World Tourism

With a record-breaking 4.31 million travellers visiting Jamaica in 2018, the island nation’s tourism industry is poised to boost its rate of growth by expanding investments in small- and medium-sized tourism enterprises. That is according to tourism minister, Edmund Bartlett. Speaking at the Caribbean Travel Marketplace earlier, he explained more …

Jamaica has welcomed the opening of the new Global Tourism Resilience & Crisis Management Centre, a new UNWTO-backed body based at the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies. The mission of the centre is to carry out policy-relevant research and analysis on destination preparedness, management and recovery …

Lorraine Headley-Raeburn has been appointed chairperson of the Antigua & Barbuda Tourism Authority Minister of tourism and investment, Charles ‘Max’ Fernandez, has announced the appointment of Lorraine Headley-Raeburn as the chairperson of the Antigua & Barbuda Tourism Authority board of directors. At the same time, Dean Fenton has been appointed …

The multi-platinum singer-songwriter Christina Aguilera has announced that her exclusive headlining residency show, Christina Aguilera: The Xperience, will open at Zappos Theatre at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on May 31st. Tickets go on sale to the public tomorrow. “The Xperience is going to be my most ambitious show yet. …

[ad_1] The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation has been hard at work turning their image around after the nightmarish Frye Festival two years ago. They’ve launched a new advertising campaign to promote the Bahamas with Grammy Award-winning and Bahamian-American singer, Lenny Kravitz as the face of the campaign. The …

[ad_1] ATLANTA – Officials of Castell Project, Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the careers of women professionals in the hospitality industry, today released the 2019 Women in Hospitality Industry Leadership report. “While the discourse is improving since the previous Women in Hospitality Industry Leadership report, we have …

[ad_1] With more than 25 restaurants per square mile, it’s hard to beat eating in New York City. There are too many great places to count and let’s just say you attempted to visit them all? It would take you at least 22 years! NYC’s Lower East Side (LES) is …

[ad_1] As interest in America fades in some corners of the world, tourism surges from other regions. And while international visitors arrive with a range of hopes and motives in mind, their various pursuits contribute to a broader outcome – an injection of cash into the American economy. UAE real …

Air Europa will launch new, three-times weekly flights to Colombia’s second city, Medellin, in June. The decision adds a second entry destination into a country growing in popularity. The new route, operated by Air Europa’s state-of-the-art Dreamliner aircraft, will launch on the June 1st, with three flights per week between …

The contribution to the UK economy from outbound travel has increased by a third since 2014, reveals ABTA. The overall contribution to the UK economy from outbound travel now stands at £37.1 billion and 1.8 per cent of GDP, up 36 per cent from £27.1 billion in 2014. This is …