World Tourism

[ad_1] Kenya’s tourism industry is increasingly driving exports and providing foreign exchange, earning the country tourism expenditures of about 1.2 billion US dollars in 2017. This represented a 20% increase from approximately 989 million US dollars in 2016, according to a hospitality report by Jumia Travel. This improving sector performance …

The fall-out from Argentina’s financial turmoil is having a huge impact on travel to and from the country, according to latest figures from ForwardKeys. Outbound travel bookings collapsed after the peso crashed in May and president Macri asked the IMF for a bailout. Bookings for travel from Argentina to other …

Barbados hotelier Patricia Affonso-Dass has taken up office as the new president of the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association. Karolin Troubetzkoy, the regional trade association’s outgoing president, handed over the gavel to Affonso-Dass in a transition at the organisation’s annual general meeting during. New president Affonso-Dass, who also holds the …

Hamburg Festival is returning for a second year, bringing Londoners a taste of the German city. Last year’s event brought a burst of music, tastes and culture from Hamburg to London and this year they look to build on the success, which saw a footfall of over 11,000. On September …

Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority is offering residents and tourists a chance to enjoy the ultimate summer of sport in an air-conditioned lounge located on the pristine shores between Al Hamra Village and Al Marjan Island. The Sports Lounge is the largest purpose-built entertainment tent in the Emirate which …

[ad_1] In a continuing effort to keep sargassum from hitting land, an additional 27-kilometers of the seaweed barriers have been placed along the beaches in Playa del Carmen. Comercializadora Chaktumen of Quintana Roo, the company installing the barriers, completed the task on Thursday. The extra containment barriers won’t be placed …

[ad_1] LAS VEGAS – Fuelled by innovative new tools and programs, international luxury travel network Virtuoso is setting records in a variety of areas, heightening interest in agency and advisor affiliation as well as consumer preference for working with Virtuoso advisors. The network highlighted its latest successes during the 30th …

[ad_1] Tourism leaders in California, Oregon and Washington are joining forces to assist in the recovery of regions affected by wildfires and encourage tourism to the West Coast, forming the West Coast Tourism Recovery Coalition. Wildfires have generally been in rural areas and have not affected the majority of the …

[ad_1] BDRC’s 2017 Hotel Guest Survey (HGS) results show the impact of hotels brands’ “Guest Loyalty” rates on booking platform trends. The data demonstrates that OTAs continue to sustain their share levels while direct booking has recovered somewhat, mostly at the expense of review sites and other channels. The degradation …

Qatar Airways’ first direct non-stop commercial flight to Antalya touched down at Antalya Airport earlier, inaugurating the award-winning airline’s newest Turkish destination. The flight marks Qatar Airways’ seventh gateway into Turkey and is the third new Turkish route for the airline in 2018. The seasonal service to Antalya will be …