World News

The Oceania Regatta berthed for the first time in St. George’s on Thursday, 16^th April, making this the last of eleven inaugural cruise calls to Grenada during the 2014/2015 cruise season.

A group of nearly 75 travel agents from The Travel Industry Association of Florida attended a presentation and dinner hosted by Tourism Development Company (TDC) to learn more about the twin island nation and discuss selling points for their clients.

While 80% of aged Brits aged 55 – 75 years are unlikely to touch their pension pot, following pension reforms which came into effect on 6th April 2015, those who say they will dip into their pensions, the majority will spend it on a holiday of a lifetime, or spend more than usual on a holiday according to research by the Association of British Travel Agents.

With a 20 percent increase in visitor arrivals from the U.S., the first quarter of 2015 illustrates strong growth for Trinidad & Tobago’s tourism sector.

One year on and the 300 schoolgirls kidnapped by a jihadist Boko Haram group in Nigeria remains a crime almost too horrifying to comprehend.

Nestled in what has been termed the Capital of Castries, ‘The People’s Auditorium,’ - the Mindoo Phillip Park, will again serve as the home for the official Opening of the region’s most highly anticipated musical spectacle - the 24^th edition of the Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival.

The young scholars of Dawood Public School, a well-renowned and leading girls’ school in Karachi, established over 30 years ago, have once again proved their merit and brought laurels to the school in the first International Kangaroo Linguistic Contest held recently.

Cinnamon red Colombo, part of the dynamic Cinnamon Hotels&Resorts chain, won the “Best New Hotel of the Year” award in the “Mid-Market” segment at the 11th Hotel Investment Conference - South Asia (HICSA) 2015.

Almost 100 highly-qualified and senior travel buyers from around the world will participate in the World Travel Market (WTM) Latin America 2015 Hosted Buyers program at the third edition of the event, which will take place from April 22-24 at the Expo Center Norte in São Paulo, alongside the 43 Braztoa Business Meeting.

Nokia President and CEO Rajeev Suri has received the Marco Polo award, the highest honor accorded to a non-Chinese citizen, for Nokia's longstanding contribution towards the development of the country's economy, technology and culture.

Yosemite National Park in Northern California's Gold Country will waive the entrance fee on April 18 and 19, during the National Park Opening Weekend.  The park will be a major travel destination focus in 2015 as it celebrates its 125th anniversary. 

Curaçao North Sea Jazz has proudly announced a wide range of artists for the sixth edition of the Curaçao North Sea Jazz Festival 2015, September 4th and 5th.

Health City Cayman Islands celebrates its first anniversary of providing quality and affordable healthcare this month.

The 12th Beijing International Tourism Expo 2015, organized by the Beijing Municipal Commission of Tourism Development, in collaboration with Conference & Exhibition Management Services Pte Ltd. Singapore and CEMS Conference & Exhibition Co., Ltd, will be held from June 26-28, 2015 at the China National Convention Centre.

Sweden will be represented by Katarina Barruk for their 2015 edition of the annual Seychelles Carnaval International de Victoria. This carnival in the Seychelles, now in its 5th edition, has been credited to rank among the top five carnivals of the world.

Culture lovers seeking to immerse themselves in history this spring can take advantage of some fantastic breaks to the Spanish Region of Murcia.