Having more time to look forward to a holiday is one of the most common reasons people book in advance according to ABTA. The excitement of anticipation – being able to daydream about the new places to discover, weather, local food and drink and having time to relax – are …

Vietjet has launched a new service connecting the holiday island of Phu Quoc and the South Korean capital of Seoul. The move is designed to contribute to the promotion of tourism and trade between the two countries. Passengers on board the maiden flight from Phu Quoc to Seoul as well …

Britons wishing to travel to Europe will have to pay €7 every three months from 2021, the European Commission has confirmed. The European Travel Information & Authorisation System will allow visa-free travel within the Schengen zone for up to 90 days at a time. Citizens of 61 countries, including the …

Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority has today launched its new Destination Strategy 2019-2021. The plan aims to build on the successes of the previous strategy, launched by RAKTDA in 2016.  In light of the current robust visitor demand, solid regional and international partnerships, and product launches executed over the …

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[ad_1] The Dutch book their holidays to Greece increasingly earlier shows research from Griekenland.net. 959 visitors to this popular online platform for Greece voted in recent months. Over 19% of the respondents already booked their holidays to Greece in September or October, which is a lot more and earlier than …

ABTA will launch its latest national advertising campaign on Christmas Day, to support the industry’s busiest sales period of the year. The campaign – entitled Travel with Confidence – will launch with a series of four different radio adverts, aiming to encourage people to book with an ABTA member while …

ABTA estimates that over 4.7 million passengers are heading abroad over the Christmas and New Year period, with the peak travel day predicted to be December 21st. Unsurprisingly, Christmas Day itself is expected to be the quietest day for travel. Holidaymakers are either heading off for some much-needed winter sun …

British Airways has today announced that it will fly from Heathrow to Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan, from June 2nd next year. It is the first time the carrier has flown to Pakistan in more than a decade. The airline stopped flying to the country after the Marriott hotel …

St Helena Tourism has confirmed that the second weekly scheduled flight service to the island, launched earlier this month, will again operate throughout the 2019-20 summer season. A scheduled service from Johannesburg to St Helena takes place every Saturday throughout the year, operated by SA Airlink. This service from extended …