Tourism Trends News
Fourth record year in a row for destination Germany
For the fourth year in a row, the German National Tourist Board has registered record numbers of overnight stays by international visitors to the country. Figures for 2013 have exceeded the projected target of 70 million overnights and provisional figures released by the Federal Statistical Office show that 71.6 million overnight stays by international visitors were recorded.
Johnnie Walker completes Explorers’ Club Collection
Jonnnie Walker, the world’s leading Scotch whisky brand, has today unveiled the jewel in the crown of its new and exclusive range, the Johnnie Walker Explorers’ Club Collection – the Royal Route. Exclusively available to adventure seekers who adopt the exploratory ethos of the John Walker & Sons agents, this luxury blend completes the first Series of the collection - the Trade Routes Series.
UK visitor numbers to Germany up nearly 11%
While the autumn mists seem to be closing in, the latest statistics from Destination Deutschland are a ray of sunshine in the autumn gloom. Throughout the period of July 2013, the number of recorded overnight stays in Germany by visitors from the UK was 561,414 – showing a +10.6% increase compared to the same period for July 2012.
Passenger traffic at European airports up 3.8% during August
European airport trade body, ACI EUROPE this morning released its comprehensive report of airport traffic performance during the month of August. The report - which encompasses all scheduled air traffic at Europe’s airports, including networks carriers, low cost carriers, charter and others - reveals a much better performance compared to July, reflecting improvements in economic sentiment across Europe.
Jamaica and Cuba touted as top selling Caribbean destinations for 2014
Following a recent report from the Post Office which positions Jamaica as the cheapest Caribbean island to visit for travellers on a budget, online travel agent loveholidays.com has conducted its own research into top selling Caribbean holiday destinations
Tourism and employment boost for Black Country
The Black Country’s reputation as a visitor and inward investment destination is on the up, according to new figures released by local marketing partnership Marketing Birmingham.
Half of hotel guests prefer asking for help from hotel staff via the internet
One in two hotel guests (49 per cent) said they would feel happier asking for help from hotel staff, using technology, rather than having to speak to them face-to-face, a new survey by cost-free app platform, AppyHotel.com, has revealed.
Foreign visitors to Murcia up 8.1%
Murcia welcomed 342,054 foreign tourists in the first seven months of 2013, up 8.1% on the same period last year. 25,589 more visitors have so far selected the region for their holidays in 2013, with the French and British leading the charge.
Record-breaking bank holiday for Devon
Visit Devon celebrating bumper bank holiday weekend and on track to see £35million spent in the county - thanks to the great weather, great hospitality and some smart use of tourism budgets.
Devon predicts £35m bank holiday weekend
The growing trend for the ‘Staycation’ has been successfully marketed through Visit Devon’s online Active Devon Campaign, encouraging people to holiday at home and experience all that Devon has to offer, all year round.
Caribbean hotels trending upward
Atlanta PKF Consulting , announced today that the average Caribbean hotel that participated in the survey enjoyed a 10.9 percent increase in net operating income (NOI) in 2012, according to its newly released 2013 edition of Caribbean Trends® in the Hotel Industry.
Small airports flying high
The latest Which? airport passenger survey reveals smaller airports are, on average, outperforming larger ones. We also reveal that queues at bag-drop desks often cancel out any benefits of using online check-in.