The hotel occupancy rates are currently exceeding 80 percentage points. The number of foreign tourist arrivals is estimated to exceed 80 million this year. Yet, overtourism, security, lack of regul…
London Heathrow Express Train to Downtown is Getting Competition
Heathrow Express, which runs the only surface rail link to Europe’s busiest airport, pledged to carry on growing even as it braces for the end of its 19-year monopoly on the route when Crossr…
Spanish Entrepreneur Offers Venue for Power Naps to Update Siesta Tradition
There’s little that’s more Spanish than the afternoon siesta.As the mid-day sun goes up, businesses in small town Spain pull down their shutters for a traditional nap. In big urban cent…
InterContinental will open in Japan hot springs region
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) will open a hotel in 2019 under its eponymous luxury brand in the Japanese city of Beppu, which is known for its “onsen,” or natural hot springs.The …
Park Plaza London Waterloo welcomes first guests
Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts has announced the official opening of new hotel Park Plaza London Waterloo – the biggest hotel opening in London for 2017.Welcoming the first guests through th…
Paris Air Show 2017: Airbus secures US$40b in orders in France
Providing strong evidence that the commercial aircraft market remains healthy, Airbus announced $39.7 billion worth of new business during the 2017 Paris Air Show.The company won commitments for a …
Huge increase in UK visitors to Balearic Islands
A total of 196,892 UK travellers visited the Balearic Islands in April 2017, an increase of 9.3 per cent compared to the same month in 2016.There was an 8.3 per cent year-on-year increase of UK vis…
Overtourism at Italian Attractions Spurs Call for Visitor Limits
Italy wants to limit tourism at crowded tourist attractions. A view of the Colosseum after the first stage of the restoration work was completed in Rome, July 1, 2016. Andrew Medichini Andrew Medic…
Finnair becomes PATA’s newest aviation member
Finnair, the flag carrier for Finland and a member of the oneworld alliance, has joined the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA). The carrier, headquartered in Helsinki, is majority owned by the …
What the Growing Market for Luxury Goods Tells the Travel Industry
The market for luxury products is back, according to management consulting firm Bain and Company.“After a difficult 2016,” says Milan-based Bain partner Claudia D’Arpizio, “…