According to data revealed by the Dubai Department of Tourism & Commerce Marketing, the city recorded a drastic rise in the influx of international tourists in January 2019. Dubai recorded a total of 1.61 million tourists in January 2019 – a rise from the 1.58 million tourists who visited in …

[ad_1] BOSTON – OAG revealed the Busiest Routes in the world. OAG’s analysis, which is based on operating flight volume, includes insight into on-time performance (OTP) and carrier frequency at the route level, both domestically and internationally. Eight of the top 10 busiest long-haul routes in the world originate from …

[ad_1] BRUSSELS – European airport trade association, ACI Europe releases its traffic report for January 2019, during which average passenger traffic in geographical Europe grew by +4.2% compared with the same month last year. This marks a slowdown in the growth dynamic of the past years, with this monthly performance …

St Helena Tourism has confirmed that a second-weekly flight to the south Atlantic island, operating through the peak summer season, will operate from Cape Town. The development opens up the opportunity for additional twin centre breaks combining South Africa’s most famous city with the fascinating British Overseas Territory, one of …

Dubai-based master developer Nakheel is heading back to MIPIM for the fourth year running to showcase plethora of real estate investment opportunities, collectively worth more than US$15.8 billion. Nakheel returns to Cannes to further build its international investor portfolio, which already comprises nearly 30,000 global clients, including 3,500 from Europe, …

The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is launching a drive to promote London to visitors from other parts of the United Kingdom following a recent decline in domestic tourism. London is one of the most visited cities in the world. In 2017, 32 million tourists visited the capital for more …

World Travel Awards has revealed it will host its Africa & Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony in Mauritius on June 1st. The leading travel industry figureheads and decision-makers from Africa and the Indian Ocean will attend what will mark World Travel Awards’ inaugural visit to the paradise island. The red-carpet evening …

[ad_1] In Europe: OTAs are more likely to be in parity with major chains than Independents and local chains. Market-wide, there are significant parity loss issues with Independents and local chains facing losses for 53% of tracked shops in comparison to 45% for major chains. In North America: OTAs are …

[ad_1] ORLANDO, FLA. – ProfitSword, hospitality’s premier developer of business intelligence and data integration software, announces the release of a comprehensive report detailing the latest advances in data forecasting and budgeting tools and practices for the hospitality industry. Utilizing insight from the industry’s leading experts, the report showcases how today’s …

The Greek tourism sector grew at a rate of 6.9 per cent in 2018, over three and a half times the pace of its wider national economy, which grew by two per cent. The sector represents a fifth of Greek GDP compared to the global average of 10.4 per cent. …