Travel & Tourism News
Best and worst U.S. cities to hail a taxi cab
Sin City sees over 30 million visitors per year and can proudly declare that Las Vegas taxi cabs have been voted the best overall in the U.S. according to the annual taxi survey compiled by Hotels.com®.
Barclays comment on the Travel and Tourism ONS stats
“International visitor numbers in the UK continue to make the upward journey from what was a very depressed base”
Half of travellers worry about overspending on holiday
Half of travellers worry about overspending on their holiday, with one in ten so concerned that it ruins their break, according to new research conducted by Opinion Matters on behalf of prepaid currency card expert my Travel Cash (www.mytravelcash.com).
39 per cent of Brits ‘embarrassed’ that they can’t speak the lingo on holiday
As Britons ready themselves for their summer holidays a study out today has shown that a large number (39 per cent) of us are ‘embarrassed’ that we can’t speak the local language on holiday.
Surge in long-haul travel insurance as Brits get taste for adventurous hols
British holidaymakers are getting more adventurous in their travelling habits – almost one in four travel insurance policies sold by swiftcover.com are for long-haul destinations, compared with one in five just five years ago, the company has revealed.
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis to Release Measure of Travel and Tourism Output
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) will release quarterly estimates of tourism spending for the 1st quarter of 2010.
Travel Trends Revealed
When it comes to holidays, Brits are a scrupulous nation of Organised Explorers - booking at least three months before departure and often purchasing flight and hotel packages, according to a new study.
Travel industry recovery makes across-the-board gains, according to ALTOUR Index
Cancellations at a One-Year Low; Weakness in the Euro Offsets Volcanic Eruption to Return Europe to #1 Destination Ranking
Tour companies and popular destinations take the spotlight through a new partnership
NBC Great Getaways will be running a series of 30-minute travel segments through NBC affiliates throughout the country this year showcasing some of the world’s most stunning and unusual places in a new partnership between NBC Great Getaways and Tours.com.
9th Global Travel and Tourism Summit
Transforming Economies and Removing Barriers Towards Global Integration through Travel & Tourism are two of the main themes of the 9th Global Travel and Tourism Summit, which is being organised under the patronage of His Excellency Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil, by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). The two-day event will take place in Florianópolis, the capital of the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, from 15-16 May.