Halekulani Corporation promotes Davide Barnes to General Manager

For Hyatt loyalists, there are few things sweeter than the opportunity to earn extra night credits for stays. If you've been craving something sweet, we have some good news: World of Hyatt members can earn twice as many tier qualifying night credits from now through June 10 for eligible stays at Thompson and Dream hotels.

The chief executive of Ryanair has slammed Boeing’s approach to the 737 Max crisis.

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is set to depart the island to participate in Eco-Canada’s Sustainable Blue Economy Summit 2024 in Halifax, Canada, on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Minister Bartlett will be a featured speaker and thought leader at the summit, highlighting the critical importance of the blue economy to building tourism resilience and sustainability.

Forget concerts — Live Nation wants music fans to start going on yacht vacations.

Saint Lucia has proudly secured the title of Caribbean’s Best Corporate Retreat Destination 2023 at the 4th annual World MICE Awards. The accolade was given to the island during a huge ceremony held in Berlin. The World MICE Awards is renowned internationally for honouring excellence in the industry of Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Events (MICE). Through a Facebook post, the Saint Lucia Tourism Authority announced the development and said that last year, the island played host to many distinguished conferences and retreats which solidified its reputation as a premier destination for such events. The Director for the United Kingdom and Europe, Patricia Charlery Leon and the Representative for Germany, Switzerland and Austria, Antje Rudhart accepted the accolade on behalf of Saint Lucia.

Israel’s Tourism Minister Haim Katz has appealed for travellers to visit Israel again. Travellers were safe in the country, he said in front of the press on Tuesday at ITB Berlin. He would be urging the German government to drop the travel warnings for Israel issued by the German Foreign Office.

During the recent 2024 International Indigenous Tourism Conference (IITC), leaders from the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada (ITAC), New Zealand Māori Tourism (NZMT), and the American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA) revealed the brand and visual identity for a new global Indigenous tourism organization they are establishing called Destination Original International Tourism (DO-IT).

To mark St David’s Day, welsh-based rail tour specialist Ffestiniog Travel has announced a second Snowdonian Steam Special weekend break in September 2024. The highlight will be a journey on the aptly named Snowdonian train on an 80-mile trip through North Wales’ spectacular Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park.

By making Sabre-sourced NDC content available to its customers and users, SAP Concur can help accelerate the industry’s shift from traditional EDIFACT to NDC distribution. In turn, corporations will gain access to more personalized offers to deliver a better travel experience to their employees.

The company is focused on building on its existing leadership as well as new growth areas such as regional airports, vertiports, sustainability, air traffic management, digital travel, and identities, as well as the maritime and rail industries.

The integration enables hoteliers to optimize energy consumption, enhance operational efficiency, and ultimately reduce costs without compromising guest comfort or experience.

With a dynamic career spanning over two decades in the hospitality industry, Randy Morales brings a wealth of experience, a passion for service excellence, and a proven track record of leadership to his new role.