Lebanon’s glamorous music festivals struggle in tough times

Lebanon’s glamorous music festivals struggle in tough times

Shakira and Elton John played one-off concerts in Lebanon in recent months but the summer music festivals that helped make…

Egyptian in Red Sea resort town charms snakes to sleepDestinations

Egyptian in Red Sea resort town charms snakes to sleep

In Egypt’s premier Red Sea resort of Sharm El Sheikh, snake charmer Amier El Refaie puts some of the world’s…

Swiss airline to resume flights two weeks after deadly crash

Swiss airline to resume flights two weeks after deadly crash

JU-Air plans to resume flying on Aug. 17, the airline said on Tuesday, two weeks after one of its small…

Uber doubles down on freight businessTourism Insight News

Uber doubles down on freight business

Uber Technologies Inc is creating a standalone business out of its long-haul trucking business, with plans to double its investment…

German start-up trials solar car that can charge as you driveInnovation

German start-up trials solar car that can charge as you drive

A Munich-based start-up has taken advantage of the strong Bavarian sun this summer to test the final development of the…

World Tourism Day places focus on innovation & digital transformationUncategorized

World Tourism Day places focus on innovation & digital transformation

The importance of digital technologies in tourism, providing opportunities for innovation and preparing the sector for the future of work, is at the centre of World Tourism Day 2018,…

Twenty killed in plane crash in Swiss Alps

Twenty killed in plane crash in Swiss Alps

All 20 people on board were killed when a small vintage plane crashed in the Swiss Alps, police said on…

British Airways boss says two-hour Heathrow passport queues unacceptable

British Airways boss says two-hour Heathrow passport queues unacceptable

Two hour-long queues for passport checks at London’s Heathrow Airport are unacceptable and improvements are needed if Britain wants to…

Andrew O’Brian, a key figure in the growth of Latin American tourismPersonalities

Andrew O’Brian, a key figure in the growth of Latin American tourism

The eminent executive, with both Australian and Canadian citizenship, is one of the leading advocates of air mobility in Ecuador.…

Tourists flee Indonesia’s Lombok island after quake kills 91Destinations

Tourists flee Indonesia’s Lombok island after quake kills 91

Rescue workers found scenes of destruction across the north of Indonesia’s resort island of Lombok after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake…