Beginning on June 25, 2015, travelers will have the option to purchase round-trip flights from Los Angeles to Wellington, New Zealand with Fiji Airways. Fiji Airways’ Managing Director and CEO, Stefan Pichler, says New Zealand is an incredibly important market for Fiji Airways, and the new flight option is a testament to Fiji Airways’ strong …
Etihad Airways was recognized as “2014 Airline of the Year” by the readers of U.S.-based Global Traveler magazine. The award was presented at Global Traveler’s “11th Annual GT Tested Reader Survey Awards” on December 15 at The Peninsula in Beverly Hills “It is truly an honor for Etihad Airways to be selected by the readers …
Qatar Airways wrote another page of history as its first Airbus A350 XWB (Xtra Wide Body) and its fourth A380 arrived in Doha simultaneously, allowing the airline to further capitalize on its rapid expansion plans. The delivery of the newest members of Qatar Airways’ fleet of 146 aircraft are the first of 80 A350s and …
The family of three from Indonesia were welcomed by a large crowd including the officials from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and the Japan Tourism Agency. When Japan’s 13 millionth visitor in 2014 walked into the arrival lobby, she was greeted with the confetti and a special big welcome banner, and was …
Minor Hotel Group has announced that it is set to reflag one of its owned properties, the Four Seasons Bangkok, to its luxury Anantara brand. Located in Rajadamri in central Bangkok’s Siam district, Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel & Spa will join the brand’s Thailand portfolio on March 1, 2015. Minor Hotel Group said it will …
The Dedeman Hotel in Tashkent Uzbekistan, invested by Silk Road Tourism Investment Company in 2003, will start operating under the new brand of Wyndham Tashkent effective immediately.. Silk Road Tourism Investments in Uzbekistan has reached an agreement with Wyndham Hotel Group, the World’s largest and with most diverse hotel brands. The current hotel management …
Zambia’s Royal Livingstone Hotel, on the banks of the Zambezi River, has created ‘Water Retreat Experiences’ for health conscious luxury travelers looking for an alternative well-being break combined with lifelong memories. Water defines The Royal Livingstone. Travelers arrive at the 5* retreat by water taxi – the only hotel in Africa to offer this exclusive …
Located on the mythical beach Lafayette, the Tahiti Pearl Beach Resort will undergo new upgrades and improvements in their rooms and suites, spa, restaurant and overall guest services as current ownership takes the property under private management. Drawing from local and authentic French Polynesia inspiration, the 51- room and 40-suite resort offers views over the …
JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts plans to open three properties in Greater China and one hotel in India by summer 2015 bringing the brand’s Asia-Pacific portfolio to 28 hotels and resorts with 11 in China and 7 in India. By 2020, the global brand portfolio is expected to encompass 105 properties worldwide, 45 of which …
Renovations have begun at the five-star, 120-room Hilton Bora Bora Nui Resort & Spa – a standard setting, award-winning resort that opened in French Polynesia in 2003. The new design will be done in a contemporary island motif and feature villas with a true, Polynesian style “flatscreen” – a retractable wall in the bedroom that …