This is the second year in a row that Malta was included in the Forbes Travel Guide list of luxury properties around the globe. Forbes Travel Guide, the only independent, rigorous global rating system for luxury hotels, restaurants and spas, unveiled its 65th prestigious luxury Star Awards Winners for 2023. The 2023 Forbes Travel Guide […]
Hotels are making significant strides toward recovery, supporting millions of jobs and generating billions in state and local tax revenue Hotel-generated state and local tax revenue will reach new heights nationally ($46.71 billion) and in states across the nation this year, according to state-by-state projections released today. Average US hotel occupancy is projected to reach […]
Flair Airlines donated 400 flight vouchers to help Ukrainian refugees with their travel in Canada Today, Flair Airlines, Canada’s everyday low fare airline, announced it has donated 400 flight vouchers to help Ukrainian refugees with their travel in Canada. The donation was facilitated by the Canadian Immigrant Settlement Sector Alliance – Alliance Canadienne du secteur […]
Increasing number of flights at Heathrow to be powered by sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) helping cut carbon emissions Greener, cleaner jet fuel has become a hot commodity at Heathrow as the airport embarks on the second year of its Sustainable Aviation Fuel incentive scheme. In 2022 Heathrow launched a world first – an airport SAF […]
Study analyzed 9 metrics such as homicides, assaults, road fatalities, natural disaster risk, and global peace index The results of a new study, revealing the safest places in Europe to travel to, were released today. The study analyzed 9 metrics that contribute towards how safe an area may be such as homicides, assaults, road fatalities, natural […]
The Thai government plans to introduce a 300-baht (about US$ 8.7) landing tax for foreign tourists arriving by air, said Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, Thailand’s minister of tourism and sports. In 2022, Thailand welcomed more than 11 million visitors. This year the authorities expect more than double – 25 million visitors – thanks to the reopening of […]
Passenger numbers at Austria’s largest airport, Vienna International Airport, were more than twice as high in January as they were a year ago but have not yet reached the pre-Corona pandemic levels. Some 1.67 million air passengers were counted in Vienna in January – 103.7 percent more than in January 2022, but 9 percent fewer […]
In 2022, Airbnb has turned the page on the health crisis. Not only did the home rental platform post record levels of business, but it also ended the year in the green, a first in its 15-year history. All of it thanks to the tourism rebound. “Despite high inflation, fears of a recession and the […]
The city of Amsterdam announced last week that from mid-May it would ban cannabis smoking on the streets of the Red Light District, known for its many brothels and plagued by crime and nuisance. The measure, coupled with tighter restrictions on alcohol and earlier weekend closures of cafes, bars, restaurants and brothels, is intended to […]
The year 2019 provided great benefits to Barcelona’s tourism sector, but all areas suffered a great slump with the COVID-19 pandemic. After this, the industry in Barcelona and in other cities is staging a remarkable comeback in its activity. In fact, Barcelona’s hotels are already reaching occupancy figures similar to those before COVID. Hospitality experts […]