Preparations are underway for the Tourism Resilience Summit of the Americas, which is scheduled to take place at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica, on September 13th. Minister of tourism, Edmund Bartlett earlier announced its headline speakers, who are expected to share their industry leading opinions and experiences …
Read More »Millions of Brits prepare for bank holiday breaks in UK
More than seven million Brits are planning a holiday at home for the August bank holiday weekend, according to a VisitEngland survey. VisitEngland’s August bank holiday Trip-Tracker survey shows that 7.3 million Brits are planning an overnight holiday trip in the UK this weekend, bringing an estimated £1.75 billion boost …
Read More »Bahamas back on track as tourism figures continue upward trajectory
International arrivals in the Bahamas show a solid growth of 10.2 per cent year-to-date, maintaining the tourism turnaround that began in October last year. The growth trend is driven by strong performance from the United States, but a 29.6 per cent increase through July in arrivals from Canada is also …
Read More »Free market report: Russian Outbound Ski Tourism in 2018: An Overview
[ad_1] The 2017/18 winter season was particularly strong for Russia’s outbound ski market, with all major Russian tour operators seeing significant sales growth. Already seeing strong demand from tourists, the potential for growth for this sector is huge. Of Russia’s 140 million inhabitants, only 3% currently ski, and only 17% …
Read More »65% of all hotel bookings generated through metasearch engines come from Google Hotel Ads
[ad_1] Roiback, specialist and leader in the management of the direct channel of hotel sales, has announced today that 12% of hotel reservations are made through metasearch engines and they assist 25% to other channels (SEO, direct, Adwords “Ads”, Display, among others). Of the total weight that metasearch engines represent …
Read More »Discover Puerto Rico urges travellers to celebrate recovery
Discover Puerto Rico as revealed a new initiative to underscore the progress Puerto Rico’s tourism industry has made since Hurricane Maria. As the one-year mark approaches and old imagery resurfaces in the news and in social media, local tourism and community members are rallying audiences everywhere, including news media, to …
Read More »Steady increase in UK visitors to Costa Rica
The latest statistics released by the Costa Rica Tourism Board reveal that a total of 40,907 visitors from the UK travelled to the country in the first half of 2018 – representing an increase of 2.5 per cent compared to the same period in 2017. This steady growth is a …
Read More »Two million Brits to head overseas this weekend predicts ABTA
ABTA is estimating that 2.2 million Brits are set to head overseas this bank holiday weekend. Members are reporting strong sales with the Balearic Islands, mainland Spain, Greece and Florida leading the way. Turkey has seen spectacular growth this summer and holidaymakers travelling out over the weekend will not only …
Read More »British Airways flies four million customers in August
During British Airways’ busiest ever summer, which saw it scheduled to carry over four million customers across its network in August alone, the airline has revealed some of the most popular holiday destinations for travellers. In the list are long-haul destinations such as New York, Los Angeles, Dubai, Singapore and …
Read More »GlobalData: Family travel to increase by 25% by 2022
[ad_1] The outbound family travel market will grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 4.6% from 300 million trips in 2017 to 376 million in 2022, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The company’s latest report, ‘Key Trends in Family Travel’ highlights that family travel …
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