German tourism authorities reported positive numbers for September. The industry is on its way for an eighth consecutive record year.The total number of overnight stays in Germany grew by 2% compared with the same month last year to 45.8 million….
In the first six months of this year, the luxury tourist spending by foreign visitors around Europe grew by 11%. In Spain, the increase during the last 9 months reached 18% despite the attack in Barcelona last August, according to…
Silversea’s Silver Cloud has completed an extensive two-month refurbishment at a total investment of over $USD40 million to become an ice-class expedition vessel.The ship has undergone comprehensive enhancements to bring guests the luxury, style and comfort synonymous with Silversea’s classic…
Norwegian Dawn, with a capacity of 2,340 passengers and 1,032 crew members, will dock on the island of St. Croix on three occasions this month, beginning Saturday, November 11th.The ship’s arrival will mark the return of leisure cruise travellers to…
Insolvency filings by three long-standing European airlines since early May are part of a slow and ongoing consolidation of the European aviation market, analysts say.Yet, they are quick to add, Europe’s market shows no signs of consolidating to near the…
Qatar Tourism Authority is unveiling its new campaign, ‘Qatar Welcomes the World’ at World Travel Market.The prestigious trade show WTM, in London, is the ideal platform for QTA to showcase its new messaging to the global travel community.‘Qatar Welcomes the…
The summer season was very successful for Austrian tourism this year. The main markets contributing to the increase were visitors from Germany and Italy.The number of overnight stays of international visitors from May to September rose by 2.7% to 67.1…
While agents are largely reporting clients are not canceling trips to Spain following Catalonia’s vote to secede from the country, some customers are inquiring about the situation, and some agents predicted tourism will take a hit.Travel data analytics company ForwardKeys…
A new payment method is being introduced at London Heathrow Airport which will see a cardless and cashless process for passengers.Plaza Premium Lounges is one of the first outlets at Heathrow to launch the payment method, known as Alipay, across…
Ryanair has reported an 11 per cent increase in half one profit to €1.29 billion.Traffic grew 11 per cent to 72 million passengers over the period thanks to a strong Easter and a five per cent reduction in airfares.The positive…
