Berlin (Germany) – December 10, 2015 (travelindex) – Middle East is world’s fastest-growing outbound travel market. The Arabian outbound travel market is growing into a lucrative niche business as well-off travellers venture more beyond their home region and spend heavily on up-market accommodation, shopping and entertainment. The Middle East outbound travel market was actually the … Read more
Riyadh (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) – December 4, 2015 – Narcissus Hotel and Residence Riyadh is the Winner of the Best Luxury New Hotel in the Middle East by World Luxury Hotel Awards. The World Luxury Hotel Awards aim to encourage and raise service standards within the luxury hotel industry. Award winners set the benchmark … Read more
Bangkok (Thailand) – December 4, 2015 (travelindex) – Ms. Lisa Ono, the Bossa nova queen was warmly welcomed by Mr. Adrian Brown, General Manager of Chatrium Hotel Riverside Bangkok during her stayed at the hotel. She was in town to perform at a concert “The River Jazz Festival 2015”. About Chatrium Hotels and Residences: Chatrium … Read more
Ankara (Turkey) – December 4, 2015 (travelindex) – Turkey is experiencing a boom in its hospitality sector with 75 new projects and 12,968 rooms currently in the pipeline, an all-time high for this European country. Having emerged from 2014 as the world’s sixth most visited tourist destination, Turkey has seen a massive growth in hotel … Read more
Riyadh (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) – December 3, 2015 (travelindex) – Following an eventful 3-day exhibition that had the show floor buzzing with activities, the 1st Saudi Hotel Technology Expo came to a successful close on December 2. The synergistic exhibition were presented by leading companies from Saudi Arabia and other international prominent companies including … Read more
Wahington DC (United States) – December 3, 2015 (travelindex) – President Obama Signs Law Enabling Commercial Exploration and Use of Space Resources. The U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act of 2015” (Space Act) was signed into law by President Barack Obama. Designed to facilitate and catalyze the U.S. commercial space industry, the bill also includes … Read more
Texas (United States) – December 3, 2015 (travelindex) – Blue Origin today announced that its New Shepard space vehicle successfully flew to space, reaching its planned test altitude of 329,839 feet (100.5 kilometers) before executing a historic landing back at the launch site in West Texas. Now safely tucked away at our launch site in … Read more
Olongapo (Philippines) – December 3, 2015 (travelindex) – Best Western Hotels & Resorts has unveiled a new midscale hotel in the Philippines. Located at Subic Bay, on the west coast of Luzon Island, approximately 100km north of Manila, the new Best Western Plus Hotel Subic becomes the first internationally-branded midscale hotel in the area. Set … Read more
London (United Kingdom) – December 3, 2015 (travelindex) – The Silk Road is one of the world’s most powerful brands and 2016 will see a hugely increased awareness of the route through both old and new media. Both BBC Travel and BBC4 will be showing Silk Road documentaries next year. And in addition to the … Read more
Albay (Philippines) – December 1, 2015 (travelindex) – Winners of the inaugural Tourism InSPIRE Awards attended a special awards dinner on Friday, November 27, 2015 in Legazpi City, Albay, Philippines hosted by the Tourism Promotions Board Philippines as part of the PATA New Tourism Frontiers Forum 2015. The awards were presented by Mr Mario Hardy, … Read more