The Japan National Tourism Organisation has appointed Geoffrey Weill Associates to handle its United States public relations program effective immediately. “We are honoured and thrilled to have been chosen,” said Geoffrey Weill, “and we look forward to helping augment the number of Americans visiting Japan, especially in light of the …

The Abu Dhabi tourism sector is assessing what impact a Dh50 billion (£10 billion) stimulus package announced by sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, the crown prince, will have. Officials have been given just 90 days to create a detailed execution plan for the package. The money is aimed at transforming the …

Discover Qatar, the destination management subsidiary arm of Qatar Airways, has announced that it has launched a digital transformation project. The company hopes to implement innovative digital technology to enable Qatar’s growing inventory of hotel rooms and services to connect with global tour operators and travel providers on one digital …

[ad_1] President Donald Trump’s tit-for-tat trade war with China appears to have caused a significant slump in Chinese visitors to the United States that could cost the American tourism sector dearly this year – according to the latest findings from ForwardKeys which predicts future travel patterns by analysing 17 million …

[ad_1] A survey conducted by beach holiday specialist On the Beach, has revealed the sun-kissed Canary Island of Tenerife as the favourite European beach holiday destination amongst British families. As the heatwave at home comes to an abrupt end, the survey of 1,000 British families named Tenerife, which attracts more …

TUI has announced a new route to Calabria, Italy, for summer 2019 operating out of London Gatwick and Manchester airports. TUI will be the first UK tour operator selling holidays to Calabria. The destination is located in the ‘toe of the boot’ in southern Italy and flights start in May …

Thomas Cook Airlines’ inaugural flight from Manchester airport to Seattle has departed during an American jazz-themed event. The twice weekly direct flight from Manchester will operate until September 20th. It is Thomas Cook Airlines’ latest direct long-haul route from the airport, taking the airline’s number of seats on sale from …

The resounding mandate that Barbados’ first female prime minister earned from the electorate is a vote of confidence for women in leadership throughout the Caribbean, said Karolin Troubetzkoy, president of the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association. Troubetzkoy congratulated incoming Barbadian prime minister Mia Mottley on her, and her party’s, recent …

Visit Rwanda has reported a large increase in the number of UK travellers choosing the country as a tourism destination. Visitor numbers grew by 21 per cent last year, compared with 2016, with over 16,000 business and leisure travellers going from the UK to Rwanda in 2017. Rwanda is one …

[ad_1] In July 2018, Frankfurt Airport (FRA) welcomed some 6.9 million passengers – an increase of 7.5 percent. During the January-to-July-period, FRA achieved accumulated passenger growth of 8.8 percent, with European traffic remaining the main growth driver. FRA posted a new daily record on July 29, when 237,966 passengers traveled …