Las Vegas welcomed 42.5 million visitors last year, slightly up from the figure of 42.1 million recorded in 2018. Resorts in the city benefited from occupancy levels of 88.9 per cent, with average room rates also up 2.9 per cent over last year. Las Vegas continued to prove itself a leading destination for both business […] More
ABTA is marking its 70th anniversary this year with a range of activities. These include industry events to recognise this significant milestone and thank members and other stakeholders for their contribution to the association. The anniversary will be marked by a new commemorative logo. The first meeting of ABTA, formerly known as the Association of […] More
As it continues to distance itself from its hedonistic past and recalibrate as a business-focused destination, Las Vegas has rejigged its famous advertising slogan. Gone is ‘What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas’, to be replaced with ‘What Happens Here, Only Happens Here’. The new campaign launched during the Grammy Awards, making Las Vegas the […] More
Amadeus and Seera Group have strengthened their partnership to drive technological innovation in the Middle East. Seera Group works closely with Amadeus to strengthen its online business further, integrating digital touch-points across all its operations, including its flagship corporate and government travel business, elaa. As the travel tech provider across Seera’s diverse portfolio of services, […] More
The Nevis Tourism Authority has appointed Jadine Yarde to the role of chief executive of the organisation following an exhaustive review. The board conducted extensive interviews with more than 40 finalists which focused on their vision to grow the destination. Also examined werr their relevant and creative traditional and digital marketing strategies, proposals for engaging […] More
The World Travel & Tourism Council has moved its annual Global Summit to Cancun, Mexico. The body had earlier unveiled plans to host the event in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The mission of the WTTC is to promote sustainable growth for the tourism sector globally, so the organisation “has decided to change the location of […] More
Saga has announced that Chris Simmonds will be returning to Saga Holidays in March as its new managing director. He will be replacing Maria Whiteman, who left the company late last year. Having previously worked for Saga Holidays, as part of the executive team, Simmonds left Saga ten years ago to combine his love for […] More
The Travel Corporation has appointed Carol Dray to the newly created position of director of e-commerce and partner integration. The move is part of a wider ongoing focus on the development of its e-commerce proposition. Dray will be working to drive the development and implementation of the e-commerce strategy across the core collection of the […] More
