Travel and Tourism Industry News

Low-fare airline Cebu Pacific (CEB) is adding frequencies to its Manila to Bacolod, Tacloban, Cotabato, and Dipolog services. CEB will also expand its route network from Cebu with the launch of its direct Cebu-General Santos (GenSan) service starting August 15, 2008. The airline announces the additional frequencies and the Cebu-GenSan service opening with a seat [...]

Readers of Executive Travel magazine rate Delta Air Lines’ domestic first class service, worldwide Crown Room Clubs and SkyMiles frequent flyer program the best in the 2008 Leading Edge Awards. Readers also said they prefer to fly Delta more than any other U.S. airline when they travel to Africa, the Middle East and Canada. “Delta’s [...]

A holiday is something to look forward to, however, the stresses of modern day life can often take their toll and the sheer effort of getting away from work, let alone packing a suitcase and coping with any airport dilemmas can often be quite traumatic. So much so, that even whilst away in the most [...]

Both the World Tourism Organisation (WTO) & the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) have identified the massive growth of Tourism to Egypt. This growth is having a positive effect on new tourism businesses introduced like airlines, travel and tour operators and most notably a wave of investment property developments offering beach front properties from [...]

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) announces the opening of Sheraton Columbia Downtown Hotel as a crowning jewel of Columbia, South Carolina. Owned and managed by London 1 LLC, the unique 135-room property represents the latest evolution of the city’s nationally registered, historic Palmetto Building. Located in the center of the city’s downtown [...]

The Rittenhouse, a AAA Five Diamond luxury hotel on Rittenhouse Square in the heart of downtown Philadelphia, has selected The Refinishing Touch, a world leader in providing environmentally-safe, onsite furniture refinishing and re-upholstery services, to refinish over 700 pieces of furniture in its 98 rooms. While planning an upgrade of the televisions in its guest [...]

The ‘Proboscis Monkey’ or ‘Orang Belanda’, symbolic of Borneo’s internationally-renowned and protected animal, is not the only reason why tourists keep returning by the droves for more. The Bako National Park is another reason. Borneo’s first and oldest national park has long been a popular choice for repeat visitors. Located on the Muara tebas peninsula [...]