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Hard Rock Hotel New Orleans scheduled for 2019 opening

With a presence in more than 75 countries across the globe, Hard Rock International is expanding its hotel portfolio into the historic French Quarter and New Orleans Theatre District.The company has unveiled plans to open Hard Rock Hotel New Orleans…

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Scottish visitor attractions record a bumper year

The Association of Scottish Visitor Attractions has announced that visits to its member sites rose dramatically in 2017, the fourth year running that an increase in numbers has been recorded.Analysis of statistics submitted by 232 of the organisation’s member sites…

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Portuguese Tourism Income Grows 16.6%

The tourism income in Portugal increased by 16.6% last year compared to 2016, to a total of 39 billion euros. 20.6 million guests and 57.5 million overnight stays were registered, according to the latest statistics.According to preliminary data of the…

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Valencia welcomes increase in British tourism

The number of British visitors to the Spanish city of Valencia continues to grow, surpassing the 100,000 mark in 2017.The record figure was aided by new direct flights from three UK airports – London Luton, Glasgow and Edinburgh – that…

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Greece expecting record arrivals from India in 2018

The destination of Greece which is considered as the cradle of Western civilisation received over 30,000 Indian travellers in 2017. Overall, the Greek travel industry has observed a 30% increase in Indian nationals visiting Greece in the past years and…

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Gatwick sees strong start to 2018 with record January figures

London Gatwick has experienced the busiest January in its history, with 2.8 million passengers travelling through the airport, an increase of 1.4 per cent year-on-year.The result also marks the airport’s 59th consecutive month of growth.As thousands of Brits travelled Stateside…

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gategroup and Norwegian expand global partnership

gategroup and Norwegian have agreed to further strengthen their relationship by signing an extensive, long-term global partnership agreement.Effective immediately, gategroup’s one-stop retail solutions provider, gateretail, is the global operator of all retail operations onboard Norwegian flights worldwide, while Gate Gourmet…

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DFDS report strong profits despite Brexit threat

Ferry operator DFDS has reported another record year for 2017, with the company’s annual results released this morning showing an operating profit of DKK2.7 billion, or £321 million, last year.Despite ongoing uncertainty caused by Brexit, the company’s operations across Europe…

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easyJet showcases Airbus A320neo at Manchester Airport

easyJet is showcasing the airbus A320neo at Manchester Airport.The neo brings significant environmental and operational benefits – up to 15 per cent savings in fuel burn and CO2 emissions, and a reduced noise footprint of 50 per cent on take-off…

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