By Barry Kauffman
In a year where travel saw so many ups and downs and surprises, it can be difficult to point to any one figure as having had the most impact. Travel is, after all, a multi-faceted industry with titanic figures looming everywhere.
Do you...
Ever hear of Cassandra of Troy? One of the most tragic women in literature, she is. A Trojan princess, she was cursed with the gift of prophecy: She could see the future as clear as day. The catch was no one ever believed her. She saw the doom that troublemaking tramp Helen represented, the fall of the city, even her own death...
By Brian Major
The Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) this week approved a $90 million loan to finance continued renovation of historic, public and tourist infrastructure in the Zona Colonial district in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic’s capital.
The...
By Patrick Clarke
Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection announced the launch of U By Uniworld on Monday, a new addition targeting millennial travelers.
Sales will begin in March 2017, while sailings are scheduled to commence in early 2018.
Notable destinations will include...
Say Wat?
Thailand has been in the news a lot lately; King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the longest-serving head of state and longest-lived monarch in Thai history, departed this life in October. He was as loved as his son and successor is despised. Drama!
But...
China Oceanwide has entered into an agreement with destination resort developer and operator Kerzner International Holdings Limited to open the first Atlantis resort in the U.S. in Ko Olina on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, the...
By Patrick Clarke
Alaska Air Group completed its $2.6 billion acquisition of Virgin America Wednesday, becoming the fifth-largest U.S. airline in the process.
The...
