Tourism Trends News Page 21
Austrian mountains in bargain sell-off
Austrian authorities have put two of the country’s prized mountains up for a sale at a bargain price of just €121,000. The sale of the 2,600-metre peaks, Grosse Kinigat and Rosskopf, has already attracted 20 bids.
Cruise travel to Israel reaches all time high in 2011
Cruise travel to Israel is expected to reach an all-time high this month with the confirmed arrival of 50,000 tourists and crew docking in the Israel port cities of Ashdod and Haifa.
Door2Tour.com reports sales increase for cruise holidays
Door2Tour.com, the website tour consolidator, has released new figures that show cruise holidays are proving ever more popular in 2011, reporting a massive sales increase of 308% in bookings for cruise holidays compared to the same period last year.
Demand for rapid visa service builds as China experiences tourism boom
Industry leader, Travel Document Systems, Inc., a 26-year veteran of the expedited visa and passport business, has announced that in response to the rapidly-growing consumer demand in travel and tourism to the People’s Republic of China, it will place a renewed focus on this segment of their customer base.
Hurtigruten’s ‘1893 Ambassador’ loyalty program attracts thousands of past guests
Just six months after its launch, Hurtigruten’s “1893 Ambassador ” Loyalty Program has garnered more than 16,000 registrations from past guests
Late Easter boosts Melbourne Airport’s international passengers
Easter has boosted Melbourne Airport’s international passenger numbers for April resulting in a 20.4 per cent increase compared to April last year, taking total international passengers to 535,143 for the month.
Beat the Brochure: European travel rebounds as Brits seek warmth
Beat the Brochure has seen an increase in the number of holidays booked by British travellers to European destinations; this surge has been driven by trips to warm weather destinations
Vietnam tourism receipts poised to grow 13%
With the presence of exquisite landscape, fast developing hospitality services, and a stable political environment, the tourism industry is one of the rapidly growing industries in Vietnam, encompassing the future of the country’s overall growth.
Three quarters of cruisers go online onboard
An independent cruise comparison website has conducted research of nearly 2,000 British cruisers in a bid to discover the most popular forms of technology used whilst onboard ships.
Third of over 30s regret not going on an 18-30 style holiday
New research by one of the UK’s leading online independent travel agents has revealed that 34% of Britons over the age of 30 regret not having gone on an 18-30s style holiday; with the majority of these claiming to feel that they had ‘missed out’ by not going on one.
2.5m Brits heading overseas for the Easter break
New figures released today reveal that a staggering 2.45 million* Brits will be leaving our shores and heading for abroad for the Easter break, capitalising on three days off work for an 11 day holiday.
ABTA: 2 million Brits to head overseas this Easter
The Travel Association estimates 2 million British holidaymakers are set to head off overseas for the Easter weekend of 21-26 April.