Geneva Tourism & Commerce has appointed The Communication Group as its first UK public relations consultancy to promote the iconic Swiss city as a leading luxury destination in the short-haul leisure market. Located at the crossroads of Western Europe – barely 90 minutes from the heart of the City of London – and home to a host of leading luxury hotels and restaurants, Geneva is perfectly placed to welcome the most discerning short-break holidaymakers.

The only indigenous people in the European Union area, the Sámi, are soon to be given their own cultural centre in Inari, located in Finnish Lapland. Opening on January 2nd 2012, Sami Cultural Centre Sajos will become the headquarters for Sámi culture and administration.

Fraport AG welcomed about 4.3 million passengers at its Frankfurt Airport (FRA) home base during the reporting month of November 2011. This represented an increase of 4.3 percent or 178,000 passengers, compared to the same month last year.

ARC, the financial settlement link between airlines and travel sellers, reported today that the consolidated dollar value of airline tickets sold by U.S.-based travel agencies increased 6.3 percent* year-over-year in the first eleven months of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010, and 26 percent over the same period in 2009.

British hotel bookers are overlooking the economic downturn by giving struggling European economies a much-needed tourism boost, according to LateRooms.com.

If Americans could only accomplish one goal in their lifetime, nearly three-quarters would choose a travel-related goal, according to a survey commissioned by Princess Cruises.