For decades it’s been a challenge for the solo traveller: Where do you go that’s (a) safe (b) where you can meet other people – not necessarily for romance, (c) not break the bank and – last but far from least (d) have fun? Not to mention how can you as a solo traveller enjoy […]
The Starwood hotel group is introducing a loyalty programme for meetings and travel professionals this autumn. Launching this October, SPG Pro will offer members Starwood Preferred Guest elite status, upgrades and Starpoints for business booked at any of the group’s 1,200 properties worldwide. “We’re focusing our powerful loyalty lens on B2B to cultivate ever stronger […]
When we recently polled Vision Travel Solutions’ staffers about their favourite airports, it was interesting to see Amsterdam mentioned more than once. And no surprise: a gateway to Europe (and the world), Schiphol – pronounced “skipple” – has long been a favourite of world travellers. As one of the staffers responded on our poll: Schiphol […]
The U.S. Embassy recently received reports of armed robberies of Westerners in Tamale. In two incidents within the last month, victims were assaulted and robbed by assailants carrying machetes. The Embassy advises U.S. citizens to be aware of the potential for crime; i.e., to increase their situational awareness and take appropriate personal safety and security […]
Tropical Storm Dolly is headed for landfall along the western Gulf Coast of Mexico, but is unlikely to strengthen to a hurricane. Hurricane Hunter reconnaissance aircraft early Tuesday morning found maximum sustained winds surrounding the circulation had strengthened sufficiently to make Dolly the fourth named storm of the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season. They had also […]