If Colombia has a problem, it is reputation. Back in the 70’s through to the early 90’s, the country was downright dangerous for everybody. Drug cartels and a particularly vicious civil war birthed the idea the country was in a permanent tailspin and that foreigners would be shot on site if not...
Delta to Offer New Route from New York City to Rio
March 28, 2017by Donald Wood
Beginning on Dec. 21, Delta Air Lines will offer a new daily nonstop flight between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
While the new route is still subject to United States Department of Transportation approval, the proposal will help Delta Air Lines and...
Marriott to Open a New Hotel Every 14 Hours for Three Years
March 23, 2017by Patrick Clarke
Marriott International is eyeing tremendous growth over the remainder of the decade, expecting to open at least one hotel every 14 hours around the world during the next three-year period.
The Bethesda, Maryland-based hotel giant unveiled an ambitious...
Huffington Post: Looking Ahead into Travel Trends
March 22, 2017by Dane Steele Green
Looking Ahead
Instagram is six years old, Twitter is 10; Expedia began in 1996, Princeline in 1997. Twenty years ago, the Internet came into its own, connecting buyers to brands in ways unthinkable in the 80s. A whole generation has had major...
Destinations: Delos // Island of the Gods
March 20, 2017by Dane Steele Green
So here is the myth: the island of Delos was never rooted to the seafloor. Rather, it floated. This transient existence lasted right up until the very heavily pregnant Titan Leto showed up and gave birth to Artemis, Goddess of the Moon and the hunt, and Apollo, God of the Sun and music....
Destinations: Central Park // A Walk In The Park
March 9, 2017by Dane Steele Green
It’s the lung of Manhattan, but if you think Central Park is just a green space with some ponds, you clearly have not been to it.
Reaching from 5th to 8th Avenue, and from 59th Street up to 110th, Central Park initially wasn’t even supposed to exist. In 1811, and...
Tour Operators Say Block on Visa-Free Travel to Europe Will Not Happen
March 8, 2017by David Cogswell
The vote on March 2 by the European Parliament requiring the European Commission to suspend visa-exempt travel to Europe for Americans has put a chill on the travel marketplace.
With tour operators enjoying a strong recovery from the setback of 2016 after a series of terrorist attacks...
