The national carriers of Germany and Egypt signed a deal over four moths ago, agreeing to share codes between the two airlines on all flights between the two countries. All flights between Cairo and Frankfurt or Munich, as well as those form Alexandria to Frankfurt. There are to be more codesharing on other flights in  Continue Reading »

There are a few recurring trends when looking at travellers trends and habits for the upcoming year of 2008. Some of the biggest issues for travellers planning a journey are germs and viruses, the evolving state of green tourism and the annoyance of cell phones being used on planes. More than 2,500 people took part  Continue Reading »

In a world hell bent on destroying itself and certain governments seemingly unwilling to conquer the problems we face from global warming, it’s come back to the people to make the changes and speak for change by speaking with our wallets. Businesses may be bigger than us, but without our money, they’ll have to rethink  Continue Reading »

The Global Business Travel Forecast has found that in 2008, like in 2007, supply will outstrip demand when it comes to services for business travellers. This of course means that prices for everything from car rentals, hotel rooms, conference room space, et cetera will continue to rise. Mike Streit is the global leader and vice  Continue Reading »

The Canadian city of Montreal, Quebec has become the first urban centre to sign a Geotourism Charter for the city, signed by government and tourism officials in the province and the national Geographic Society. While it is the first city to sign the charter, it is the seventh location worldwide, following The US states of  Continue Reading »

January 19th, 2009 is the date where the long tradition of world sailing offered by the Holland America Cruise Line will once again set out to circumnavigate the globe. Holland America has been sailing around the world since 1958, and the 2009 voyage will incorporate some of the most exotic ports in the world during  Continue Reading »

The Kenya Tourist Board has released some encouraging figures showing a sharp rise in tourists visiting the country. Monies earned through tourism in September were 18% higher than last year, with a total of $743 million being left behind by travellers. Last September the tally was $623 million. The numbers match directly with an increase  Continue Reading »

The finishing touches are being administered to booths at the 2007 Zimbabwe International Travel Expo, being held at the Harare International Conference Centre in Zimbabwe’s capital. The event runs for four days and will see 118 exhibitors showing off their gear to over 450 buyers looking for the next big thing in the travel industry.  Continue Reading »

It was about 10:30 AM local time, when a footbridge collapsed in North Korea yesterday, taking down 20 tourists from neighbouring South Korea near the Diamond Mountain Resort. The accident was caused by a loose steel piece that was holding a support wire that couldn’t stop the wire from snapping under the pressure on the  Continue Reading »

Conde Nast Traveler will be announcing their 20th Reader’s Choice Awards this November, with stats gathered from over 28,000 travellers casting their votes. Some mainstays of the awards have stayed at the top, like San Francisco, California, which was voted the best US city; a tilte held for the past 17 of 18 years. Here  Continue Reading »

The idea of volunteer travel has picked up steam in the past few years, with more and more tourists choosing to lend a hand in a developing or third world country instead of the usual beach resort getaway. Travelocity.com is dong its part to encourage the practice by setting up its Travel For Good program,  Continue Reading »

The rainy season has all but drawn to a final close in Southeast Asia, after a season of many floods that caused serious damage in many countries in the region. This weekend in Thailand a group of tourists and their guides found out in the most tragic of ways what the quick changes in rainy  Continue Reading »