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New York welcomes record visitor numbers for 2017

New York City mayor Bill de Blasio has announced that 2017 was the eighth consecutive year for record-breaking tourism, with the city welcoming an estimated 62.8 million visitors last year. The figure represents an increase of 2.3 million visitors over 2016.  Visitation for 2017 was comprised of 49.7 million domestic …

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Ukraine to welcome first Ryanair flights in October

Ryanair has announced that it will fly to Ukraine from October. The low-cost carrier aims to deliver 800,000 customers per annum to two major Ukrainian airports. The airline will launch ten new routes from Kiev, including to to Barcelona, Bratislava, Gdansk, Krakow, London Stansted, Poznan, Stockholm, Vilnius, Warsaw and Wroclaw. …

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5 Reasons Golden, B.C. Is a Summertime Must

[ad_1] Originally posted by Sunset Online on June 18, 2018 The Canadian Rockies often elicit visions of the twin jewels of Alberta, Banff and Jasper National Parks, with their iconic sights such as Lake Louise, Moraine Lake, the Icefields Parkway, and more spots for the bucket list. However, if you keep …

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One-year update on Canada’s Tourism Vision

Canada is competing to be a top destination in the global tourism sector and one year ago, Canada’s New Tourism Vision was unveiled by the federal government to support this growth. The vision set out concrete targets for growth: Canada will compete to be one of the top ten most …

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