Middle East's hotels take the lead

Fly to the Middle East and you could experience a hub of activity, as the hotels there are performing better than their counterparts in both Europe and America, according to recent research.

The HotelBenchmark survey, which has been carried ...

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Posted by Carrie at 10:18, 26 May 2006

Las Vegas casino to introduce mobile gambling

The Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas, will provide mobile versions of blackjack, roulette, various poker games and slot machines following a trial later this year.

Las Vegas Sands, which runs the hotel's casino, will introduce the games on hand-held devices, provided ...

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Posted by Andrew at 17:22, 26 May 2006

Botswana looking to increase tourism

Festus Mogae, the president of Botswana, is looking to increase the number of tourists who visit his country.

President Mogae has recently met with president Horst Kolhler from Germany and president Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania, during which he pressed ...

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Posted by Merv at 17:25, 26 May 2006

Month-long Malaysian festival

Kuching, in Malaysia, celebrates its 17th annual festival this year, where visitors to the event will be able to take in activities and exhibitions of various themes.

Take a flight to Malaysia this August and you could join in ...

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Posted by Merv at 18:15, 26 May 2006

OFT to investigate value for money

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is considering if it should investigate the aviation industry and the deals consumers receive.

Concerns have arisen due to BAA's market share, as it handles 63 per cent share of all airline passengers that ...

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Posted by Merv at 18:17, 26 May 2006

Montenegro proving popular

Montenegro has been named as one of the up-and-coming destinations of the year by US Travel & Leisure magazine.

The article explains that the eastern-European country's "untouched white sands and time-capsule medieval villages" make a change from the already-discovered neighbouring ...

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Posted by Andrea at 17:39, 30 May 2006

Pochampally looking to secure more tourists

The Indian village of Pochampally is looking to transform itself into a tourist hub.

Expansion will centre on the village's sari making industry and will see the construction of basic tourist facilities.

Commenting on the R2.5 crore (£28,882) project, tourism ...

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Posted by Mike at 18:03, 30 May 2006

Singapore set for 20m more passengers

Changi Airport will be able to cater for 64 million passengers a year from 2008, according to transport minister Yeo Cheow Tong.

Work currently being carried out on the airport's third terminal hopes to increase the hub's annual capacity by 20 ...

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Posted by Andrea at 18:04, 30 May 2006

Zoom down to Los Angeles

Those who take a flight to Los Angeles at the end of this summer may want to join over 500,000 spectators at a four-day celebration of classic cars.

Between September 14th and September 17th 2006, the home of Hollywood celebrates ...

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Posted by Kate at 08:23, 31 May 2006

Give it a Goa

Anyone planning a flight to Goa, India, this summer, may want to coincide their trip with the Bonderam Festival, which takes place on the fourth Saturday of each August.

In a parody of past conflicts between rival villages in Panim, ...

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Posted by Teddie at 17:34, 31 May 2006

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