.] As the summer music season heats up, travelers are looking to finalize their plans when it comes to attending the biggest and best music festivals around the world. For your music loving client, Germany’s …
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://i.imgur.com/SfdpgvL.jpg” captiontext=”A family enjoys interacting with the dolphins at Discovery Cove.” align=”left”.] Situated in the heart of Orlando, Discovery Cove is an all-inclusive adventure in which travelers enjoy a one-of-a-kind opportunity to swim with dolphins, rays and tropical fish and hand-feed exotic birds. In addition to the park’s one-of-a-kind animal interactions and lush natural …
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://travelworldnews.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/d-300×199.jpg” captiontext=”Actors in Sordevolo’s passion play line up on the town’s streets before the performance. Roman soldiers ride real horses during the play. Photo credit: Lori Rackl” align=”left”.] Every five years for the past two centuries the hamlet of Sordevolo, located in northwest Italy’s Biella province, stages “La Passione,” a passion play reenacting Jesus …
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://travelworldnews.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/gold-accommodations-ge-trains-300×199.jpg” captiontext=”Gold accommodations on the Trans-Siberian Railway. Photo credit: GE Trains” align=”left”.] Travelers yearning to cross two bucket-list adventures off their lists-crossing the Trans-Siberian Railway and traveling to Mongolia-can now do so with Nomadic Expeditions’ new collection of Trans-Siberian Railway trips. The company has rolled out nine new exclusive train trips on two different …
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://travelworldnews.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/GS_1-300×200.jpg” alt=”alaska-railroad” captiontext=”” align=”left”.] Alaska Railroad has introduced all-inclusive dining for its GoldStar service, to launch in summer of 2015, which will mark the 10th anniversary of the Railroad’s GoldStar Service. “This is another example of the Alaska Railroad’s commitment to continuously improving its services,” said Alaska Railroad Director of Guest Services and Passenger …
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://travelworldnews.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Capture10-300×113.jpg” captiontext=”Tauck’s new ms Savor Riverboat. Photo credit: Tauck” align=”left”.] Liz Tauck Walters, a Board Director at her family’s travel company and a granddaughter of company founder Arthur Tauck, Sr., will serve as godmother to the second of Tauck’s two new Inspiration Class riverboats launching in 2014. The new ms Savor will be christened …
The National Association of Career Travel Agents (NACTA) says independent travel consultants have been pulling away from mainstream and mid-market cruise lines to mitigate low cruise fares and non-commissionable fees (NCFs) and, instead, selling all inclusive vacations, luxury and river cruises and flexible, independent travel (FIT) packages. “Our research shows it has been a natural …
