World Tourism

[ad_1] The UK saw strong growth in 2017 from a mix of overseas visitor markets including China, Australia, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), India and the US, underpinning a record year for inbound tourism. New figures from VisitBritain show double-digit growth in visits and spend last year from China, the …

[ad_1] WHY IT RATES: Seychelles is dependant on airlift, and a year-round direct flight from Zurich is a huge coup.—Michael Schottey, TravelPulse Director of Digital Content The Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) has signed a marketing agreement with Switzerland’s leisure airline, Edelweiss Air, which is preparing to launch direct flights to …

[ad_1] The city of Brussels is the No.1 European ocation for the staging of international associations conferences and is ranked No.2 in the world according to the UIA report. Brussels offers a not inconsiderable series of advantages for conference organisers. From its favourable geographic location with a strong network of …

Madeira has been revealed as the host for the World Travel Awards Europe Gala Ceremony 2019. The Portuguese destination, which has taken the title of Europe’s Leading Island Destination four times, will use the event to boost its profile on the international stage. Madeira Tourist Board, which also walked away …

Emirates will start a daily service between Edinburgh and Dubai, from October 1st. Scotland’s capital city will become Emirates’ second destination in Scotland after Glasgow and its eighth in the United Kingdom after the airline starts its daily service to London Stansted in June. The new service will be operated …

Visit Jersey has recently announced a 16 per cent increase year-on-year of holiday leisure visitors, to 413,200, the highest number since 2001. Some 52 per cent of these were first-time visitors to the island, demonstrating the huge business potential for agents selling domestic breaks. The figures highlight a marked increase …

Carnival Cruise Line has expanded its offering to Cuba with the addition of 23 three- to five-day sailings to Havana in 2019-20 aboard five different ships. The trips will depart from four east coast homeports – Carnival Sunshine from Charleston, Carnival Triumph from Fort Lauderdale, Carnival Paradise from Tampa and …

[ad_1] Last Summer, it seemed that everyone in the U.S. was talking about the so-called “Great American Eclipse,” which roared across the lower 48 from Oregon to South Carolina during the day of August 21, 2017. It was the first time that we’d had a coast to coast total solar …

[ad_1] PARIS – UFI, the Global Association for the Exhibition Industry, has released the latest edition of its flagship Global Barometer research, taking the pulse of the industry. One of the key findings: for the first time in the past ten years, all four global regions have reported a positive …

[ad_1] Much like the country as a whole, Panama City is a vibrant, intriguing place that one could easily spend several days exploring and enjoying. It’s a city that is both modern and historic, offering easy access to the Panama Canal, world-class museums, gourmet food experiences and plenty of family-friendly …