World Travel & Tourism Council

Cruise118 | March 22, 2018

The boss and co-founder of Cruise118, James Cole, is leaving the organization to “pursue other interests”. Cole set up Cruise118 in 2008 and entered into a partnership with US firm World Travel Holdings two years later, becoming WTH’s UK managing director. His last day with WTH UK will be tomorrow, Friday, March 23. Product and commercial director Alison Earnshaw will replace Cole as managing director with immediate effect. It is understood that Cole, a co-owner, will no...

Breaking Travel News | March 20, 2019

World Travel Awards has revealed that its Latin America Ceremony 2019 will be hosted in La Paz, Bolivia.The event will take place on July 13th.The leading figureheads, decision-makers and influencers of Latin America’s travel and tourism industry are scheduled to attend the ceremony, which will mark World Travel Awards’ first visit to Bolivia.The red-carpet ceremony will form part of the World Travel Awards Grand Tour 2019 – a global search for the finest travel and tourism org...

Omega World Travel | March 05, 2018

The use of voice technology facilitated by smart devices like Amazon's Echo is surging in popularity among consumers, and Omega World Travel is among the travel companies now entering the space. The agency has already developed its first "skill," or capability, for the Echo, and it has an ambitious plan to roll out future iterations for use by agents and consumers alike. In its most recent financial earnings report, Amazon said the Echo Dot, one of its smart speakers,...

Travel Trends Today | January 16, 2020

EbixCash, a fully owned subsidiary of Ebix, announced a strategic travel technology partnership with Amadeus to grow its footprint across the Asia Pacific region and UAE and become a one-stop shop for travel. The partnership will provide EbixCash’s online websites, travel agents and corporations in Asia Pacific and UAE with greater access to the unrivalled breadth of content offered by the Amadeus Travel Platform, enabling EbixCash to better serve its customers. Built on fully open systems...