Najib Balala, Kenya cabinet secretary for tourism and wildlife, has said it the country will use Africa’s leading hotel investment forum – AHIF – as a launch pad for innovative tourism investment opportunities. The news comes as the ministry aims to further boost the country’s thriving tourism sector. The Africa …

[ad_1] Whilst the leaders of the travel industry are getting hot and bothered about Brexit, fearing long queues at passport control, a lack of agreed regulations governing flights between Britain and the EU and enormous difficulties hiring staff, British holidaymakers appear oblivious to their concerns, reveals research release today (Monday …

[ad_1] Though summer has ended, hotel performance in Europe remained hot in September, with key performance indicators showing continued resilience. Year-over-year profit per room increased by 3.7 percent year-over to 96.80 euros, which was second only to the peak recorded at hotels across the region in June at 105.07 euros, …

The Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia has announced the launch of Amaala, a project designed to become an uber-luxury destination on the north-western coast of the country. It aims to create an all-new concept for ultra-luxury tourism focusing on wellness, healthy living, and meditation. The new destination is a …

Alipay has announced that it is partnering with London’s Chinatown to bring smart service to the popular tourist destination. The collaboration will enable Chinese tourists to use their Alipay lifestyle app at more merchants across London Chinatown, with newly joined restaurants including Leong’s Legend and Ricecoming. Chinese visitors will be …

The World Travel & Tourism Council has launched a new Power & Performance Report as part of World Tourism Day. China, the USA and India take the top three spots in the new rankings which combines growth over the past seven years in tourism’s contribution to GDP, international visitor spend, …

Japan National Tourism Organisation has welcomed news that British Airways will launch a direct flight between London and Osaka early next year ahead of the Japan Rugby World Cup. Operations on the new route will commence on March 31st, departing from Heathrow Terminal 5 and landing into Osaka’s Kansai International …

[ad_1] MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA – Empty hotel rooms are costing the Caribbean billions of dollars in economic opportunity each year, warned Frank Comito, CEO and Director General of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA). With an estimated 84,000 hotel rooms vacant each night, filling just 10 percent of them …

[ad_1] A recent poll by luxury holiday park operator, Away Resorts, has found that as many as 30% of people have visited a location just to take an Instagram photo. Respondents were also asked if they had been influenced by someone else’s social media post to visit somewhere, with 53% …

The German National Tourist Office has announced that as the temperatures rose this summer, so did the incoming overnights for destination Deutschland.  Latest statistics from Germany’s Federal Statistical Office show an increase by visitors from the UK (registered as overnight stays) of 5.7 per cent for the month of July, …