World Tourism

Representatives from the Spanish holiday hotspot of Costa Brava and the Girona Pyrenees were in Manchester earlier to reveal their ambitious plans for the upcoming summer season. The event – hosted at the Tapeo & Wine Restaurant, owned by the family of Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata – celebrated gastronomic …

The UK government has said it will introduce new rules to fix the legal costs that can be claimed in package holiday sickness claims. The move is designed to close a loophole which the travel industry believes has helped fuel a rising number of claims. This claims epidemic, the industry …

The Pacific Asia Travel Association has appointed Trevor Weltman as its chief of staff. Reporting to PATA chief executive, Mario Hardy, he will be responsible for planning, managing, coordinating and executing the association’s various activities. Hardy said: “It gives me great pleasure to welcome Trevor to the PATA family. “I …

[ad_1] WHY IT RATES: Qatar will be hosting the World Cup soon enough, and celebrations are already beginning in 2018 with awesome themed additions to the Qatar Summer Festival.—Michael Schottey, TravelPulse Director of Digital Content. Visitors to Qatar will never have to miss a moment of the World Cup this …

[ad_1] LONDON – Europe’s hotel industry reported mixed results in the three key performance metrics during May 2018, according to data from STR. Euro constant currency, May 2018 vs. May 2017 Europe Occupancy: -0.8% to 74.4% Average daily rate (ADR): +1.5% to EUR113.35 Revenue per available room (RevPAR): +0.6% to …

[ad_1] Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) recently wrapped up its Thailand Travel Mart Plus event, which includes the country as well as its neighboring members of the Greater Mekong Subregion such as Cambodia. The event took place June 13-15, 2018, at the Ocean Marina Yacht Club in the city of …

[ad_1] ORLANDO, FLA. – A record-breaking 46.9 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more away from home this Independence Day holiday, an increase of more than 5 percent compared with last year and the highest number since AAA started tracking 18 years ago. For the 39.7 million Americans planning …

[ad_1] Three cities with totally different personalities lie within driving distance of each other, offering surprising experiences within Ohio. Cincinnati, Akron, and Cleveland represent middle America with a different take on the culture of the state. CINCINNATI A city which has been called Porkopolis, as well as the Queen city, …

[ad_1] One of the most undervalued and underutilized marketing tactics is public relations (a.k.a. PR). This is most likely because most people -my immediate family included- have no idea what PR is. “No Grandma, I don’t work at the TV station. And no, I can’t introduce you to Anderson Cooper.” …

Cobalt Air, Cyprus’ largest airline, has inaugurated a new daily service between London Heathrow and Larnaca, re-establishing an important link last served by the former Cyprus Airways in 2015.  A new, enhanced business class offering, including dine on demand, is being introduced coinciding with service start, complementing the airline’s increasingly …