World Tourism

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[ad_1] A strong finish to 2018 secured a second consecutive year of GOPPAR growth for UK’s hotels, as they sidestepped challenging economic and political conditions, according to the latest data tracking full-service hotels from HotStats. The UK recorded a strong 6.7-percent year-on-year increase in profit per room in December, helping …

[ad_1] WHY IT RATES: The Hawaii tourism market remains healthy with increased spending and visitation that is supporting an increasing number of jobs in the state. —Janeen Christoff, TravelPulse Senior Writer Visitors to the Hawaiian Islands spent $17.82 billion in 2018, an increase of 6.8 percent compared to 2017, according …

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With frigid temperatures chilling many of the US Virgin Islands’ key markets, the department of tourism’s marketing campaign, launched at the start of the high season, is reminding the traveling public that the territory is open for business. Commissioner of tourism designee, Joe Boschulte, said the department’s sales and marketing …

Saint Lucia has recorded its best performance ever in visitor arrivals, welcoming 1,218,294 travellers in 2018. That number represents a 10.2 per cent increase over 2017, which was also a record-setting year for the island. Industry figures are up across the board led by the yachting sector with a 25.9 …

British travellers are increasingly choosing longer package holidays in the search for better value for money, research by Travelzoo has found. They are also looking for the lowest-cost flights they can find, including flying at inhospitable hours, to ensure they have more money to spend once they arrive at their …

The UK is expecting a boost in visits from China as Chinese New Year approaches on Tuesday, February 5th. Forward flight booking data showed that bookings from China to the UK were up 24 per cent from Wednesday, January 30th to Tuesday, February 12th, compared to the period when Chinese …

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