World Tourism

[ad_1] PALMA – Hotelbeds Group, leading bedbank worldwide and business-to-business provider of services to the travel industry globally, has published European source market bookings for the Easter period measured by room nights for its bedbank brands – including Hotelbeds, Bedsonline, Tourico Holidays, and GTA. The Group has seen a marked …

Qatar Airways is continuing its expansion in Asia by adding an additional flight to Bangkok, providing its passengers even more flexibility in visiting the Thai capital. The new service to Bangkok, which commences on March 25th, is part of the airline’s continued expansion in south-east Asia, following its launch of …

The Egyptian parliament has approved the appointment of Rania Al-Mashat as the country’s new minister of tourism. The decision means Al-Mashat will become the first woman to hold the position and is now one of six women to currently occupy ministerial roles in the country – the nation’s highest ever …

The Reunion Island Tourism Board is giving its Ultimate Island branding a facelift. After more than a year of coexistence between the destination’s old visual identity and the pictograms used in the Ultimate Experience signature, the tourist arm of the Reunion Region has chosen the beginning of 2018 to breathe …

Brand USA has appointed travel representation and PR consultancy Hills Balfour to act as its agency of record across Europe. Following an in-depth review process initiated by Brand USA in September 2017, Hills Balfour will represent Brand USA’s travel trade interests in France, Benelux, Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, …

[ad_1] The National Trust Fund for Tourism Development (Fonatur) is investing more than $1.6 million to improve and rehabilitate Cancun’s hotel zone. According to a report in Galu Comunicacion, Juan Gonzalez Castelan, the regional delegate for Fonatur, the improvements will create and repair infrastructure, tourist stops, the irrigation network, electrical …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Egencia, a leading global travel management company, announced findings from the Egencia 2018 Bleisure Trends study uncovers the trends, behaviours and motivators behind bleisure travel – tacking on leisure portions to business trips. Polling 9,000 Egencia users across North America, Asia Pacific and Europe, the study illustrates …

[ad_1] A visit to Xcaret is a must when staying in Riviera Maya, especially if your family is at Hotel Xcaret. You’ll be pleasantly surprised to find out Xcaret, along with many other eco-friendly parks, is included with the resort stay. After everyone has had a satisfying breakfast, you’ll head …

[ad_1] MedCruise presented to the cruise world gathered in Fort Lauderdale for Seatrade Cruise Global event, the 2018 edition of its annual Statistical Report, covering in detail the cruise activities in MedCruise ports during 2017. The presentation took place during a special conference session entitled “Trends in the Med” and …

More international tourists are visiting the English regions than ever before. Official statistics released today show that in the first nine months of 2017 there were a record 12.7 million visits to English regions outside London, up four per cent compared to the same period in 2016. International visitors spent …