World Tourism

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 …

[ad_1] Something magical happens the moment you pass over the San Diego–Coronado Bridge, and that’s because Coronado, San Diego’s beautiful resort city, has a unique and special vibe all its own. Although technically not an island, Coronado is actually connected to the mainland by a thin strand of beach known as the …

[ad_1] MONTREAL – Preliminary figures released by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) show a total of 4.3 billion passengers were carried by air transport on scheduled services in 2018. This indicates a 6.1 per cent increase over 2017. The number of departures rose to approximately 38 million globally, and …

[ad_1] Looking for your perfect winter wonderland? In Breckenridge, Colorado, delicious dining and craft spirit options mix with world-class powder at 9,600 feet of elevation in this picturesque mountain town, offering visitors their own piece of winter paradise. This January, the city again transforms into an outdoor sculpture garden during the Breckenridge …

[ad_1] KINGSTON, JAMAICA – Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett says Jamaica saw record arrivals and earnings for the period December 21-24, 2018. Preliminary airport arrivals was 34,081, an increase of 12.8% over the corresponding period in 2017. The estimated gross earnings stands at USD51, 240,784 which represents a 17.1% …

The UK is expecting a rise in overseas visitors during Christmas and into the New Year. Forward flight bookings to the UK overall are showing a rise of nine between Sunday, December 23rd and Saturday, January 5th compared to the same period last year. Forward bookings to the UK from …

Customers will be able to fly to the Croatian city of Split from London City Airport for the very first-time next year when British Airways launches it latest new holiday route. The airline will start operating three flights a week to the popular Dalmatian Coast sunspot in June through the …