The UK saw strong growth in 2017 from a mix of overseas visitor markets including China, Australia, the Gulf Cooperation Council, India and the US, underpinning a record year for inbound tourism. New figures from VisitBritain show double-digit growth in visits and spend last year from China, the world’s most …

Luxury tour operator Abercrombie & Kent has announced senior hires across the business. Diogo Castanheira has joined the operator as sales manager for northern England, Scotland and Ireland. Castanheira is a familiar face in the travel industry having held roles in airlines and tour operators for nearly 20 years. Mark …

Qatar Airways will launch a direct five-times weekly flights to Gothenburg, Sweden, on December 12th, making it the airline’s second Swedish gateway after Stockholm. The route will be served with a Boeing 787-8 aircraft, featuring 22 seats in business class and 232 seats in economy. Qatar Airways chief executive, Akbar …

[ad_1] DUSSELDORF, GERMANY – Hotel prices have risen in the majority of the 40 cities listed on the trivago Hotel Price Index (tHPI), reported monthly by leading global hotel metasearch trivago.com. The average hotel price in Paris has risen by 45% to reach 167 euros per night this month, making …

[ad_1] The busiest passenger air routes on earth have been revealed in a new study published by Routes, organiser of the world’s leading aviation network development conferences and events. With more than 13.4 million people travelling on the short-haul domestic service, the 450 km journey from Seoul’s Gimpo Airport to …

Etihad Airways has signed a commercial agreement with Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi. The three-year deal with the world’s first Warner Bros. branded indoor theme park encompasses several collaborations aimed at increasing tourism to Abu Dhabi. Opening on July 25th, Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi will complement the wide range …

Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority has announced a 14 per cent increase in international visitors during the first six months of the year.  This is ahead of the UNWTO forecast of four per cent tourism growth in the Middle East in the first half of 2018 and demonstrates the …

Latest figures from the Maldives show that the destination saw an 11.2 per cent increase in the number of UK travellers who visited in the first six months of 2018, when compared with the same period in 2017. In total, 57,535 UK tourists arrived in the Maldives from January – …

Meraas has announced a series of major projects aimed at boosting the tourism sector in Hatta and advancing the social and economic development of the area. Developments are aligned with the directives of sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai, which includes the ten-year Hatta Comprehensive Development Plan …

[ad_1] Findings released from On The Go Tours reveal the most adventurous cities and regions across the UK with Londoners taking the top spot for the city, and Scots being crowned the most travelled region as one in 20 have visited more than 21 countries. On The Go Tours commissioned …