Expedia Group announced enhanced features to help travel advisors prepare for the holiday travel season. The new features are available to members of the Expedia Travel Agent Affiliate Program (TAAP) and include an extension of Expedia’s Live Agent Chat to advisors and an improved lodging quote process. “As part of our continuing commitment to helping…
Disney Cruises Unveils Its New Ship
Disney Cruise Line’s sixth ship, Disney Treasure, will join the fleet in 2024, and Peter Pan was on hand at the recent D23 Disney Fan Expo to assist unveil the ship’s details. On stage at the Anaheim event, the crew revealed the ship’s name and other unknown information to the audience by playing a smart…
NYC & Company unveils travel guide highlighting halal-friendly establishments
NYC & Company, the official destination marketing organization and convention and visitors bureau for the five boroughs of New York City, launched a new centralised resource for locals and visitors, the Halal Travel Guide. The resource is the first-ever Halal Travel Guide released by a US tourism organisation, dedicated to highlighting and encouraging visitation to…
VisitPITTSBURGH unveils agent training programme
The destination body VisitPITTSBURGH has teamed up with Pittsburgh International Airport for its first-ever training programme for UK agents. With British Airways set to relaunch its direct route from London Heathrow on June 3, 2022, agents can seize the opportunity to learn all there is to know about Pittsburgh. The new training programme equips agents…
Costa Rica Tourism Board unveils new campaign
The Costa Rica Tourism Board (ICT) has partnered with adventurer, Levison Wood, on its latest Costa Rica Sanctuary campaign, which aims to promote the country as the ultimate natural escape. The campaign was first launched in late 2020 to encourage visitors to travel post Covid-19 through highlighting the rich culture, nature and wildlife, adventure, wellness…
GOPASS Global unveils partnership with Charles Sturt University
Global travel risk company GOPASS Global has announced a partnership with the travel arm of Australia’s online university of choice, Charles Sturt University. Under the agreement with Charles Sturt Travel, GOPASS will provide risk assessments for university staff travelling abroad for conferences, academic research projects and other work-related trips. Charles Sturt Manager, Travel & Expense,…
See the world differently! Virgin Atlantic unveils new advertising campaign
Virgin Atlantic has launched a new brand and advertising campaign – the first in more than two years since the Covid-19 pandemic hit. The campaign introduces the end line “See the world differently”. The line draws on the airline’s heritage of challenging the status quo – as well as recognising that the travel industry is…
Four Seasons unveils Langkawi’s most luxurious new holiday villa
Welcome to a Langkawi vacation wrapped in a breathtaking seafront setting like never before. The highly anticipated Five-Bedroom Imperial Villa at Four Seasons Resort Langkawi is now accepting reservations. Experience island living at its most luxurious from this palatial waterfront residence, framed by dramatic limestone cliffs and just steps from the Andaman Sea. A private…
Ryanair unveils pilot training programme
Ryanair has launched a major training partnership with Astonfly to deliver a mentored programme in Paris to recruit and train up to 500 new cadet pilots over a 4-year period in France. In a strong sign of post-pandemic recovery in international air transport, the low-cost airline aims to attract pilots to support its growth across…
VIVA Cruises unveils first new build ship, VIVA ONE
River cruise specialist, VIVA Cruises, has welcomed its first new build ship to the family. VIVA ONE was christened in its home port of Düsseldorf (Germany) VIVA ONE will be offering a variety of exciting itineraries on the Rhine and Moselle rivers throughout this year, with more to come in 2023. VIVA ONE, whose name…
