World Tourism

[ad_1] NEW YORK – The East Coast1 versus West Coast2 mentalities have long been juxtaposed, and CheapOair.com released the findings of a comparison on the differing preferences of Eastern versus Western U.S. travelers in the beginning of 2018. CheapOair’s data revealed that when West Coasters travel domestically, they prefer to …

The Association of Scottish Visitor Attractions has announced that visits to its member sites rose dramatically in 2017, the fourth year running that an increase in numbers has been recorded. Analysis of statistics submitted by 232 of the organisation’s member sites for its annual ‘Visitor Trends Report’ confirms that over …

Empire State Development has announced that Ross Levi has been promoted to executive director of tourism. He will lead the iconic I Love New York tourism program and help coordinate marketing efforts to increase awareness and promote state-wide tourism visitation. In 2016, New York State welcomed a record 239 million …

The Bahrain Tourism & Exhibitions Authority has launched its latest Formula One advertising campaign, designed to increase package booking and consumer awareness for the annual Bahrain Grand Prix. The race will take place on April 6th-8th. In partnership with four tour operators, Grandstand motorsports, ITC sports, Motorsports Travel and ST …

Eurostar today marks an historic milestone in the expansion of international high-speed rail as it embarks on its inaugural journey from the UK direct to The Netherlands. The inaugural service will depart from London St Pancras International at 08.31 this morning and tickets for the new route will go on …

[ad_1] Tourism officials in Washington D.C. announced the district welcomed a record 20.8 million domestic visitors last year. According to WTOP.com, the 20.8 million domestic visitors was an increase of 4.2 percent from 2016, with tourists spending $7.5 billion in the district last year. Spending also rose 6.5 percent on …

[ad_1] NEEDHAM, MASS. – TripAdvisor, Inc. announced the results of the “Sizing the Worldwide Travel Economy” study, conducted by Oxford Economics in partnership with TripAdvisor to examine the size of the global travel economy and TripAdvisor’s contributions to it. The study found that the travel industry reached more than $5.29 …

[ad_1] There is no doubt that Hawaii is an idyllic location for a meeting or convention, making Meet Hawaii’s job of promoting the Islands to potential meeting planners a fairly simple one. Therefore, it’s not surprising that Meet Hawaii, a joint effort between the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA), HTA’s Global …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON – American workers took an average of 17.2 days of vacation in 2017, according to new research from Project: Time Off, jumping up nearly a half-day (.4 days) from 2016. This marks the highest level for American vacation usage since 2010 (17.5 days) and a more than full-day …

Last year the number of overnight stays in Helsinki broke the four-million barrier for the first time ever, representing year-on-year growth of 13 per cent. The number of overnight stays in Helsinki Region as a whole was 5.3 million. As the nation’s capital, Helsinki is the driving force of tourism …