Qatar Airways Wins Dual Honors at 2024 International Brilliance Awards for HR Excellence
Qatar Airways has won two Human Resources (HR) accolades: “Brilliance Award for Employee Engagement” and “Gold Award for Use of Technology in Internal Communications” at the 2024 International Brilliance Awards in London…
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Sweden and Finland are paralyzed by -40 degrees Celsius
The nerve-wracking chilliness can take a full blow if a country falters to -40 degrees Celsius…
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Hospitality leads way as tourism industry recovers
Hospitality has been the fastest sector to recover in the whole tourism industry in 2023, with its level almost equal to 2019, the China Tourism Association revealed recently…
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Executive view: Shannon Stowell, CEO of Adventure Travel Trade Association
On balance, we feel good about the outlook for 2024. The Americas continue to be strong. Europe still feels really strong. Asia feels a little behind, and destinations that rely heavily on Chinese travelers haven't fully come back…
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Israel-Hamas war damages tourism in Egypt and Jordan
The Israel-Hamas war has had a damaging effect on bookings and cancellations for tours and cruises in neighboring Egypt and Jordan, according to suppliers attending the USTOA Annual Conference and Marketplace…
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Norwegian has chosen Paxport’s services to enhance their charter business
Norwegian enters commercial partnership with Paxport to optimise the airline’s charter management processes and increase ancillary conversions…
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Is it still safe to visit Iceland? That’s the question on the minds of many tourists after a section of the island nation was placed under a state of emergency following a spike in seismic activity…
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Hurtigruten Partners With Arctic Umiaq Line On Greenland Tourism
Hurtigruten Norway is expanding its presence outside Norway for the first time, leveraging its expertise to create a unique travel experience in one of the world’s most exciting destinations, Greenland…
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This European city is planning to ban new hotels to promote sustainable tourism
San Sebastian, a gorgeous Spanish city in Europe, is planning to ban the construction of new hotels in the city. The city, with the oldest cultures in Europe, remains flooded with tourists and suffers from overtourism…
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Tourists to Spain Spent 2 Million More Overnights Stays in September 2023 Than Last Year
The latest data from the National Institute of Statistics of Spain (INE) reveal that overnight stays in the country’s hotel establishments increased by 5.8 per cent in September of this year compared to the same month in 2022…
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Austria Witnessed 72.3 Million Overnight Stays During Summer Season 2023
Austria saw 72.3 million overnight stays in its accommodation establishments from May to September of this year, data from Statistics Austria reveal…
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Spooky Season: A helpful ghost still works at the Wort Hotel
The Buckrail “Spooky Season” series is meant to entertain readers during the Halloween season. In no way are these stories rooted in fact or proven to be true. JACKSON, Wyo. — Some ghosts are terrifying. Some are friendly…
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Hotelbeds launches new group brand
Hotelbeds has launched its new group brand, HBX Group…
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Passports are old-fashioned. Some countries are doing something about it
Has the paper passport had its day? I’ll miss it about as much as queuing up at the bank…
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Brace for impact: Flight costs expected to surge as Israelis flock to U.S. after VWP
New York is expected to be the most popular destination with up to six daily flights from Israel…
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What happens in Morocco: Israelis flock to flourishing sex tourism
The strengthening of diplomatic relations with Rabat may have brought some Israelis to appreciate the country's culture and people, but it also beat the path for some to take advantage of the North African nation's sex industry…
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Budget 2024: Hospitality industry players call for increase in SST threshold
KUALA LUMPUR: Tourism-related associations have expressed hope that the government will increase the Sales and Services Tax (SST) annual threshold for the hospitality industry from RM500,000 to RM1.5 million through Budget 2024…
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How The Travel Industry Continues To Survive Disasters Like 9/11
Twenty-two years ago, 19 terrorists commandeered four U.S. airliners. They crashed them into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and an empty field in Pennsylvania. Almost 3,000 Americans were killed…
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