ABTA is updating its advice for travellers in the run up to Brexit on January 31st. This latest advice highlights that the UK is now on track to enter a transition period at the end of the month meaning that all travel requirements and arrangements will remain the same until …

Manchester Airport has revealed its quickest ever transatlantic route will launch later this year. Direct flights to Halifax in Canada will start in June with WestJet, which will start operating from the northern gateway for the first time. The service will cross the Atlantic in just more than six hours …

easyJet will resume flights to Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt for the first time since November 2015. Following the recent lifting of government restrictions on UK flights to Sharm el Sheikh, easyJet will offer two flights a week to the famous Red Sea destination commencing on June 7th from Manchester …

Following a successful stint as chief executive of the Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority, Haitham Mattar last year moved to a new role in Saudi Arabia. The Middle Eastern destination has been embarking on a programme – known as Vision 2030 – designed to overhaul its economy, diversifying away …

The Belize Tourism Board has said the destination welcomed over half a million overnight arrivals for the first time in 2019. In 2019, a total of 503,177 overnight visitors were welcomed to Belize, an increase of 2.8 per cent on the 489,261 who arrived in 2018. The National Sustainable Tourism …

Dubai registered a total of 41,988 real estate transactions in 2019, according to Data Finder, the real estate insights and data platform under the Property Finder Group. This represents a growth of 20 per cent in the volume of registered property sales transactions compared to 34,961 transactions in 2018. It …

Mammoet has successfully completed its role in the construction of Ain Dubai, the world’s tallest observation wheel. Developed by Meraas, Ain Dubai sits on Bluewaters in the heart of Dubai and, once operational, it will provide residents and visitors extensive views of the iconic city of Dubai and its shoreline. …

The Taal volcano has erupted in the Philippines sending a massive plume of ash and steam over the Batangas province. Nearly 50,000 people living near the volcano have heeded official warnings to evacuate as fears of a larger eruption grow, officials said on Monday. Taal is the Philippines’ second most …

Miral has finalised a partnership with Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, to secure exclusive naming rights of Yas Bay Arena. As part of the agreement, Abu Dhabi’s first-of-its-kind multi-purpose, indoor entertainment venue will officially be named Etihad Arena. With both companies designed to play a …

A number of top airlines are increasing airlift to the Bahamas in 2020. JetBlue is adding a second daily flight from Boston to Nassau in the peak spring break travel months of March and April. At the same time, United Airlines is introducing a new non-stop Saturday-only flight from Denver …