Eurobound, specialists in bespoke travel to Europe, reports that Italy is the most-requested destination for their independent, luxury travelers to Europe. According to Jeff Roy, Eurobond’s Vice President, Sales & Marketing, year-over-year sales to Italy have spiked 25%, echoing the findings of a recent Virtuoso report citing Italy as the top global destination. While Italy …
Connections, the international private community for senior executives in high-end travel, is set to showcase the second event in its Adventure series in the Azores, Portugal, from October 27-30, 2019. Connections Adventure will take place at Grand Hotel Açores Atlântico, São Miguel and follows the success of the inaugural adventure event, which showcased Connections’ award-winning …
Insight Vacations & Luxury Gold have announced Anthony Sollecito Rich as their new director of national accounts & luxury brand ambassador for the United States. Following three successful years as a northeast district sales manager, Rich was promoted to his new role in August 2019. “Rich thrives outside the box and excels at developing new relationships …
The Travel Corporation (TTC) has just announced its new Make Travel Matter Pledge, in celebration of World Tourism Day. Guided by The TreadRight Foundation, a joint initiative between The Travel Corporation’s family of brands, including Trafalgar, Uniworld, Insight Vacations, Luxury Gold, Contiki, African Travel, Inc. , Lion World Travel, Brendan Vacations and Red Carnation Hotels …
Riviera River Cruises has expanded the availability of its popular Christmas markets cruises for December 2019, with 25 departures planned on Europe’s Rhine and Danube rivers. Guests can relax as Riviera River Cruises’ five-star ships navigate these scenic rivers in all their wintry splendor, then visit castles, squares, churches and old towns on guided tours …
Aimed at providing a enhanced guest experience, the Ferragamo-family owned Lungarno Collection, with hotels in Florence including Hotel Lungarno, Portrait Firenze, Gallery Hotel Art, and Continentale Hotel are providing to personalize guest experiences, perfect for groups and meetings. Each week, the Portrait Firenze Lifestyle Team puts together weekly tips for travelers to get out …
Croatia’s eight national parks continue to draw foreign tourists and make for the ideal and cool autumn vacation in Croatia. In years’ past, tourists were drawn to this southeastern European country for its history and culture. Examples include the southern Dalmatian town of Dubrovnik where medieval walls meet the azure Adriatic Sea; the hip vibes …
Osiris Travel has announced that Joao Barbosa has been selected to lead their Atlantic Collection’s expansion with the newly established “I-Collection Azores”. Barbosa is the agency’s first local representative and will offer authentic and affordable trips to the Azores archipelago, including a number of outdoor activities like hiking, touring volcanoes, whale watching and bicycle tours. …
The Red Carnation Hotel Collection, a long-standing supporter of the removal of single use plastics across all their 17 (soon to be 20) luxury hotels, has banned single use plastic water bottles in addition to more than 20 everyday plastic convenience items from all properties for some time now. Red Carnation Hotels , The Living …
A new study, by Globehunters, has researched which attractions garner the most interest by looking at monthly Google search data to find out the world’s Most Searched Attractions. Top 10 Most Searched Attractions Disneyland, Anaheim Disneyland Paris, France Disney World, Orlando Taj Mahal, Agra Machu Picchu, Peru Grand Canyon, Arizona Burj Khalifa, Dubai Eiffel Tower, …