Officials have announced a historic milestone in the travel industry, as Orlando became the first US destination to surpass 70 million annual visitors. In 2017, 72 million visitors travelled to Orlando, an increase of more than five per cent over the prior year, once again making it America’s most-visited destination. …
Read More »Tourist streets had the highest occupancy growth in H1 2018 in Moscow, says JLL
[ad_1] According to JLL, the vacancy rate on the main Moscow high streets continued to decline, reaching 8.0% in H1 2018. Over the last six months, the indicator dropped by 1 ppt, to a four-year low. JLL analysts expect that tenants will continue occupying Moscow central streets, which in turn …
Read More »2018 Singletrack 6 off to a Golden start
[ad_1] Originally posted by Canadian MTB on July 29, 2018 With canyon views and a riverside rollout, 2018’s edition of the Singletrack 6 mountain bike stage race headed out onto the trails of Golden, B.C. on Saturday. The neutral rollout along the Columbia River was briefly interrupted by an early …
Read More »ASAP & STR: U.K. serviced apartments see slight occupancy decline, but rate growth in H1 2018
[ad_1] LONDON – H1 2018 performance results for the U.K. serviced apartment sector showed a marginal 0.6% decline in occupancy to an actual level of 79.0% and a 1.2% increase in ADR (average daily rate) to GBP140.28, resulting in a 0.6% increase in RevPAR (revenue per available room) to GBP110.84. …
Read More »Raventós appointed Costa Rica minister of tourism
The newly elected president of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado Quesada, has chosen María Amalia Revelo Raventós as the country’s new tourism minister. She replaces Mauricio Ventura as head of the department. Raventós holds a master’s degree in business administration from the prestigious INCAE Business School and a bachelor’s degree in …
Read More »Illinois visitor numbers hit record high
Visitors to Illinois hit an all-time high in 2017, government Bruce Rauner announced earlier. Nearly 114 million people travelled to the state last year to ‘Enjoy Illinois’ and give a $1.1 billion boost to the state’s economy. Last year’s visitor totals were 1.4 per cent higher than 2016, which also …
Read More »Jet Airways to launch Manchester-Mumbai connection in November
Jet Airways will launch the first non-stop service between Manchester and Mumbai on November 5th. Further strengthening its flight offering in the United Kingdom and Jet Airways’ commitment to opening up travel to India for UK business and leisure travellers, the service will operate four days a week including Monday, …
Read More »Indaba 2018: Hanekom welcomes international tourism leaders to Durban
South Africa minister of tourism Derek Hanekom has opened Africa’s Travel Indaba in Durban. “This is going to be the greatest Indaba of all time, and it is all because of you,” Hanekom told delegates at the opening of the show. He was referring to the 1,747 buyers from all …
Read More »Course Preview: Singletrack 6 XC Stage Race
[ad_1] Originally posted by PinkBike on July 26, 2018 On July 28th TransRockies Events will descend upon Golden, BC for the fifth edition of Singletrack 6 – a six-day singletrack experience through the heart of British Columbia. Racers from around the world will gather to soak in some of BC’s …
Read More »New report shows how music helps hotels increase revenue and improve the guest experience
[ad_1] PASADENA, CA – Rightsify, a global music licensing and royalty collection agency based in Pasadena, California, has published their first in a series of reports on how music is used in businesses and how it benefits different industries across the world. For the first edition, ‘Music & Hotels: An …
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