Britain has been knocked off its traditional top spot as Spain’s most important foreign tourism market for the first time in decades. More French holidaymakers picked Spain in July than Brits or Germans in a historic reversal of the sunshine destination’s overall tourism figures. The Covid-19 pandemic has been blamed for the dent in the … Read more
Coronavirus has been devastating for many industries and one that has taken a huge blow is travel and tourism, with millions of job losses predicted and billions of pounds lost. However, the damage to some tourism sectors has been even worse than others with charities and other experiences that rely on public funding losing much … Read more
A village in southern Italy that offered tourists free lodgings to boost the local economy has been inundated with 8000 holiday requests from across the world. At the end of June, the remote medieval hamlet of San Giovanni in Galdo, around 90 miles northeast of Naples, decided to offer travellers a free one-week stay in … Read more
Ireland has reported 200 new cases of coronavirus in 24 hours, the highest daily rise since the start of May. The latest increase in infection numbers, described by the chief medical officer as ‘deeply concerning’, came on a day when the chairman of tourism promotion body Failte Ireland resigned after holidaying in Italy. Former Ryanair … Read more
Tourism is restarting around the world, says UNWTO, with 40% of destinations now easing travel restrictions amid a pandemic that has resulted in over £245BILLION in lost revenues UNWTO says 87 destinations have now eased international travel restrictions However, only four of these locations have lifted all restrictions completely It also found a total of … Read more
Balearic Islands officials have launched a desperate bid to establish ‘safe air corridors’ with the UK to save their summer season and the holiday hopes of thousands of Brits after the government axed Spain from its safe travel list. They confirmed overnight they were working with the Spanish and UK governments to set up the … Read more
A think tank has urged the Chancellor to give every adult in the UK a £500 shopping voucher in a bid to boost struggling high streets. The Resolution Foundation has called on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to hand out vouchers totalling some £30 billion to get high streets back on their feet in the wake of … Read more
Covid ‘will lead to a cheap holidays bonanza’: Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary says only way for tourism firms to recover is to slash prices to get people travelling again Michael O’Leary said the only way his airline can recover is by slashing fares As Ryanair resumed flights, he said lower fares would be funded by … Read more
Milton Glaser, a prolific Manhattan graphic designer credited with creating the iconic I Love NY tourism logo has died. Glaser passed away Friday after suffering a stroke, his wife Shirley told the New York Times. Her husband also had renal failure. He was the son of Eugene and Eleanor (Bergman) Glaser, who were Hungarian immigrants. His … Read more
Space Tourism startup is developing ‘cruises’ into the stratosphere that will launch explorers aboard a capsule attached to a gigantic balloon – but tickets may cost $125,000 Space Perspective announced its plans for cruises to the stratosphere It would use a giant balloon to launch a nine-person capsule 10,000ft into the air The entire trip … Read more