Travel and Tourism Industry News

Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay is among the top 28 nominees to advance to the final stage of a campaign voting for the world’s seven new natural wonders. The bay, which was twice recognized by the UNESCO for its landscapes and geological values, ranks 12th among the 28 successful landscapes in terms of votes, according to [...]

NYC & Company, New York City’s marketing, tourism and partnership organization, is touting a new trend in town this summer: high-altitude brunches. From Manhattan to Brooklyn to Queens, rooftops are catering to people seeking more than just a meal. In the vertical city of New York, good food and good views go hand in hand. [...]

Antiguanice.com the online destination guide for Antigua has today launched a phenomenal promotion offering 2 nights free for bookings of a week or longer in over 50 properties island wide. The promotion includes resorts, hotels, villas, apartments and guest rooms and includes over 900 rooms, the majority being ocean view or beach front. Desirable hotels [...]

The Chinese mainland and Taiwan expected cross-Strait tourism to attract at least 600,000 mainland tourists this year, Monday’s China Daily reported. The ambitious target comes one year after the island was opened up to mainland tourists. About 383,300 mainland tourists visited the island in the past year, according to the Cross-Straits Tourism Association (CSTA) in [...]

The Albergo Diffuso is actually sustainable tourism’s “third way”, a form of hospitality in which Italy is a pioneer and in which the Italian regions most attentive to the environment and niche demand are showing great interest. A new form of tourist hospitality that brings into play the local public administration and residents. Albergo Diffuso [...]

The Indonesian culture and tourism department in cooperation with other government organizations has set up a crisis center dealing with the JW Marriott and Ritz Carlton bomb explosions in the Mega Kuningan area, South Jakarta, Friday morning. “We formed the crisis center quickly today at 10.00 a.m. local time to respond to the bombing case,” [...]

CEBU Pacific – Asia’s third largest low-cost carrier is offering another seat sale for as low as P499 from Manila to several destinations like Naga (Camarines Sur) and Kalibo Aklan as well as from Davao to Cagayan de Oro. Cebu Pacific “Go Lite” seat sale also extends to flights from Manila to Tuguegarao, Catarman, and [...]