World Tourism

[ad_1] A 5.6% increase in TrevPAR, in addition to cost savings, meant that hotels in Europe recorded a hearty 10.6% year-on-year increase in GOPPAR in July, according to the latest worldwide poll of full-service hotels from HotStats. The 5.9% increase in RevPAR this month was driven by a 2.0 percentage …

[ad_1] Not long ago, only discerning travelers with a deep love for Mexico found their way into Puerto Escondido. Back then, peanut farms and mangrove forests blanketed this small town on Oaxaca’s (at times) tempestuous coast. Today, surfers, water sport fans and other hip, young things have discovered it too, …

British Airways has announced an increase in its weekly flight schedule from London Heathrow to Philadelphia International Airport in spring 2018. The carrier will grow the service from seven flights to ten flights per week, allowing passengers more opportunities to visit America’s first World Heritage City. From April 2018, British …

[ad_1] DALLAS – The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) reports that growth of the exhibition industry during the second quarter of 2017 accelerated after a temporary setback in the fourth quarter of 2016. The performance of the industry, as measured by the CEIR Total Index, posted a robust year-over-year …

[ad_1] BROOMFIELD, COLORADO – Hotels in the Great American Eclipse path of totality reported a 244% increase in revenue per available room (RevPAR) on the night before the event, according to an analysis by STR’s Consulting and Analytics team. In the three days leading up to the eclipse, hotels in …

[ad_1] There are malls, and then there’s the Mall of America. Although easily eclipsed by the shopping meccas of Asia, the MoA remains the biggest shopping mall in the United States, at least by square footage. (King of Prussia Mall in Pennsylvania actually has more retail space, but now we’re …

Icelandair will begin flights from Reykjavik to Tampa International on Wednesday, September 6th.  The new year-round service will operate twice a week departing on Wednesdays and Sundays and returning on Thursdays and Mondays. The hip, urban heart of Florida’s Gulf coast beats in trendy Tampa Bay. From world-famous attractions, fabulous …

[ad_1] The services sector, in particular tourism, is one of the major contributors to Africa’s economy through such functions as providing foreign exchange and employment. It is therefore crucial that governments and the private sector are increasingly working together to grow the sector, that accounts for approximately 7.8% of the …

[ad_1] Labor Day signals the unofficial end of summer and thus the time to start planning fall travel if you haven’t already. Travelers looking to stretch their dollar the furthest this upcoming autumn should consider a vacation rental. After all, TripAdvisor Rentals has done the math and discovered nearly two …

[ad_1] MUNICH – XING Events, the event industry’s expert for event marketing, attendee management, and ticketing, publishes its “Event marketing research 2017 – What are the go-to marketing strategies of the industry, and how can they be optimised?”. During a large-scale survey, XING Events surveyed both national and international organisers …