[ad_1] Madrid, Spain – According to the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)’s latest barometer, international tourist arrivals grew 6% in the first six months of 2018 after a record year of growth in 2017. All world regions enjoyed robust growth in tourist arrivals in January-June 2018. The increase was fuelled by …

The city of Buenos Aires has announced it is expecting a large increase in international tourism in 2018 and 2019. According to official statistics released by the government of the city, bookings to travel to the city from July-December this year are by 25 per cent. London was Europe’s fastest …

In 2017, the city of Ottawa was home to a year-long series of special events as it played host to the official celebrations marking 150 years of Canadian Confederation. Now Ottawa Tourism has further reason to celebrate, with official figures showing that 11 million visitors came to the capital during …

eXplore Central North Island, the collaboration of the eight regional tourism organisations in New Zealand’s central North Island, has appointed SLC Representation as its first representation agency in the UK. SLC Representation will promote Central North Island to the UK travel trade, positioning the regions as must-visit destinations on any …

Alipay Group has announced that it has partnered with Global Tax Free, a tax refund agency, to launch the world’s first paperless mobile tax refund function in South Korea. Alipay has consistently been at the forefront of innovation that supports mobile tax refund solutions globally. In early 2017, Alipay initiated …

[ad_1] Amsterdam – Online travel specialist TravelBird has released an overview of the impact of over-tourism in each neighbourhood of Amsterdam, based on the ‘City Survey of Crowdedness and Balance‘ by OIS (Research, Information and Statistics). Over the past few years, the city has seen a sharp rise in the …

[ad_1] Brexit is set to prompt a further surge in staycations after it emerged that almost half of Brits (49 per cent) are less likely to holiday in Europe after the UK leaves the EU. In a poll of 1,000 Brits by Sykes Holiday Cottages, nearly two thirds (65 per …

The beautiful city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, is making final preparations ahead of hosting Latin America’s most important travel and tourism event of the year. The key industry players and VIPs from across South and Central America are set to attend the World Travel Awards Latin America Ceremony on September 15th. …

London-based communications agency, Black Diamond, has been appointed by Japan National Tourism Organisation to act as its first retained public relations agency in the UK following a competitive pitch process. The JNTO is the official tourism body for the country of Japan and Black Diamond will focus on highlighting the …

The German National Tourist Board has announced a new worldwide campaign for next year. The latest campaign comes in addition to the recently introduced 100-years of Bauhaus, which will celebrate the artistic movement. Entitled German Summer Cities, the campaign marks the start of a digital marketing offensive by the GNTB. …