easyJet has announced it has signed a long term partnership deal with Atout France, the French Tourism Development Agency, which will see the airline become one of its main transport partners.The a…
Pisa Thinks It Needs a Massive Ferris Wheel to Go With Its Legendary Leaning Tower
The Italian city of Pisa has decided to add a towering Ferris wheel to its roster of tourist attractions.The Tuscan city’s culture commissioner, Andrea Ferrante, told state TV on Sunday that …
Pisa to test appeal of Ferris wheel
ROME (AP) — The Italian city of Pisa has decided to add a towering Ferris wheel to its roster of tourist attractions.The Tuscan city’s culture commissioner, Andrea Ferrante, told state …
British tourists flock to Valencia
Valencia received a record 95,106 British visitors in 2016, 19.9 per cent more than in 2015 and, with new direct flights from London Luton, Birmingham,Glasgow and Edinburgh being launched in the ne…
Hurtigruten releases 2017/18 winter cruise brochure
Hurtigruten has unveiled the 2017/18 winter brochure, packed with a wide range of itineraries and award winning excursions to help adventurers experience and explore coastal Norway and the Arctic.W…
Paris Hotel Reservations Are up After Year-Long Tourism Slump
Tourism to Paris is showing signs of a revival after a yearlong slump attributed to deadly extremist attacks, violent labor protests, strikes and floods.The biggest drop came in demand for Paris ho…
Carriers Move to Accommodate Increased Demand for Canary Islands
Hoteliers in Spain’s Canary Islands are being urged to accelerate the construction of new holiday properties as a spree of terrorist attacks in the Mediterranean prompts airlines to switch ca…
Catalonia Case Study: How the Food Economy Drives Sustainable Tourism Development
How can destinations encourage and promote local food systems to foster best practices in sustainable tourism? Here we look to Spain as a prime example, and how local stakeholders can work toward a…
Portugal Has Plenty of Tourists But Needs Locals to Spend More
For Sandra Silveira, who runs a mattress store in central Lisbon, 2017 has been a let-down. Sitting in a deserted showroom, the 44-year-old said the nascent signs of a recovery last year have evapo…
Poll Shows Germans Are Rethinking U.S. Vacations
Almost half of Germans with an interest in traveling to the U.S. won’t do so now because they feel unwelcome or don’t want to endorse President Donald Trump.About 46 percent of Germans …