Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts is making its mark in northern Thailand with the opening of the brand’s first property in the kingdom’s cultural capital, Chiang Mai.The 266 rooms M&…
Italy To Focus More On Slow Tourism
Instead of mass tourism, Italy wants to focus more and more on the so called “slow tourism”. Italian Minister of Culture Dario Franceschini has set up an internet portal for eco-conscio…
Russian Outbound Tourism Returns To Pre-Crisis Level
Turkey is once again a hit with Russian tour operators. At the end of 2015, the sale of Turkish holidays was banned in Russia after a Russian jet was shot down by the Turkish army. It has been a ye…
New $26 Million Bear Grylls Theme Park Based on Near-Death Experiences
There will be no survival-food vendors at the new £20 million ($26 million) Bear Grylls theme park, set to open in the U.K. in 2018. Guests will not have to dig for water, sleep in deer carca…
Three Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines ships to enter drydock this winter
Three of Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ ships will undergo multi-million pound refits this winter – in preparation for the start of the 2018/19 cruise season.Two of Fred. Olsen ships –…
Mövenpick unveils plans for new hotel in The Hague, Holland
Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts has signed a lease agreement with one of Germany’s main real estate asset managers, Deka Immobilien, to operate a landmark design-led property in The Hague…
Paris continues to lure travellers
Paris registered 16.4 million footfall in the very first half of the year and is set to lure more travellers, as confirmed by a senior official.The hotel visits rose by 12.5% as compared to 2016, i…
Catalonia Tourism Forecasts $520 Million Drop in Visitor Revenue
Demonstrators holding banners that read in Catalan: ‘Freedom for the Political Prisoners,’ gather during a protest against the decision of a judge to jail ex-members of the Catalan gove…
Rome Remains Favorite Italian Destination
The latest report of the Italian statistic office, Istat, on the top Italian destinations among tourists in 2016 positioned Rome on the top. Venice is third after Milan, with 10.5 million arrivals.…
Cheval Residences unveils new apartments at Cheval Calico House, London
Cheval Residences has unveiled 11 newly refurbished pet-friendly apartments at Cheval Calico House on Bow Lane, in the atmospheric heart of London’s Square Mile.Designed by Cheval Property Ma…