The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has announced that Alwin Zecha, founder of the Pacific Leisure Group, has been inducted into the PATA Gallery of Legends. The Gallery of Legends Award is a special honor bestowed once every few years to recipients who were true pioneers in the travel and tourism industry in the Asia…
Booming ‘Sunshine Saturday’ shows holiday travel is top of consumers’ ‘to do’ list for 2023
Booming results from ‘Sunshine Saturday’ earlier this month shows holiday travel is firmly back on the agenda for consumers. The bounce back in travel appears to be an area that many consumers are not willing to cut back on in 2023, according to a recent survey of 1,000 consumers. The survey, on behalf of leading audit,…
Airline strikes on the horizon, how travel insurance can help
With airlines and airport service providers walking off the job around the world, the potential for travel disruption due to labour issues is very real. Travel insurance marketplace Squaremouth.com explains how labour strikes can be covered under travel insurance. The Next Major Travel Disruptor for 2023 2023 is shaping up to be disrupted for a…
This Is The Most Popular Type Of Travel For Americans Right Now
If being active on your vacation gives you anxiety, you’re not alone. There’s a more popular type of travel that has Americans adding relaxing locations to their wish lists. Dubbed the “nothing-cation” – also known as a trip where relaxation and warm weather are the main highlights, this type of travel is becoming more popular…
11 Solo Travel holidays. Solo but not alone – Way to go!
Study reveals that a third of Brits prefer solo trips, joining escorted groups without responsibility for another person. Solo travel doesn’t necessarily mean travel on your lonesome, for many it means going on a trip without the responsibility of catering for someone else’s tastes. That leaves the solo travel door wide open for themed group…
Best Way to Travel Nepal in Limited Time
Travelling in Nepal is full of fun and adventure. It takes lots of time to travel Nepal as the touristic destination is located at far corner of Himalayas. You have to come up with more than week long vacation to complete one adventure trip in Nepal. We have decided to customize your trip; so that…
Civil Unrest In Brazil: Is It Safe To Travel Right Now?
Many travelers are currently wondering whether or not they should cancel their upcoming trips to Brazil. On Sunday, thousands of protesters stormed into Brazil’s Congress, the Supreme Court, and the presidential palace to protest the new president that was sworn in on January 1. The protests have been compared to the January 6 assault on…
Business travel is booming with 52 per cent growth
Business travel is well and truly back on the agenda as Travel Counsellors, one of the UK’s leading independent travel companies, has reported bumper corporate transactions, with sales for the new financial year (November-December) up by 52 per cent on pre pandemic levels (2019). Furthermore, corporate sales are 73 per cent up compared to the…
7 Overrated Destinations For 2023: Should You Change Your Travel Plans?
There are certain destinations that look incredible on social media but are not at all what you expected in reality. Places that became so popular that all you can see are large crowds that make it impossible to truly enjoy or even take one nice picture. Or you encounter restaurants and accommodations so expensive that…
SUNRATE enhances its online travel solution with new virtual corporate card
Global Fintech SUNRATE has partnered with Visa, a world leader in digital payments, to launch virtual corporate cards as part of its plans to bolster its online travel solution. SUNRATE’s travel stakeholders can now have another seamless and efficient option when making payments to their own partners, such as airlines and hotels, on virtual corporate…