World Tourism

For a small island, Antigua has a strong cricketing heritage, with a history of hosting some of the sport’s most legendary matches as well as being the home island of some of the biggest names in cricket. For 2018, Antigua is introducing its first annual Super50 Cricket Festival from the …

International Airlines Group is urging the prime minister to fulfil the government’s promise to introduce a new ten-year visa for Chinese visitors that it made over two years ago. With Theresa May visiting China today, IAG is questioning why no progress has been made on the visa trial which was …

The Home Office has outlined plans to introduce different passport fees for online and postal applications as part of its push to increase the use of online services and its ambition to create a self-sustainable immigration and borders system. The move will see the cost of a passport application increase …

[ad_1] WHY IT RATES: The new campaign aims to attract bring more high-spend tourists to the country to grow Scotland’s economy. —Janeen Christoff, TravelPulse Senior Writer A new campaign will put Scotland in the international spotlight and showcase the country’s world-leading assets to a global audience. Launched simultaneously in North …

[ad_1] NEEDHAM, MASS. – TripAdvisor, Inc. announced the results of the “Path to Purchase” study, which provides an in-depth look into how consumers research and book travel online, and the impact TripAdvisor content has on these decisions. The study, conducted by comScore in 12 major travel markets across the globe …

[ad_1] Despite several negative news stories to start 2018, Playa del Carmen reported an increase in visitors and hotel capacity during Holy Week. According to the Riviera Maya Times, the General Directorate of Tourism in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, revealed the region saw an 18.19 percent in foreign tourist …

[ad_1] MUNICH, 2018 – Holidu, a leading search engine for vacation rentals, presents its 2018 price index for summer vacation homes across the United States. The analysis reviews millions of vacation rentals in the US, aggregated from various booking platforms. Holidu compares the busiest week of summer travel between June …

WestJet has announced that it is again connecting Atlantic Canada to the world with daily direct flights between Halifax Stanfield International Airport and Gatwick Airport in London and Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris. These flights are part of the WestJet 2018 summer schedule also released today. All flights will …

Donovan White has been named as director of tourism at the Jamaica Tourist Board following an extensive local and international search. His appointment was announced by the Jamaica minister of tourism, Edmund Bartlett.  White, a Jamaican national, whose term as head of the country’s tourism marketing agency will commence officially …

Jordan saw further growth in UK visitor numbers in 2017, with numbers increasing by six per cent, compared to the same period in 2016. The rise in travellers follows the launch of Jordan’s adventure offering through the introduction of the Jordan Trail and the resurgence of consumer confidence in the …