World Tourism

Tortola Pier Park was a hive of activity earlier as the British Virgin Islands received their first two official cruise ship calls of the season with the visits of the Marella Discovery and Marella Celebration, respectively.  The ships brought a combined total of about 2,800 passengers to the territory. A …

Tourists from Canada who have ordinary passports will no longer have to pay the reciprocity rate to enter Argentina. The elimination will take effect on January 1st, 2018. Argentine minister of tourism, Gustavo Santos, said: “It is very important to provide new mechanisms for tourists who want to visit our …

Abu Dhabi accelerated its growth in hotel guest arrivals during October with 418,883 guests checking into the emirate’s 163 hotels and hotel apartments, representing an 18 per cent increase over the same month last year. The cumulative number of guest arrivals for the first ten months of 2017 has increased …

[ad_1] WHY IT RATES: From the new statue of Barack Obama to the 70th anniversary of the Crazy Horse Memorial, 2018 promises to be a fascinating year in South Dakota.—Mia Taylor, TravelPulse Senior Writer. From celebrating Crazy Horse Memorial’s 70th anniversary and the City of Presidents’ unveiling of the Barack …

[ad_1] 2018 looks set to be another year of change for the UK cruise industry, with discount cruise retailer CruiseDeals.co.uk the latest to announce plans to launch a fully transactional website. Customers can currently use the site to search for cruises from a number of the world’s leading cruise lines, …

[ad_1] My mother just turned 82 and recently came back from a trip to Las Vegas. But she had a hard time with walking on the strip. I started wondering what other destinations were better suited for her when she wanted to travel again, even though she’s healthy and independent …

[ad_1] WARWICK, R.I. – InsureMyTrip, the travel insurance authority, announced the results of its travel survey of 2,289 U.S. respondents. The poll reveals that a vast majority of cruisers have experienced some kind of travel itinerary disruption during a trip. Twenty-four percent polled had filed a travel insurance claim for …

The United States supreme court has ruled a travel ban proposed by president Donald Trump on visitors from six mainly Muslim countries can go into full effect. The decision is pending legal challenges. The move means travellers from Chad, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen will face restrictions on their …

LOT Polish Airlines now flies twice daily from Tegel Airport to Warsaw. With the attractive connections, passengers can easily get to the Polish capital and quickly transfer to numerous onward flights to eastern Europe, North America, central Asia and the Far East. LOT Polish Airlines operates the route between Tegel …

Etihad Airways has announced four additional weekly flights on the popular Abu Dhabi-Malé route, taking frequency to the idyllic Maldives to 11 services a week from June next year. The extra flights, effective June 15th, will operate year-round and provide more travel options with an early morning arrival enabling guests …