[ad_1] MIAMI – The most expensive hotel in Florida is located in Miami, according to a survey conducted by Luxury-Hotels.com. The survey compared prices at all luxury hotels in the vibrant port city, based on the rates for the most affordable double room during February and March 2018 – the …
Read More »#106 Freeride World Tour – Behind the Scenes at Kicking Horse Golden, BC
[ad_1] The LPP spent a week in Golden, BC Canada at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort for the Freeride World Tour. We wanted to get a better idea of what goes on behind the scenes, from all angles, at a big ski event like this one. In this episode, you’ll …
Read More »Successful recovery in European City Tourism in 2017: +7.7%
[ad_1] European Cities Marketing (ECM) announced a 7.7% growth in city tourism in 2017, with the domestic market increasing by 5.2% and the international market by 9.2%, respectively. The top 10 cities in terms of bednights stayed the same as the previous year, with London, Paris, and Berlin at the …
Read More »TUI predicts busiest day of 2018 for UK holiday trade
Nearly one million people are expected to visit a TUI shop or the TUI website this Saturday – nicknamed ‘Sunshine Saturday’ – as they search for their annual holiday. It is predicted to be the busiest day of the year for holiday bookings according to the UK’s largest holiday brand, …
Read More »Dubai International sees continued upward trajectory in passenger numbers
The upward trend in passenger traffic has continued at Dubai International, with the hub welcoming close to seven million passengers in November 2017, according to the monthly traffic report issued by operator Dubai Airports. Passenger traffic at DXB reached 6,953,596 in November compared to 6,581,805 recorded in the corresponding month …
Read More »UK visitors drive tourism growth in the Maldives
The Maldives has announced an 18.7 per cent increase in UK visitor arrivals during November 2017, when compared with the same month in 2016. In total, 9,579 UK visitors travelled to the Maldives during November 2017, compared with 8,073 in November 2016. Furthermore, UK visitors represented 7.9 per cent of …
Read More »Bahrain claims US$13bn in tourism infrastructure investment
The Bahrain Economic Development Board has revealed investment in the country’s tourism infrastructure reached over US$13 billion in 2017. The figure covers 14 prominent projects that will further boost growth in the kingdom’s tourism and leisure sector. The sector witnessed rapid growth in the past year, with the total number …
Read More »Long haul destinations boost German source market this summer
[ad_1] BERLIN – Hotelbeds Group, the business-to-business provider of services to the travel industry globally, has announced –ahead of ITB Berlin from 7-11 March- that bookings measured by room nights from the German source market for its bedbank brands – including Hotelbeds, Bedsonline, Tourico Holidays, and GTA –for this summer …
Read More »Unlike the Rolling Stones, we just got some satisfaction
Travel Alberta exists as a support mechanism for the Alberta tourism industry, through marketing, training and funding. One of the markers of success is how the Alberta tourism industry ranks us through the annual Industry Satisfaction Survey. This year we received our highest overall satisfaction score to date (83 per …
Read More »News Flash – Visitor Guides are still a thing (if you do it right)
Visitor Guides can act as a key piece of content in your marketing mix, but yours isn’t the only one out there. So, what do you need to do to break out of the pack? Skift, an online “must-read” guide for anyone associated with tourism, just released a new e-book …
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