Tourism Trends News Page 18
Cruise liners to expand Arabian Gulf Operations
Cruise executives call for regional marketing and promotion to support plans for new ports of call at Seatrade Middle East Cruise Convention
Faith-based Tourism Leaders Forum added to NTA Convention
Faith-based tourism will be an important focus at the 2011 NTA Convention in Las Vegas, highlighted by the association’s first-ever Faith-based Tourism Leaders Forum, set for December 7, 2011.
Two-thirds of Brits eat at chain restaurants when abroad
According to a new survey by DK Travel Guides, over 66% of Brits eat at chain restaurants such as McDonalds, KFC or Burger King while on holiday overseas. This, despite roughly the same percentage (64%), declaring that local cuisine is important to their choice of holiday.
Swingers cruise confirmed for 2013 by SDC.com
Swingers Date Club has just confirmed its 2013 swingers cruise in the Mediterranean on board the gorgeous Azamara “Quest” for 8 days and 7 nights from May 16th - 23rd 2013.
Vanilla Islands heads of tourism address press conference in Paris
The heads of tourism of La Reunion, Seychelles, Madagascar, Mauritius, and Mayotte joined together to address a press conference on the first day of Top Resa, the international French travel market.
Offsetting your travel carbon footprint
Everything that we do leaves a carbon footprint on this Earth, whether taking a flight to a beachside resort, washing your clothes, lighting your home, or enjoying a Sunday drive.
UNWTO conference forges closer relationship between tourism and the media
Focusing on the people behind the tourism numbers and maintaining an honest and open relationship with the media.
2011 air ticket sales by US travel agents increased 6.45 percent
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 6.45 percent* year-over-year in the first eight months of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010
Third of holidaymakers cut budgets this year, research reveals
Nearly two-thirds of the population (60%) will experience a holiday this year with the average household’s total budget being £1,369, according to research published today by advisory firm Zolfo Cooper.
Two thirds of Brits make friends on holiday
New research by one of the UK’s leading online independent travel agencies has revealed that Britons are a friendly bunch when it comes to holidays abroad, with two thirds claiming to have made friends with fellow holidaymakers on their last overseas holiday.
UNWTO announces healthy growth of international tourism in first half of 2011
International tourism grew by almost 5% in the first half of 2011, totalling a new record of 440 million arrivals.
Dublin Airport suffers biggest traffic decline in 2010
Slips 14 places to No. 75, as DAA hikes fees by 40%