[ad_1] NEW YORK – TravelClick, a leading global provider of data and revenue-generating solutions for hoteliers, released new data from the company’s January 2018 North American Hospitality Review (NAHR). According to this data, North American hoteliers are starting the New Year with gains across all travel segments in the first …

[ad_1] GENEVA – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for 2017 showing that demand (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) for the year ended 31 December rose 7.6% compared to 2016. This was well above the 10-year average annual growth rate of 5.5%. While the rate …

Passport holders aged 16 years or over can now use the latest and most convenient way to renew their passport online, Her Majesty’s Passport Office has announced. The online passport renewal service, which takes an average of ten minutes to complete, has previously only been available to people over the …

Norway has awarded VFS Global an extension to its global contract for visa processing services. The contract extension covers four regions – Europe & Russia, Asia & Oceania, Middle East & Africa, and the Americas. VFS Global has been serving the Royal Norwegian Government since 2010 and currently operates 101 …

Vail Resorts has announced plans to make an historic investment of US$52 million at Whistler Blackcomb this season focusing on three new lifts at the heart of the resort. This transformative investment features the addition of a new gondola on the Blackcomb side of the mountain, as well as several …

Karen Jacques will take up the role of Scottish business development manager with UKinbound UKinbound has announced two senior appointments, Karen Jacques as Scottish business development manager, and Tricia Handley-Hughes to the board of directors.  Jacques brings with her over 20 years’ experience as a sales and marketing professional in …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON – Fewer than half of Americans (49%) take the time to plan their vacation days out each year, according to new research from Project: Time Off, held back by lack of certainty with personal schedules (64%), work schedules (57%), and children’s schedules (50%). The findings, from The Power …

[ad_1] New research(1) from Sainsbury’s Bank Travel Insurance reveals the number of people planning city breaks this year, both here and abroad, is dramatically higher than in 2017. In 2018 38 per cent of people plan to take a city break in the UK, compared to 29 per cent who …

Paris Convention Centre has been inaugurated in the presence of Valérie Pécresse, president of the Île-de-France Regional Council, Anne Hidalgo, mayor of Paris, and Michel Cadot, prefect of police for Paris. The centre is located within the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles exhibition complex, which is undergoing a ten-year renovation …

Andrew Holness, prime minister of Jamaica, has praised the potential of tourism as a tool of development, while warning growth in the sector must be sustainable. He was speaking at the UNWTO-organised Global Conference on Jobs and Inclusive Growth: Partnerships for Sustainable Tourism, currently taking place in Montego Bay, Jamaica. …