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Chile’s adventure capital Pucón welcomed the October 1 opening of the region’s first all-inclusive luxury lodge, Vira Vira Hacienda Hotel. More than a lodge, Vira Vira is a holistic retreat for the body and mind, located on the shore of the Liucura River just 10 minutes from Pucón and surrounded by 100 acres of pristine …
New restaurants, star chefs, local produce and deep-rooted culinary traditions make the Baltic Sea region ideal for the culinary traveler. Unique and delicious local produce have allowed the Baltic cities of Hamburg, Warsaw, Riga, Helsinki and St. Petersburg to produce specialties only found in this special region of Europe. Four times a year Helsinki becomes …
Banana Coast, the newest cruise port in the western Caribbean, hosted its first mega cruise ship call at the deep-water Bay of Trujillo, Honduras. Norwegian Cruise Line’s 2,376-passenger Norwegian Jewel arrived October 15, 2014, launching the port’s inaugural cruise season with the first of 29 calls. The port planned a ribbon-cutting ceremony that included government …
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) will open the first Holiday Inn Express hotel for Managua, Nicaragua. The new-build, 114-room Holiday Inn Express Managua hotel is located minutes from the city center and within walking distance of the city’s most exclusive mall, Galerias Santo Domingo. The Holiday Inn Express Managua hotel is also 20 minutes away from …
The first China Silk Road International Tourism Expo took place on September 19 at the Qujiang International Conference Center in Xi’an. It was presided over by Mr. Chen Qingliang, Deputy Director of the Shaanxi Provincial Tourism Administration, and Ms. Alla Peressolova, Program Manager, Fairs and Special Field Projects for the World Tourism Organization. Known as …
The 20th edition of MITM Americas, Meetings & Incentive Travel Market, and the 6th edition of CULTOURFAIR, International Cultural Travel Fair, will be held simultaneously this year from December 3-5 in Puebla, Mexico, and will be sponsored by Puebla´s Secretary of Tourism. The response to the invitation to participate as a hosted buyer, which was …
IMEX America’s fourth edition wrapped on Thursday at the Sands Expo, Las Vegas. Chairman Ray Bloom said that the trade show was the biggest to date with growth in all key areas. He confirmed that the number of exhibiting companies taking part had once again risen, going up from 2,694 in 2013 to 2,900 in …
Playa Resorts Management has announced the appointment of Pilar Arizmendi as Director of Sales and Marketing for Mexico. Playa Resorts Management is the operational management component of Playa Hotels & Resorts, B.V. Arizmendi joins Playa from Las Brisas Hotel Collection where she enjoyed a 21 year career culminating in her position as Director of Sales …
The Travel Institute is wrapping up its 50th anniversary celebration in 2014 with the October release of two updated Destination Specialist (DS) courses for travel professionals: Alaska and Saint Lucia. The refreshed courses bring the total number of DS and Niche Specialist courses updated this year to four – in addition to The Travel Institute’s …