World Tourism

[ad_1] LONDON – The UK is falling out of favour as a must visit English speaking destination for young travellers wanting to study, tour and work, a wide-ranging new report has warned. Visa controls, currency fluctuations and an unfriendly impression following Brexit are putting one in five young visitors off …

[ad_1] A destination once previously reserved for scientists and the world’s most adventurous explorers is now becoming a day-trip for the well-heeled. From November through January, a South Africa hotel is offering private charters to Antarctica for $195,000 per person, Forbes reported. The flights, reserved for no more than 12 …

[ad_1] Football fans rejoice, for football games are finally back in our lives. This season, why not pack up for the away game or spend a weekend at that one stadium you’ve always wanted to visit? After all, if football is your passion, you owe it yourself to experience the …

[ad_1] A flock of bald eagles enters into what I can only describe as a feeding flight pattern, swooping down, grabbing a fish, eating in midair and then circling back around for another dive. It looks like a little airport in the middle of the Alaskan wilderness—the eagles executing touch-and-go’s …

[ad_1] The Paris Tourist Board announced Tuesday that 16.4 million tourists visited the city in the first half of 2017, a pace that would result in a record-breaking year for the popular French destination. According to Reuters.com, the Paris visitors were the most since current records started being tallied in 2008, showing the region …

[ad_1] According to the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) Foundation*, over one-third of business travellers (37%) have combined their work travel with an extended leisure break, resulting in what is now known as a ‘bleisure’ trip. For travellers looking for a spot of pampering prior to a bleisure trip or …

[ad_1] Located on the New River, close to the coastal region of North Carolina, lies the historical, military town of Jacksonville. It’s main claim to fame is the U.S. Marine Corps’ Camp Lejeune and the New River Air Station. However, the area is rife with history and a story that …

[ad_1] Official statistics show a record June for the number of overseas visits to the UK. There were a record 3.5 million visits to the UK in June, up 7% on the same month last year. Overseas visitors spent £2.2 billion in June, up 2% compared to the same month …

[ad_1] Road trippers are forever looking for new hidden gems. Sometimes old dogs can teach you new tricks.Wichita isn’t a new place, but it might as well be, the past five years injecting a previously unfound energy and as a result a new sense of pride amongst locals. When planning …

[ad_1] At several airports across the globe, new biometric technologies are being tested to verify passengers’ identities via facial recognition software, iris scans and fingerprints – unique pieces of data that feed into so-called “digital passports.” The gradual adoption of these biometrics by airports, airlines and security officials – and …