Tencent has signed a memorandum of understanding with Dubai’s Department of Tourism & Commerce Marketing to jointly enhance the emirate’s reputation as a sought-after destination. China-owned Tencent hopes the move will spearhead smart tourism along the route of the Belt & Road Initiative. Poshu Yeung, vice president of Tencent International …

Canadian Badlands Tourism (CBT) is pleased to announce the selection of local social media tourism ambassadors. These local social media users will use their platfor • Athena Winchester – @brokencurfew • Tara Hodge – @tara_h03 • Phaedra Bittner – @kindredspiritsphotography • Tye Carnelli – @prairieeyes • Kandra Forbes – @kforbes_photography …

VisitEngland’s Annual Attractions Survey shows historic properties experienced significant growth in visitor numbers in 2017. Of the 1,400 English attractions surveyed the research found that historic properties such as mills, monuments, boats and burial grounds saw the largest increase in visitor numbers, up eight per cent on 2016. Visits to …

WASHINGTON – Colorado, Virginia, and Arizona lead the country in vacation days used, according to new research from Project: Time Off, while residents of Montana, Delaware, and Rhode Island are at the bottom of the pack. Last year, Americans used 17.2 vacation days, the most since 2010. Despite this marked …

Tenerife is set to become even more accessible to UK travellers this summer with a number of airlines increasing flight frequency to the island. This includes a new weekly service from Flylolo.com, which will operate between Manchester and Tenerife this summer (July 17th-September 5th), as well as throughout the winter …

Ryanair has celebrated its new Liverpool to Shannon service, which will operate three times weekly as part of its summer 2018 schedule. The flight is Ryanair’s fourth Irish service from Liverpool, in addition to Dublin (four daily), Cork (four weekly) and Knock (five weekly). Head of public relations for Liverpool …

Rwanda has unveiled its new brand identity and logo – Visit Rwanda – as part of a wider strategy designed to attract more tourists and greater business investment. At the same time, Rwanda Development Board has just been revealed as the tourism partner for one of the world’s leading football …

TUI chief executive Fritz Joussen has sought to strengthen and further expand momentum within the group by redefining responsibilities on the executive board. TUI has become much more international and digital and has transformed from a classical tour operator to an integrated tourism group, prompting the reshuffle. Its national organisations …

DUBAI, UAE – European countries were the leading destinations for summer travel for GCC residents, according to travel trend data released by VFS Global, the world’s largest outsourcing and technology services specialist for governments and diplomatic missions worldwide. As thousands of people fly out on summer getaways during the long …

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