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 Amsterdam as a destination, combined with his true expertise in luxury travel sales and marketing make him …
Mediterra DMC – a global tour operator specializing in tours to Croatia, countries of former Yugoslavia and Mediterranean basin countries – announced its program for 2015 that includes tours and cruises to destinations in the Mediterranean. The program offers 42 different tours and 14 different cruises in the Adriatic all with guaranteed departures. Mediterra officials add …
Behind-the-scenes tours of Spain’s top soccer stadiums. Insider shopping tours of design districts in Barcelona. A private paella-making class in a farmhouse near Valencia. These are a few of the exclusive activities included in luxury tour operator Artisans of Leisure’s newly expanded private Spain tours. “Our new Spain tours are for travelers who want to …
Hal and Norma Taussig founded Untours in 1975 to offer travelers a deeper way of experiencing Europe. At the time, Switzerland was the only destination Untours offered, but Hal attracted a devoted group of clients committed to traveling the Untours way. These “alumni” encouraged Hal to expand the Untour mode of travel to new destinations. …
The web-based travel company Select Italy has expanded its Wine Roads of Italy portfolio in a partnership with Italian wine brand Allegrini. As pioneers of Veneto wine making since the 16th century, the Allegrini wine family is renowned for its innovative techniques combined with a strong commitment to the indigenous grapes of the region. The Allegrini Experience …
The 42nd annual congress and expo of the Brazilian Association of Travel Agents, or ABAV, kicked off yesterday evening, Tuesday, during an unaccustomed lull in Brazil’s still jam-packed event cycle. Brazil had not hosted a World Cup in nearly three months. It had not hosted a World Youth Day together with a Papal visit in …
Ryanair and Amadeus today announce a new agreement that will bring a wide range of the carrier’s fares and full ancillary services content to Amadeus subscribers for the first time in over a decade, via Amadeus’ light ticketing technology. The airline’s ancillary services content will also be made available. The agreement also means that Ryanair’s …