Tourism tips

Over the past year, Denmark has experienced its wettest weather ever recorded, posing significant challenges for vacationers and businesses reliant on summer tourists.

As the summer travel heats up, a surprising trend is emerging: Russia is experiencing a tourism uptick, according to the latest Skift Travel Health Index for June 2024. Despite the ongoing war, tourism performance in the country in June 2024 witnessed a 12 percentage point surge over May 2024. The index is at 103, which indicates a 3% rise above June 2023.

Tourism is an important part of life in Alaska. In fact, last year, tourism brought in nearly $158 million in revenue for the state.

Barcelona’s tourism board is replacing its 15-year-old slogan ‘Visit Barcelona’ with ‘This is Barcelona.’

A TikToker has racked up nearly a million views in a recent video that explained how Europe is becoming a hotbed for American tourists.

Equinox Hotels, a revolutionary leader in high-performance luxury hospitality, is proud to announce plans for the opening of Equinox Resort Treyam, one of Magna’s twelve destinations, located on the coast of the Gulf of Aqaba. Magna’s destinations, including Treyam, are part of NEOM, the evolving regional development, taking shape in northwest Saudi Arabia.

The UK’s leading provider of adult short break experiences, Warner Hotels, has revealed an exciting new rebrand, to be rolled out across its collection of unique country and coastal properties.

The share of hotels sold via the direct channel in Spain increased by an average of 18% during the summer of 2024 over other channels thanks to the determination of the hoteliers to improve the profitability of the hotels again, according to data from Mirai. Although during the initial weeks of the UEFA Euro Cup 2024 sales growth slowed down, probably also due to the bad weather in Spain, in the last few days the company has observed that growth is picking up again. This rebound suggests a potentially very positive last-minute booking trend in most tourist destinations.

This August, La Vuelta a España, one of cycling’s big three Grand Tours, sets off in Lisbon for the first time since 1997, with stages one and two starting in the region. To celebrate, the team at Visit Lisbon (https://www.visitlisboa.com) has recommended five slow and scenic short rides for holidaymakers to explore the region.

Paris is expected to welcome 11.3 million visitors during the Olympic Games, significantly increasing its population density. This surge in visitors is spurring travel demand to international destinations, such as Italy and the United States, that harness this desire to leave crowds behind, also benefiting United Kingdom, Spain, and Greece, as well as farther destinations, such as Thailand or Japan.

The results of Venice’s tourist entry fee for day trippers are in. For a total of 29 days between April 25 and July 14, Venice mandated that day trippers pay a fee of 5 euros before entering the city. The system targets day trippers from nearby Italian regions.

Turkish tourists are flocking to Greece as inflation makes it too expensive to travel within Turkey.

With incredible food and wine, idyllic villages, and stunning scenery, Italy is always a good idea. Many travelers seem to agree, choosing to spend their hard-earned PTO exploring this popular European destination.

easyJet expects to fly more passengers than ever before this summer operating 80,000 flights over the school holidays The airline will see its busiest day of the summer on 28 July expecting to fly over 300,000 customers on nearly 2000 flights across its European network

Norwegian Cruise Line will call Philadelphia home in 2026, becoming the first cruise line to sail from the city in years.

Passenger volume at Ontario International Airport (ONT) climbed to a new record in June, topping 652,000 and eclipsing the previous record of 618,000 set just one month before, officials announced.

VISIT DENVER, the City of Denver’s official tourism sales and marketing agency, have announced that in 2023 Denver welcomed a record 37.4 million domestic visitors, a 3% increase over the previous record set in 2022. This record number of visitors also spent more money in Denver than ever before, generating $10.3 billion in tourism revenue, outpacing last year’s record amount of $9.4 billion by almost 10%.

A major outage on IT systems worldwide has led to widespread problems for travellers during the busy summer season.

The Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority (MBVCA) is giving travelers and beach-goers the tools they need to effortlessly go beyond the beach and make future plans through immersive technology. The new EXP Miami Beach Tours App, now available on Apple and Google, EXP Miami Beach Tours (EXPMiamiBeach.Tours), serves as an extension of the Experience Miami Beach App, a guide for sunseekers that delivers insider takes on the best ways to experience Miami Beach.  EXP Miami Beach Tours App users can choose from a selection of curated itineraries including video and visual highlights and pins that allow travelers to self-guide their own day, weekend or week on Miami Beach.

The LGBTQ+ travel market is booming, with travelers in this segment demonstrating a significant impact on the tourism industry, according to a recent report by Arival.  ‘The LGBTQ+ Experiences Traveler’ sheds light on who these travelers are, what they crave, and how experience providers can better cater to their needs.

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has announced its latest round of high-profile speakers for its upcoming Global Summit, featuring top leaders from the world’s leading Travel & Tourism businesses.