Virtuoso, the international network of luxury travel agencies, took the pulse of its members who were busy taking the pulse of their clients to find out just what’s driving dreams in travel for 2015. The result? A bucket list of the top ten travel experiences Americans aspire to have this year, if not some time […]

Summer in London can be a glorious time. The days linger deep into the evening with festivals and concerts all around the city. The vibrant gardens of London are all abuzz and in bloom, ripe for summer’s relaxing pace. To celebrate summer 2015 in London, the iconic Lanesborough opens this month on its Hyde Park […]

The Champagne has barely poured for the 930-passenger Viking Star, as Viking Ocean Cruises rolls out the first of its ocean-going fleet. Meanwhile, four new itineraries and 2017 departures for Viking Star—and sister ships Viking Sea and Viking Sky – have just opened up for booking. The 2017 program includes sailings on Viking’s most popular […]

Call Ethiopian Airlines the mouse that roared on the African continent. The Addis Ababa-based air carrier launched thrice-weekly service this week from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Dublin, Ireland (DUB) and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (ADD). It now stands as the fastest growing carrier on the continent and one of the fastest growing airline companies […]

Space tourism may be just under light years away, but according to Spaceport America, the final frontier is just beyond our reach. The new space travel and rocket launch facility a few miles outside of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico (and about an hour from Las Cruces), is finally open for business and welcomed first […]

ICS Travel Group, offering customized travel to Southeast Asia, is all about authenticity of experience, so it was no surprise they hired Tom Linton to come on board to bring those concepts to life for travel agents looking to satisfy their clients’ dreams. An award-winning Executive in the Travel and Hospitality industries, Linton has specialized […]

Summer Deals on the Med with Windstar Windstar Cruises is extending its offering of three free shore excursions on summer voyages in the Mediterranean. Through August 14, guests will have the chance to explore the Mediterranean in greater depth with 50% off select itineraries and three free shore excursions. Featured itineraries include Classic Italy & […]

While the numbers are trending down when it comes to counting the nation’s plans for summer vacation this year, the numbers show the trips that are planned will involve higher dollars. Fewer adults (66%) plan to take at least one leisure trip during the next six months, down three percentage points from the same period […]

The top 10 sightseeing spots in Berlin might just surprise you.  Experts at The Berlin Pass weighed in and came up with this summer’s don’t miss list for those who are targeting Germany in their summer plans. Count the Checkpoint Charlie Museum, the Berliner Dom, the Pergamon Museum and Neue National Gallery among them. The […]

Emirates announced plans for a September launch of a bold new non-stop route from Orlando to Dubai this month. Travel-Intel took the opportunity to sit down with Matthias Schmid, Vice President Sales USA for Emirates to discuss the thinking behind this new route and read the pulse of the airline and its continued plans for […]