Tourists from mainland China during the May Golden Week holiday period have complained of being overcharged and pressured to buy while in Hong Kong, according to Chinese news reports.
“Mainland tourists are pressured to spend on arrival in Hong Kong,” said Ann Yu, chairwoman of Hong Kong Tourist Guides Association. “Some tour groups were taken to between six to seven shops in a space of a three-day shopping trip.
The Hotel Association of Canada has blasted the Stephen Harper Government for its lack of support of the Hotel, Travel and Tourism industry in the budget tabled.
In meetings with Ministers and pre-budget consultations the Hotel Association of Canada had advocated an additional federal investment of $100 million in the Canadian Tourism Commission, the crown corporation responsible for promoting Canada.
Spain has included Jamaica in its program of cultural patrimony, that it has been promoting worldwide for 25 years.
The program, which is being introduced in the English-speaking Caribbean for the first time, will see assistance being given in the redevelopment of downtown Kingston and the restoration of heritage sites in Spanish Town, St Catherine, Seville, St Ann and Port Royal.
Expedia.com is introducing a service that allows travelers to set up customized searches for flights, hotels, vacation packages and travel deals and have the results automatically sent to them.
Using RSS technology, Expedia.com now provides customers who have personalized homepages, the Google homepage with the latest prices on trips they´re interested in, saving customers the time and trouble of making the same search over and over.
Gwyn Hughes was appointed CEO of EasyCruise, the no-frills cruise line, effective immediately.
Hughes was executive director of P&O Cruises from 2000-2003. Prior to that, he served as managing director of P&O until 2000. Most recently, he ran his own strategy and communications consultancy firm.
With millions of satisfied honeymooners to its credit, American travel agency Apple Vacations already knows how to put a smile on any newlywed´s face.
The prestigious U.S. company has pieced together a brand-new travel package for honeymooners that will extend from August 15 to October 31 this year, and from May 1 to June 30 in 2007.