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Jade Mountain and Anse Chastanet resorts are marking Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22, by switching their lighting systems to an energy efficient, ecologically friendly light-emitting diode (LED) solution.

Radisson Blu hotels around the globe celebrate a partnership with “Just a Drop" with three days of activity, starting on Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22.

Only a few days left before Seychelles celebrates the fifth anniversary of Carnaval International de Victoria, and already top carnival delegations from around the globe are flocking to the islands.

The grand opening of the highly anticipated, internationally branded Marriott Hotel was today undertaken by President Donald Ramotar, in Georgetown Guyana.

The Oceania Regatta berthed for the first time in St. George’s on Thursday, 16^th April, making this the last of eleven inaugural cruise calls to Grenada during the 2014/2015 cruise season.

A group of nearly 75 travel agents from The Travel Industry Association of Florida attended a presentation and dinner hosted by Tourism Development Company (TDC) to learn more about the twin island nation and discuss selling points for their clients.

While 80% of aged Brits aged 55 – 75 years are unlikely to touch their pension pot, following pension reforms which came into effect on 6th April 2015, those who say they will dip into their pensions, the majority will spend it on a holiday of a lifetime, or spend more than usual on a holiday according to research by the Association of British Travel Agents.

With a 20 percent increase in visitor arrivals from the U.S., the first quarter of 2015 illustrates strong growth for Trinidad & Tobago’s tourism sector.

One year on and the 300 schoolgirls kidnapped by a jihadist Boko Haram group in Nigeria remains a crime almost too horrifying to comprehend.

Nestled in what has been termed the Capital of Castries, ‘The People’s Auditorium,’ - the Mindoo Phillip Park, will again serve as the home for the official Opening of the region’s most highly anticipated musical spectacle - the 24^th edition of the Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival.

The young scholars of Dawood Public School, a well-renowned and leading girls’ school in Karachi, established over 30 years ago, have once again proved their merit and brought laurels to the school in the first International Kangaroo Linguistic Contest held recently.

Cinnamon red Colombo, part of the dynamic Cinnamon Hotels&Resorts chain, won the “Best New Hotel of the Year” award in the “Mid-Market” segment at the 11th Hotel Investment Conference - South Asia (HICSA) 2015.

Almost 100 highly-qualified and senior travel buyers from around the world will participate in the World Travel Market (WTM) Latin America 2015 Hosted Buyers program at the third edition of the event, which will take place from April 22-24 at the Expo Center Norte in São Paulo, alongside the 43 Braztoa Business Meeting.

Nokia President and CEO Rajeev Suri has received the Marco Polo award, the highest honor accorded to a non-Chinese citizen, for Nokia's longstanding contribution towards the development of the country's economy, technology and culture.

Yosemite National Park in Northern California's Gold Country will waive the entrance fee on April 18 and 19, during the National Park Opening Weekend.  The park will be a major travel destination focus in 2015 as it celebrates its 125th anniversary. 

Curaçao North Sea Jazz has proudly announced a wide range of artists for the sixth edition of the Curaçao North Sea Jazz Festival 2015, September 4th and 5th.