Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says he believes Turkey and the European Union can come to an agreement on granting visa-free travel for Turks.Turkey has threatened to scrap a key …
France Considers Establishing Institute to Study Attacks’ Tourism Impact
France wants to dig deeper into how terrorism impacts the tourism economy. Pictured, soldiers stand on the tarmac of the Charles de Gaulle airport, north of Paris, on November, 14, 2015 a terrorist…
Air Partner appoints Richard Jackson
Air Partner plc, the global aviation services group, is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Jackson as an independent non-executive director with immediate effect.Richard left the Civil …
Italy’s Museums Are Turning to Private Sector Funding to Cover Costs
Italian museums are increasingly looking to private-sector donations, collaborations or sponsorships to survive, even flourish. Pictured is a restoration worker at the Trevi Fountain in Rome. Domen…
Sceptre to change hands
The Accomando family, owners of DH Enterprise and Associates, inked a deal to sell Europe-focused tour company Sceptre to Mark Kavanagh, owner and CEO of Journeys Connect.A B2B tour operator specia…
HELLO MIXITY – a festive start to MIXITY.brussels 2017 theme year
BRUSSELS, Belgium – HELLO MIXITY, which will take place on Friday 30 September at Mont des Arts, is a festive musical prelude to what the year of diversity will have to offer. This free-of-ch…
Fires Chase Tourists From Spanish Resort Towns
Fires raged around Spain’s eastern Costa Blanca resorts on Sunday and Monday, forcing more than 1,000 residents and tourists to flee, emergency services said.Authorities said they believed pe…
AUSTRIA: TOURISM BOOM HELPS THE ECONOMY
According to a study of Austrian tourism, the real tourism exports increased by 4.2% (nominal +6%), which makes it one of the pillars of the Austrian economy. The high growth rate of real tourism e…
Iceland Ambassador celebrates the launch of three Icelandic lifestyle brands in India
Ambassador of Iceland, H.E. Thorir Ibsen and his wife Dominique Ambroise Ibsen hosted a dinner reception at their residence recently in the capital to celebrate the launch of three Icelandic Compan…
British Airways returns to Tehran
British Airways has confirmed it will resume direct flights to Tehran.The first flight will take off from London today, after the flag-carrier initially suspended the route four years ago.British A…