A Trip News

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reaffirmed its commitment to reduce carbon emissions by 50% by 2050.”Our targets are tough. Air transport is the first industry to commit to carbon-neutral growth at the global level,” said Giovanni Bisignani, its Director-General and CEO.
IATA represents some 230 airlines that account for 93% of scheduled international air traffic. Member airlines have agreed to work towards an average 1.5% improvement in fuel efficiency annually until 2020; (more…)

Anticipating a January 2010 opening, the Life Resorts Management Company has selected a team of seasoned general managers to spearhead the launch of the Life Resort Danang. The two managers — Michelle Ford and Cyrille Stegmann, both from South Africa — previously worked as the general management team at the Life Wellness Resort Quy Nhon.
 The 187-room Life Resort Danang is under development by Hoang Tra Travel and Trading Co. and when complete will stand as the closest upscale resort (more…)

Everyone’s asking the same question.
Is there a hot favourite for The Best Job in the World?
The simple answer is no.
The winner of the Tourism Queensland promotion will be announced this afternoon, from a field of 16 finalists.
Tourism Queensland was going to cut the final number down to 10 - but couldn’t.
The finalists have spent the past few days cruising the islands of the Great Barrier Reef and one thing’s very clear.
Any of them could do the job - and do it well.
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THE BASICS Once a home belonging to Hope Somoza, the widow of the former Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza Debayle, this Pacific beachfront Victorian has been carefully restored into a comfortable, 21-room hotel, which opened a year ago. A suite has been named after Mark Twain , who arrived in San Juan del Sur by sea in 1886, and wrote that “bright green hills never looked so welcome, so enchanting, so altogether lovely.”
THE LOCATION San Juan del Sur, a perfect horseshoe-shaped (more…)

Costa Cruises has released its 2010 brochure, enabling customers to take advantage of “ProntoPrice”, the company’s pricing policy that deals greatly discounted rates to early bookers.
Costa will be increasing its capacity in 2010 by 16% compared to this year, with approximately 250 destinations and over 100 different itineraries. 

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The Italian group Costa Crociere SpA has commenced its third consecutive season operating from Dubai, with both Costa Cruises and AIDA Cruises brands upping their capacities for the coming winter. Costa Cruises will expand locally by some 50% thanks to the arrival of the Costa Victoria and Costa Classica liners, while AIDA Cruises will be almost doubling its own offer with the deployment of the biggest ship of the fleet, AIDAdiva.

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Today…
The Capella Ixtapa opens, between Mexico’s Sierra Madre mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Its 59 luxurious guestrooms and suites spill down a cliff-side overlooking the coastline of the state of Guerrero (capellaixtapa.com).
This week…
The opening of Amanresorts’ Villa Milocer in Montenegro materialises on Monday. The former royal residence completes the first stage of the restoration of Sveti Stefan (amanresorts.com). Over in the Caribbean, the route lost between (more…)

Four legs good? Then gallop towards these stylish country retreats, says Sophie Lam
Hacienda de San Antonio, Mexico
The views at this vast 19th-century working ranch and coffee estate are magnificent: the gracious dusty pink residence, luxuriant gardens and perfectly conical Volcan del Fuego just beyond. Owned by the Goldsmith family, the estate got an Aman resorts makeover in 2000 but is independently run again today; there are 25 antique-stuffed suites, barrel-vaulted dining rooms (more…)