[ad_1] Published by PinkBike on October 28, 2017 Written by Lee Lau Alpine rides and views always bring the “likes”. Perhaps its due to scarcity; alpine trails are typically hard to access and the season for riding is short. There are some areas in the world where access is relatively …
Read More »Celebrate the 2017 Alto Award Winners
The Alberta Tourism Awards celebrate and acknowledge individuals and organizations in our province and the effort to shine the light on all Alberta has to offer. Travel Alberta congratulates the following industry partners: Alberta Pride – Big Valley Jamboree Marketing Excellence (up to $10,000) – Fantasyland Hotel Flash Sale Marketing …
Read More »Hotels are the largest employer with 77% of all vacancies
[ad_1] BERLIN / HAMBURG – According to Joblift‘s analysis the drop in the pound’s value has meant that the United Kingdom has seen record numbers of tourists this year, with British Tourist Authority chairman Steve Ridgway commenting that the industry is now worth £127bn annually to the economy. With this …
Read More »Eight travel predictions for 2018, as revealed by Booking.com
[ad_1] AMSTERDAM – The experts at Booking.com, the global leader in connecting travellers with the widest choice of incredible places to stay, have combined customer insights from over 128 million real guest reviews with research from 19,000 travellers across 26 countries around the world to reveal the biggest travel predictions …
Read More »The 21 Coolest Ski Towns In North America – 2018
[ad_1] The coolest ski towns make you jealous you don’t live there. You see stoked people with goggle tans and start recognizing a fundamental truth: life gets more kickass at elevation. But even those who will never live in a ski town should be lucky enough to at least experience …
Read More »PyeongChang praised by IOC ahead of 2018 Winter Olympics
Following its ninth and final visit to PyeongChang, the International Olympic Committee’s coordination commission has left Korea “very confident” the city is prepared to welcome the world to the XXIII Olympic Winter Games. “Over the course of our three-day evaluation visit, PyeongChang’s readiness to host the Olympic Winter Games 2018 …
Read More »Abu Dhabi sees strong rise in visitor numbers for July
Abu Dhabi achieved a four per cent increase in hotel guests last month, compared to July 2016, with almost 400,000 guests visiting the city. The figure pushes the cumulative total for the first seven months of the year to over 2.6 million, maintaining a growth of seven per cent on …
Read More »London mayor launches refreshed tourism strategy ahead of autumn season
London mayor Sadiq Kahn has launched a new vision to accelerate the capital’s status as a world-class tourist destination. Tourism numbers in London are set to rise sharply, with more than 40 million people expected to visit the city annually by 2025, an increase of 30 per cent on the …
Read More »Travel Trade Maldives debuts in Indian Ocean
The inaugural Travel Trade Maldives has taken place in, with over 200 tourism professionals in attendance. Held at Dharubaaruge in the Maldivian capital, Malé, the travel trade show was the first of its kind in the country and attendees included resort and hotel general managers, resident managers, key hotel owners, …
Read More »Europair: Low-cost flights represent more than 50% of Spanish and British air traffic
[ad_1] BARCELONA, SPAIN – Spain is the third most visited country in the world (just behind the USA and France in the global tourism ranking) and is the European country where low cost carriers (LCCs) control the largest aviation market share. There are only two countries in Europe where the …
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