New service to Kiliamanjaro

The airline will use the narrow-body Embraer E170 jet on the route, with six flights weekly until September 30 followed by a daily service from October 1.KQ420 to Kilimanjaro will depart Nairobi at 10am with the return flight KQ 421 departing Kilimanjaro International Airport at 11.40. Kenya Airways also operates direct flights between Nairobi and Bangkok.

 

Travel restricted to Tibet

Travel permits to Tibet are getting hard to come by. The current curbs follow a wave of self-immolation protests among Tibetans against China's rule - though the government has not publicly acknowledged these restrictions. Solo travellers have not been allowed to enter Tibet; permits were granted only to groups of at least five of the same nationality. – The Strait Times/ANN

 

Korea to host Skal World Congress

Skal International, the world’s largest tourism organisation. will hold its world congress in Korea for the first time from October 2 to 7. The 73rd World Congress will be held in Seoul and Incheon, and is anticipated to draw more than 1,500 members of the organisation to Korea, generating economic benefits of 4.5 billion won (Bt122 million). Korea is the fourth nation in Asia to host the event after Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and the Philippines. – The Korea Herald/ANN

 

Swiss rivers of Babylon

Babylon is paying a visit to Switzerland. The Graubuenden regional culture festival “Origen” has made the legendary Biblical city the focal point of this year's programme. The festival will be held in 20 different venues including Riom, Zuoz, Thusis and Chur. Running through August 11, the programme of operas, plays and short films will tell the story of Babylonian rulers and the building of the Tower of Babel. The festival was founded in 2006 and has been held every year since. – DPA

 

Munich in a Beamer

In Munich, luxury carmaker BMW is offering three-hour tours of the Bavarian capital from an exclusive standpoint – the inside of classic BMW cars. The tour starts out going past BMW on-site attractions as the BMW Museum, the manufacturing plant and the Historic Vehicle Collection. It then heads out on drives through the city in BMW classics from the 1930. Tours are twice-daily on Sundays through late October. Tickets cost 130 euros (Bt5,200), which also covers a gift box and entry to the BMW Museum and museum guide. Visit www.BMW-Museum.de.

 

Discovering life with Renaissance

Renaissance Hotels, the original Lifestyle brand within Marriott International, is releasing its first global advertising campaign – “Live Life to Discover”. The new multi-faceted campaign, which comes to life through print, digital and on-property experiences, provokes today's lifestyle-oriented business traveller to explore a hotel or destination’s hidden gems through recommendations from on-site Renaissance Hotels ‘Navigators’, the brand’s hospitality lifestyle concierge service.