There she goes pic.twitter.com/wkhc3TpdPw — St Helena Tourism (@sthelenatourism) October 15, 2017 An exciting new chapter in St Helena Island’s history has begun after the first ever commercial flight from South Africa touched down at St Helena Airport. Using their Embraer E190-100IGW aircraft, Airlink brought in this inaugural flight from …

The Anguilla Tourist Board today announced that the 35-square mile Caribbean island, known for its white sandy beaches and warm hospitality, is officially ‘open for business’ once again and ready to welcome UK travellers.  Following Hurricane Irma, which caused extensive damage with 185 miles per hour category five winds just …

Louvre Abu Dhabi today signed the first exclusive platinum partnership, with Etihad Airways. The symbolic ceremony took place under the museum’s spectacular dome and its ‘Rain of Light’ effect. Louvre Abu Dhabi will officially open on November 11th as an iconic landmark on the city’s geographical, cultural and tourist landscape. …

[ad_1] Exeter Airport in South West England, part of Regional & City Airports, has been officially ranked as the happiest airport in the world when it comes to customer experience. HappyOrNot, the company responsible for creating the globally-recognisable ‘Smiley’ feedback system, has just published its inaugural Airport Report based on …

[ad_1] ST. LOUIS – Looking to get away in the coming year? You’re not alone. According to the Enterprise Annual Weekend Getaway Survey, 85 percent of respondents say they plan to escape on a weekend trip in 2018, up from 78 percent in 2017. When asked why they want to …

Virgin Holidays has announced its biggest ever product launch in an aim to overhaul the package holiday and attract new customers. Virgin Holidays experiences is a huge portfolio of more than 300 new activities that will enrich the package holiday and allow customers to curate bespoke trips and attract more …

VisitEngland and VisitScotland are launching a website for tourism businesses to produce accessibility guides. The guides are a new way for tourism operators to increase business, by providing potential visitors with important accessibility information in a user-friendly format. UK government minister for tourism John Glen said: “The UK has an …

Qatar Airways has doubled its frequencies to a number of destinations in Eastern Europe and the Nordics, following a significant increase in passenger demand to the popular destinations of Prague, Warsaw and Helsinki. Commencing mid-December, the airline will introduce an extra daily flight on each of the routes to meet …

The UK and Ireland office of the Malta Tourism Authority is the first tourism board to partner with leading online travel brand, Beautiful Destinations, to create high-quality marketing assets to bolster Malta’s promotional efforts. The tourism authority is using Beautiful Destinations’ images and videos in an integrated marketing campaign across …

[ad_1] ROTENBURG AN DER WUMME, GERMANY – Accommodation sharing giant Airbnb is taking off in Africa. Its rapid growth into a market that has little precedent for such a service is starting to show up some problems that countries, markets and industries already familiar with the home-sharing website have been …