VisitEngland has launched a business-to-business digital platform that enables tourism suppliers to connect to multiple international distributors.Tourism Exchange Great Britain is a one-stop shop for English tourism suppliers including accommodation providers, visitor attractions and experiences, to link to distributors with…
In 2017, residents of the European Union made a total of 1.3 billion trips with overnight stays, amounting to almost 6.4 billion stays with an average duration of 5.1 nights according to Eurostat data, which also suggests that 75% of…
Around a quarter of all CO2 emissions are caused by global traffic. An effective reduction of emissions can only be achieved with an international agreement. The members of the European airports association are attempting to go ahead with the idea.Today,…
Cyprus-based hospitality group Stademos Hotels has unveiled Amara, the newest addition to the hotel scene in the coastal town of Limassol.Poised above a sandy beach in the royal ancient kingdom of Amathus, all of the newly built hotel’s rooms and…
Virgin Atlantic has appointed Corneel Koster to the role of executive vice president, customer.He replaces Mark Anderson, who has departed to lead Connect Airways, the new operator of Flybe.Koster joins Virgin from joint venture partner Delta Air Lines, where he…
Low-cost airlines flew 18.13 million passengers in the first five months of 2019, which is 2.6% more over the same period of 2018, according to data released by Turespaña.Traditional companies transported 16.05 million passengers until May, 8.3% more, of the…
Apartments, campgrounds and Airbnb accommodation are booming, while the share of classic hotels is declining in Switzerland. Paradoxically, however, Swiss hotels are doing well. In the winter season they registered the best result in the last 10 years. And in…
JetBlue Airways will add the A321XLR to its fleet of Airbus aircraft and increase its existing order for Airbus A220s.JetBlue has contracted to convert 13 existing A321neo orders into firm orders for the new A321XLR, which Airbus revealed this week…
British Airways is celebrating its big birthday weekend in August with the first ever Flying with Confidence course at London City Airport.The course, which has run for three decades and helped more than 50,000 people overcome their fear of flying,…
The Government of Ecuador expects to surpass 1.6 million foreign tourists in 2019, increasing its international arrivals by 15% in comparison to last year’s figure (1.4 million), taking into account the positive figures recorded up to May, when the number…
