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 I realized what a …
Quark Expeditions is celebrating the return of iconic nuclear icebreaker 50 Years of Victory to its fleet for 2016 through 2018. Quark announced that the legendary expedition ship, previously scheduled to be retired at the end of 2015, is now available for North Pole expeditions until 2018. 50 Years of Victory is one of the …
Quark Expeditions was the recipient of the 2014 World’s Leading Specialist Cruise Line Award at the World Travel Awards Grand Final Gala Ceremony on December 7 in Anguilla, the Lesser Antilles. The award ceremony is widely regarded as the “Oscars of the Travel Industry.” The World Travel Awards recognizes and rewards excellence in the global …
Ms. Emmanuelle Moneger has been appointed General Manager of The Royal Livingstone Hotel, one of three properties within Sun International’s exclusive SUNLUX Collection. Emmanuelle was previously Regional Manager at &Beyond where she developed luxury travel experiences across Africa and Central India. Meanwhile, the government of the Republics of Zambia and Zimbabwe jointly announced the launch …
There is a growing trend for holiday travel, and more families are looking for new and unique holiday experiences. Families are realizing that spending Christmas abroad can actually take stress out of the holidays, and create the opportunity for loved ones to truly connect and spend quality time together. This Christmas, Villa Verano will be …
Benchmark Hospitality International has named Erik Dombroski director of sales & marketing for Snow King Resort. Geoff Young, Benchmark’s general manager for the property, which is located in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, made the announcement. “It is with pleasure that I welcome Erik to Snow King Resort and back to Jackson,” said Mr. Young. “He comes …
The U.S. Department of Transportation has received applications from the airline requesting approval for flights from Houston to the tourism destinations of Puerto Vallarta and the Riviera Nayarit beginning in October 2015. Southwest Airlines announced via a press release their application with the U. S. Department of Transportation requesting approval for flights from Houston’s William …
Nearly 26,000 travel professionals took advantage of the programs and services of The Travel Institute during its 50th anniversary in 2014 – a number that will grow in the coming year as the organization launches a number of new initiatives for the industry. “We were blown away by the overwhelming response to our new offerings …
The Corinthia Palace Hotel & Spa in Malta, together with beyond3sixty, announced four 2015 departure dates for their newly launched exclusive “Private Malta” program: January 21-25, March 19-23, June 7-11, and September 10-14. PRIVATE MALTA takes the visitor beyond the many world-famous historic attractions found on Malta, such as ‘the silent city’ of Mdina and …
TURESPAÑA will participate in the first staging of FITUR SHOPPING, which is due to take place as part of the International Tourism Trade Show FITUR 2015, organized by IFEMA. Improving Spain’s positioning as a shopping destination is one of the goals of the Shopping Tourism Plan 2015, designed jointly with the Secretariats of State for …