Uk Outbound Tourism News
ABTA: Millions of Brits preparing for Christmas getaway
ABTA estimates that over 4.5 million passengers are heading abroad over the Christmas and New Year period, with the peak travel day predicted to be December 22nd. At the same time, and somewhat unsurprisingly, Christmas Day is expected to be the quietest day for travel.
UK hospitality sector offers mixed response to air passenger duty freeze
UK hospitality operators have offered a mixed response to the decision to freeze air passenger duty on short-haul and economy class flights. The move was revealed earlier by Phillip Hammond, chancellor of the exchequer, in the autumn budget.
Ocean Holidays partners with NFL side Jacksonville Jaguars
This ground-breaking partnership means customers of Ocean Florida – Ocean Holidays’ Florida specialist - will be able to buy Jacksonville Jaguars NFL holidays, which include tickets and transfers to see the Jaguars at their home-ground EverBank Field, during the 2018 and 2019 NFL seasons.
MBNA analysis reveals growing UK interest in Central American travel
The face of travel is changing, with new research showing that Central American countries like Costa Rica and Argentina are becoming more popular with UK travellers.
Roaring success for Jamaica Travel Market in UK
For the second year running, the Jamaica Tourist Board hosted its own tradeshow, Jamaica Travel Market, at the Luton Hoo Hotel, Golf & Spa. The two-day event focused solely on the island and again provided the ideal business-to-business platform for British tour operators and agents to meet with Jamaican suppliers and partners directly.
Emirates breaks UK passenger record in July
Emirates has revealed that July was a record-breaking month for the airline, carrying more passengers than ever before. With over 265,000 passengers carried out of the UK throughout the month, the UK has become an increasingly important market for Emirates since 1987, when it first started operating in the UK and carried 4,000 passengers that July.
ABTA: 2.1 million Brits set to head abroad for bank holiday break
ABTA is estimating that 2.1 million Brits are set to head abroad this bank holiday weekend. With temperatures around the Mediterranean expected to hit the low thirties over the weekend, Spain remains a popular destination, and southern Spain, the Balearics and the Canary Islands in particular are all expecting large numbers of British holidaymakers.
UK government reveals plans to protect online holiday bookings
Enhanced regulations designed to better protect an extra ten million UK package holidays booked online have been unveiled by the UK government. The consultation on the package travel regulations sets out the government’s proposals for the introduction of new consumer rights around package holidays.
ABTA: 2.4m Brits prepare for summer getaway this weekend
ABTA estimates that a record 2.4 million British holidaymakers are set to head overseas for summer holidays this weekend, which for the majority of schools in England and Wales marks the start of the summer break.
Primera Air set to launch direct US flights from London Stansted
Primera Air is to open a new base at London Stansted and start direct flights to New York and Boston Logan next year. From April 2018, the airline will offer daily services to New York’s Newark Airport and four a week to Boston Logan Airport from May.
ATOL scheme to be extended to internet bookings
Holidaymakers who book trips on the internet will get new protections so they are not left stranded abroad or lose money if their travel firm goes bust, the UK government has said.
Value of sterling slides as UK election produces hung parliament
The value of pound sterling has fallen sharply after the UK general election produced a hung parliament. Sterling fell overnight as the outcome of the election remained unclear, with further falls as markets opened in London.