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Lonely Planet Declares North Wales In Britain As One Of The World’s Top...
North Wales has been named one of the top regions in the world for travellers in 2017. The region receives the accolade in Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2017, the highly anticipated collection of the...
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Ukinbound Reports Sharp Rise In Confidence Levels Across UK Tourism Sector
UKinbound has released its latest business barometer results indicating that confidence levels across the UK inbound tourism spectrum are at a 12 month high. Results also show that July/August bookings...
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Green Tourism & HIT Scotland Team Up To ‘Green’ Hospitality
Green Tourism, the world’s largest sustainable certification programme of its kind, and the Hospitality Industry Trust (HIT) Scotland have collaborated to provide the hospitality industry with...
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Over 55’s to Drive Increase in Tourism
The over 55 age group will be the largest sector of the population by 2024, numbering more than 22 million. So-called empty nesters could offer the latest in a suite of opportunities identified by the...
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Brexit Impact Yet to Hinder Europe’s Growing Business Travel Market
The Eurozone’s population and institutions may have been surprised by the outcome of the June Brexit referendum, but the economy has barely missed a beat as markets have snapped back after an initial...
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The Impact Of Terrorism On UK Travellers: France, Turkey And North Africa See...
With 42% of people concerned about terrorism affecting their travel plans, it appears UK travellers now fear travelling to once popular holiday destinations France, Turkey and North Africa, instead...
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Visitbritain Launches Partnership To Attract More Chinese Visitors To Britain
VisitBritain has celebrated its milestone partnerships with Hainan Airlines (HNA Group) and Alitrip, Alibaba Group’s tourism arm, in China. Both partnerships have been established to attract more...
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Record Figures Continue Into The Autumn For Cumbria’s Accommodation Providers
Provisional figures from Cumbria Tourism’s research team reveal record occupancy levels continued well into the Autumn months for the county’s accommodation providers. The news is a positive boost for...
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Positive Growth Forecast for Inbound Tourism to the UK in 2017
Forecasts from VisitBritain, the national tourism agency, indicate that 2017 is set to be another record year for inbound tourism to the UK. Spending by overseas visitors is predicted to reach £24.1...
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Inbound Tourism Visitors in Decline
Despite predictions of a post Brexit surge, the number of leisure tourists coming to the UK has declined for the second consecutive month whilst outbound holiday travel is growing strongly, according...
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Cotswolds Hotels to Attract More Visitors and Purchasers in 2017
A combination of traditional English charm and the modern economy will mean that in 2017 the Cotswolds will a magnet for holidaymakers and purchasers from home and abroad. Hospitality sector...
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Will Bath Be The First To Introduce A “Tourist Tax”?
Bath could become the first UK city to impose a tourist tax on overnight visitors, following the announcement that Bath and North East Somerset Council is considering implementing a “tourist bed tax”,...
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January To November 2016 Highest Recorded For Tourism Spend On Day Trips...
January To November 2016 Highest Recorded For Tourism Spend On Day Trips Across EnglandNew figures from VisitEngland show that Brits spent a record-breaking £45.3 billion on day trips across England in...
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Highest November On Record For Inbound Tourism To Britain
There were 3.1 million inbound visits to the UK in November 2016, up 17% on the same month in 2015. Overseas visitors spent £1.7 billion, up 14%. Today’s figures from the Office for National Statistics...
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Inbound Tourist Numbers Rise
The number of holiday visitors to the UK from abroad in November 2016 rose by 32.4 per cent year on year, according to the British Hospitality Association’s Travel Monitor for the month. However the...
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Holidays Should Be A Right – Not Just A Privilege, Tourism Conference Is Told
Being able to go away on holiday should be a right and not just a privilege, the University of Derby’s Spa, Tourism and Wellness Conference heard today (February 13). And giving a break to families on...
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Record-Breaking 2016 For Inbound UK Tourism
Statistics published by VisitBritain confirm a 3% increase in numbers on 2015, although spending, at £22.2 billion, remained the same as the previous year. The figures reveal strong growth in 2016 from...
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Silver Surfers – Rolling Out Tourism Growth On The Coast?
The over 55 age group will be the largest sector of the population by 2024, numbering more than 22 million. So-called empty nesters could offer the latest in a suite of opportunities identified by the...
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Global ‘Safety And Security Kitemark’ System Needed In Tourism Industry
In the wake of the Tunisia attack inquest, there are calls from within the travel industry for major changes in tourist safety information, including the introduction of a new security ‘kitemark’...
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Interest Grows In ‘Destination UK’ For International And Domestic Travellers,...
Data reveals rise in hotel demand from overseas markets with Asian visitors fueling increase New search data from Expedia shows a significant increase in interest of both international and domestic...
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