Sustainable tourism, adventure tours, Indonesia and Silk Road: new trends at ITB Berlin

Indonesia and the Silk Road to take center stage at travel show For five days in March, the biggest players in the travel industry are coming to ITB Berlin, the world’s leading travel trade show. With Indonesia as the official partner of the travel show, ITB Berlin will be opened by Chancellor Angela Merkel for … Read more

Flyer preferances and annoyances. air travel survey

Travelers Prioritize Value Over Comfort; U.S. Air Travel Set To Increase in 2013 Air travel plans are on the rise for Americans as 91 percent intend to take a domestic flight at least once in 2013, up from 86 percent who said they flew domestically last year, according to the results of TripAdvisor’s annual air … Read more

The best cruise ships in the world for 2013

The 2013 Cruisers’ Choice Awards winners   The best cruise ships in the world for 2013, according to readers of Cruise Critic (an offshoot of online review site TripAdvisor), is Disney Fantasy Cruise, the newest addition to Disney’s fleet of luxury cruise ships. The ship also took the top spot in the Large Ship Best … Read more

Delta Air Lines showcasing its renewed focus on sleep

Delta Air Lines to Offer Westin Heavenly In-Flight Bedding Delta Air Lines intends to revamp the in-flight sleep experience by offering Westin Heavenly In-Flight bedding, designed and manufactured exclusively for Delta, in all of its BusinessElite cabins throughout the world. The new Westin Heavenly In-Flight bedding will be available on BusinessElite International flights beginning in … Read more

Forbes Travel Guide. 2013 award winners

Forbes Travel Guide: 55th year of rating and recommending the world’s best travel experiences Forbes Travel Guide unveiled its 55th annual listing of Star Award-winning hospitality establishments worldwide. Marking the latest installment of the travel ratings system that has been the gold standard in the hotel industry since 1958, the new awards list includes the … Read more

Tallest hotel in the world celebrates its opening

Acquiring the coveted title of World’s Tallest hotel from the Guinness Book of World Records, the 72-story JW Marriott Marquis Dubai officially celebrated its opening. Soaring at 355 meters (1,164 feet), the JW Marriott Marquis Dubai is just 26 meters shorter than New York City’s famed Empire State Building. In Dubai, known throughout the world … Read more