Category Archives: Travel Guide

Virgin breaks ground on design-led hotel in Dallas | News

Virgin breaks ground on design-led hotel in Dallas | News

Virgin Hotels is breaking ground with Dunhill Partners and Gatehouse Capital on Virgin Hotels Dallas. The new development marks Virgin Hotels’ second property currently under construction, behind Virgin Hotels New York City. Virgin Hotels Dallas will open its doors at the end of 2018. Located in the up-and-coming Design District on Hi Line Drive and […]

Connect! Utilising LinkedIn!

Connect! Utilising LinkedIn!

Having racked up the hours of chatting face to face (or virtually) to candidates recently with Lightning Lounge i thought it would be useful for candidates to know the key things that are discussed in order to share as many tips for job-seekers as possible! Now, the hottest topic in our chats so far has been LinkedIn…it’s […]

Canada Won’t Allow Cruise Ships Until At Least End Of February

Canada Won't Allow Cruise Ships Until At Least End Of February

The Canadian government has announced that large cruise ships will not be allowed until at least the end of February, 2021. Transport Minister, Marc Garneau made the announcement from his Twitter account on Thursday October 29th.  “Our Govt is announcing an extension of the measures regarding cruise ships & pleasure crafts in Canada until February […]

Emirates starts daily service to Fort Lauderdale, Florida | News

Emirates starts daily service to Fort Lauderdale, Florida | News

Emirates launched its 11th destination in the United States with the start of a daily non-stop passenger service between Dubai and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Fort Lauderdale is Emirates’ second destination in Florida, after launching Orlando more than a year ago. The new service, operated by a GE-powered Boeing 777, marks the first scheduled commercial […]

Maldives, Canary Islands see enormous increase in bookings

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Canary Islands Pent-up demand for travel is real as popular holiday destinations like Maldives and Canary Islands saw a spike in bookings. According to travel agencies in the UK, Maldives has recorded a nearly 500% increase in bookings. Advantage Travel Partnership reported that this has provided a glimmer of hope to travel agents up and […]

Uruguay Keeps Borders Closed For Tourism Until at Least 2021

Uruguay Keeps Borders Closed For Tourism Until at Least 2021

Back in August, Uruguay had issued a press release stating a reopening to European countries would soon be in effect, but those plans were canceled due to a surge in cases throughout the entire European continent. Currently, only citizens returning home, authorized residents, and approved travelers for humanitarian reasons are permitted to enter Uruguay. Most […]

Manchester Airport promotes USA options with new campaign | News

Foreign Office seeks to clarify US travel ban | News

Manchester Airport has launched its first multi-channel, multi-audience marketing campaign to showcase the breadth of destinations it offers to the USA. The #USADirect campaign will see the airport reach out to all areas of its catchment area that spans as far north as the Scottish Borders, south to the Midlands, east to Yorkshire, and west […]

Thai Vietjet connects Hat Yai in south and Chiang Rai in the north

Thai Vietjet connects Hat Yai in south and Chiang Rai in the north

Thai Vietjet celebrated its maiden flight connecting Hat Yai, a centre of trade, transportation and tourism in the southern Thailand and the famous destination of Chiang Rai in the north. The inaugural flights VZ408 and VZ409 in return on the 1 November brought big surprise for passengers on board, including lively cabin crew dance performance […]

CDC Removes No Sail Order For U.S. Cruising

CDC Removes No Sail Order For U.S. Cruising

On October 26th The CDC warned all U.S. travelers against cruise ship travel worldwide, coming just prior to the announcement of the No Sail Order expiry. The level 3 warning states that the “CDC recommends that travelers defer all cruise travel worldwide.” The reasoning behind the warning says “Widespread ongoing spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) […]

Foreign Office seeks to clarify US travel ban | News

Foreign Office seeks to clarify US travel ban | News

British foreign secretary Boris Johnson has sought to clarify a travel ban to the United States during conversations with the government officials. President Trump signed a ban on immigration from seven countries on Friday, halting the entire US refugee programme for 120 days. The same order indefinitely banned Syrian refugees, and suspended visas for all […]

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