[ad_1] ATLANTA – Millennials are more likely than older Americans to take a vacation this summer than last summer, based on their household finances, according to a new survey from Travelport, the leading Travel Commerce Platform. The 2018 Travelport U.S. Vacation Survey of approximately 1,500 U.S. residents reveals Millennials (ages …
Read More »Blazing a New Trail in Poland
[ad_1] Kentucky has its Bourbon Trail. Mexico has its Tequila Trail. And dozens of destinations worldwide have wine trails. Now, Poland has The Trail of Historic Recipes: a series of distilleries, breweries and wineries that span the country’s Podkarpackie Province (southeastern region) and northern Slovakia. The just-launched program features 16 …
Read More »Marriott International releases 2nd Annual Summer Travel Trends Report
[ad_1] Marriott International just released the findings of its second annual U.S. Summer Travel Trends Report. The Ipsos Omnibus data was collected from more than 1 million Marriott.com searches and bookings, as well as a digital survey of more than 2,000 individuals 18 and over, to determine summer travel preferences …
Read More »Discover the Historic Manhattan of ‘Hello, Dolly!’
[ad_1] There’s nothing quite like stepping out of a Broadway theatre, full to the brim with artistic inspiration, into a warm Manhattan summer night. The feeling reaches a crescendo when the performance was the stage legend Hello, Dolly!, which itself celebrates with joyful exuberance that’s been lived out loud on …
Read More »American and Turkish Airlines show dramatic increase in reward seat availability
[ad_1] DUBLIN, IRELAND – The CarTrawler Reward Seat Availability Survey answers the question, “How easy is redemption for the basic and most popular reward type offered by the world’s top airlines?” The 25 carriers in the survey remained almost the same as 2017, with China Eastern, Norwegian, and WestJet as …
Read More »Saint Lucia breaks tourism records in 2017
Saint Lucia’s tourism figures for 2017 have topped all records with total visitor arrivals climbing to an all-time high of 1,105,541. The island also recorded the highest growth in 2017 among the Caribbean Tourism Organisation member countries, registering an 11 per cent increase. Last year was characterised by sustained growth …
Read More »Estonia sees British visitor figures increase by a fifth
Visit Estonia has reported a surge in UK visitor numbers to the destination in 2017, with the number of UK tourist arrivals increasing by a fifth compared to 2016. Figures from January to December 2017 show an uplift of 20 per cent, with over 58,402 UK visitors travelling to the …
Read More »Finland selected as partner country for ITB China
From May 16th-18th the focus of ITB China, the travel industry event taking place in Shanghai, will be on its partner destination Finland. “Finland has proven that it is attaching a great importance in enhancing Chinese tourists’ travel experience. “Finland is running a multitude of visa centres in China, working …
Read More »Disneyland Paris to undergo €2b overhaul
Robert Iger, chairman of the Walt Disney Company, has announced plans for a €2 billion, multi-year expansion for Disneyland Paris alongside French president Emmanuel Macron at the Palais de l’Elysée in Paris. The new development will include a transformation of the Walt Disney Studios Park, adding three new areas that …
Read More »New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau Rebrands Itself as New Orleans & Company
[ad_1] WHY IT RATES: Travelers should refer to New Orleans & Company for all their NOLA travel needs—Eric Bowman, TravelPulse Senior Editor The New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau (NOCVB) has been rebranded and is now officially known as New Orleans & Company. The NOCVB has for 58 years been …
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