Haití es la república negra más antigua del mundo, y el segundo estado independiente más antiguo del hemisferio occidental, ya que se convirtió en estado soberano en 1804.
Travelport has announced a new agreement with Hertz Corporation that gives Travelport’s online, offline, and corporate customers access to the car rental company’s full worldwide inventory of rental vehicle rates.
The deal includes Hertz’s popular prepaid rates found on Hertz.com and the Hertz mobile app.
Travelport-connected agencies currently manage over 94 million car rental days annually sourced from a variety of global suppliers.
Delta Air Lines has begun selling its new Delta Comfort+ product on flights departing January 22nd and beyond in most trans-Atlantic markets.
The new product is available on routes including those between North America and Europe, and between North America and Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, and Israel. Delta Comfort+ was introduced in March 2015 as an upgrade from Main Cabin.
The Executive Vice President and CEO, Gabriel Escarrer, successfully concludes an annual tour in which he has strengthened ties with major Asian partners.
Gabriel Escarrer Jaume, Executive Vice President and CEO of Meliá Hotels International, as well as the COO, André P. Gerondeau and the Global Development Managing Director Maria Zarraluqui, have completed another annual tour of Asia Pacific accompanied by the Regional Vice President Bernardo Cabot. During this trip, they visited several key destinations in China, Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand, amongst others.
If you've always wanted to learn the tango, set sail for Buenos Aires, where you'll find plenty of opportunities to learn Argentina's famous dance and also take advantage of the city's recent $200-million port improvement project.
The latest update of the Cuban Investment Opportunity Portfolio was presented Tuesday at the Havana International Fair (FIHAV 2017) by Rodrigo Malmierca, minister of Foreign Trade and Investment, at the Executive Hall of the EXPOCUBA Fairgrounds’ Main Pavilion.
The high-ranking Cuban official spelled out details about the latest version of the portfolio, giving a case-by-case account of the investment projects that have been approved and those whose passage is still pending.
Islatur Travel & Cargo attends FIHAV as part of a U.S. business delegation made up of some 16 exhibitors. This Cuba-bound maritime and air shipment company guarantees that products are delivered to Agencia Aduanal y Transitaria Palco, within a 30-day period, through Crowley Marine.
Islatur Travel & Cargo is a Florida-based agency, registered at the U.S. Trade, Industry and Security Department, with license approved to operate direct exports to Cuba, cargo and regular parcels service, Yumei Mili, its notary public, told Excelencias.
Amid the damage endured by ExpoCuba –the fairgrounds that year after year hosts the International Havana Fair- caused by hurricane Irma, the 35th edition of FIHAV opened yesterday with over 3,400 exhibitors from some 70 countries.
At 200 PM EDT, the center of Tropical Depression Eighteen was located by weather radars from Cuba and Grand Cayman near latitude 21.8 North, longitude 82.4 West. The depression is moving toward the north-northeast near 25 mph (41 km/h) and this motion is expected to continue today.
A motion toward the northeast with an increase in forward speed is expected to begin tonight and continue through Sunday.
Sandals Resorts International has signed a memorandum of understanding to build Sandals and Beaches resorts on Tobago, said chairman Butch Stewart.
It would be the company's first resorts on the island, one half of the twin-island republic of Trinidad and Tobago in the southern Caribbean. Stewart describes the resort site as "magnificent."
Disney Cruise Line announced its plans to increase its presence in America’s Finest City for early 2019. The brand is also recommitting to the Caribbean with other domestic departures.
The Disney Wonder will return to the Californian city for a two-month season scheduled from March to May of 2019. A variety of itineraries will include two-, four-, five- and seven-night sailings to Mexico with most calling on Ensenada.
Hilton Worldwide has reported diluted earnings per share for the third quarter of $0.55 and diluted EPS, adjusted for special items, of $0.56.
The figures are an increase of 37 per cent from the third quarter of 2016 on a pro forma basis.
Net income for the third quarter was $181 million, while adjusted EBITDA for the period was $524 million, an increase of 11 per cent from pro forma Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter of 2016.
International Consolidated Airlines Group has reported a third quarter operating profit of €1,455 million before exceptional items. The figure is up from the €1,205 million reported last year.
Willie Walsh, IAG chief executive, said: “We’re reporting another strong quarter with an operating profit up 20.7 percent to €1,455 million before exceptional items.
The Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA), the trade association representing the mutual interests of the cruise industry and destinations and stakeholders in the Caribbean and Latin America, is proud to announce that St. Maarten has become the first destination partner of the association's multi-faceted, million-dollar campaign, "The Caribbean Is Open."
Antigua & Barbuda’s tourism minister was relieved of his duties this week by Gaston Browne, the country’s prime minister, following the former’s arrest in London.
Brown revoked Asot Michael’s appointment as minister of tourism and investment for the dual-island nation pending the outcome of the latter’s arrest Monday morning by the London Metropolitan Police, according to local press reports.
Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) President Karolin Troubetzkoy told Caribbean-American residents in South Florida that the response to the trade association's recently launched One Caribbean Family initiative has been extremely encouraging.
The initiative allows hotels across the region to help those who have been adversely impacted by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, while also highlighting that more than 70 percent of Caribbean destinations have not been affected and are ready to welcome visitors as usual.
The UAE nationals can make visa-free visits to the eastern Caribbean country of St. Lucia starting this week, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has announced.
Ahmed Elham Al Dhaheri, Assistant Under-Secretary for Consular Affairs at the ministry said that the decision has come into effect following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the UAE and Saint Lucia in September, on the sidelines of the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Once again, Caribbean News Digital attended SOTIC and sat down with one of the most prominent voices of Caribbean travel: Hugh Riley, secretary general and chief executive officer of the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The rebuilding of the region’s travel industry in the aftermath of hurricanes Irma and Maria is a key element in the minds of all stakeholders. Mr. Riley spoke candidly on this and other matters in this exclusive interview.
By Veronica de Santiago
How was SOTIC?
According to ABC News, a housekeeper at an Asheville, North Carolina hotel was stunned to find a 5-foot-long boa constrictor under the covers inside an empty hotel room Monday.
Police responded to the bizarre situation at the Rodeway Inn and Suites and had the snake transported to Buncombe County Animal Shelter until its owner could be located.
The snake's owner, Neil Miller told WLOS-TV he was "terrified" when he realized he had left the 3-year-old Colombian red tail boa behind while visiting a friend.
LATAM Airlines Group is continuing its global push, announcing last week that it will debut three new international routes in 2018 as it aims to improve connectivity between South America, the U.S. and Europe.
The new nonstop service will connect Sao Paulo, Brazil—the country's most populous and wealthiest city—with Boston, Rome and Lisbon, Portugal.
The all-inclusive Jewel Grande Montego Bay Resort & Spa has opened in the Rose Hall section of Montego Bay on the site of the former Palmyra Resort & Spa. The resort is across from the Montego Bay Convention Center.
The Palmyra opened in December 2010 and was placed in receivership by lenders in August 2011. It was acquired by Jamaica's Sagicor Investments Ltd. in 2016.
Haití es la república negra más antigua del mundo, y el segundo estado independiente más antiguo del hemisferio occidental, ya que se convirtió en estado soberano en 1804.
