World Tourism

Ryanair has celebrated its new Liverpool to Shannon service, which will operate three times weekly as part of its summer 2018 schedule. The flight is Ryanair’s fourth Irish service from Liverpool, in addition to Dublin (four daily), Cork (four weekly) and Knock (five weekly). Head of public relations for Liverpool …

Rwanda has unveiled its new brand identity and logo – Visit Rwanda – as part of a wider strategy designed to attract more tourists and greater business investment. At the same time, Rwanda Development Board has just been revealed as the tourism partner for one of the world’s leading football …

TUI chief executive Fritz Joussen has sought to strengthen and further expand momentum within the group by redefining responsibilities on the executive board. TUI has become much more international and digital and has transformed from a classical tour operator to an integrated tourism group, prompting the reshuffle. Its national organisations …

[ad_1] WHY IT RATES: Panama City Beach continues to be a major draw for families, especially those seeking an early summer vacation.—Patrick Clarke, TravelPulse Senior Writer. Panama City Beach and the Bay County Tourist Development Council announce collections for the month of June 2018 were up 10.4 percent compared to …

[ad_1] DUBAI, UAE – European countries were the leading destinations for summer travel for GCC residents, according to travel trend data released by VFS Global, the world’s largest outsourcing and technology services specialist for governments and diplomatic missions worldwide. As thousands of people fly out on summer getaways during the …

[ad_1] Costa Rica’s new minister of tourism, Maria Amalia Revelo, has a plan to increase sustainable tourism to the already popular Central American destination. Over the next four years, the airline, tourism and hospitality industry veteran aims to not only encourage more companies in the sector to obtain sustainable tourism …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is considering a proposal to eliminate passenger security screening at more than 150 small and medium-sized airports across the country – a move the employees’ union says could have grave consequences. According to reports, TSA claims the move could save $115 million …

[ad_1] Construction work on Kimpton Kawana Bay, which will be the second Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants hotel in the Caribbean when it opens in Grenada in October of 2019, is in full swing, said Patricia Maher, CEO of the Grenada Tourism Authority. “I passed it last night (July 24) and …

[ad_1] After you’ve been in the hospitality industry for as many years as I have (more than 30 years… how time flies when you’re having fun!), you get used to seeing human error manifest in so many truly unfortunate instances: from putting the decimal point in the wrong spot (hello, …

Japan has taken the top spot on the Henley Passport Index, now offering its citizens visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to a record total of 189 destinations. Following closely behind Japan are Singapore and Germany in joint second place, with 188 destinations accessible without a prior visa. Third place is shared …