Travels Through the Spanish Civil War – book review

Nick Lloyd has for many years been running popular Spanish Civil War walking tours in Barcelona. In his Travels Through the Spanish Civil War, he recounts meeting many relatives of International Brigaders, usually communist volunteers who came to...

Tourism Holdings expects to return to profitable growth

THL's chief executive said there had been growth in New Zealand, Australia, Canada and the UK and Ireland. Photo: 123RF Campervan operator Tourism Holdings is expecting to return to profitable growth after a number of difficult years. "With the...

Tourism in western North Carolina reaches peak levels since Helene

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — It’s peak tourism season here in western North Carolina, and Explore Asheville says tourism over the last few weeks is the highest it's been since Helene. "I think I can speak for everyone in this area that we’re lucky and...

Tourism Ireland offers the real Halloween in Art Dark Trail that has awakened in The Rocks

This Halloween, the shadows of the past awaken in the cobbled lanes of The Rocks and Circular Quay. In partnership with Tourism Ireland, the Halloween Art Dark Trail, a hauntingly beautiful series of illuminated installations, is lighting up The...

Say Hueque Shines Again with Double Gold at the 2025 World Travel Awards

We are proud to share that at Say Hueque Argentina & Chile Journeys we’ve once again been recognized on the global stage, winning two Gold Awards at the 2025 World Travel Awards: Argentina’s Leading Destination Management Company and Argentina’s...

Pacific Youth Forum Concludes with Unified Commitment to Sustainable Tourism

Youth Leaders Launch Action Plan for 2025–2030 The inaugural Pacific Youth Forum on Sustainable Tourism (PYFST) concluded this week in Vava’u, Tonga, marking a significant milestone in youth engagement across the region’s tourism sector. Convened...

3rd Pacific Sustainable Tourism Leadership Summit Opens in Vava’u, Tonga

The 3rd Pacific Sustainable Tourism Leadership Summit officially opened today at Puataukanave Hotel, Vava’u, Kingdom of Tonga, under the theme Midway to 2030: Realigning, Reaffirming and Recommitting to Sustainable Tourism. The Summit marks a...

Realigning, Reaffirming, and Recommitting to Pacific Tourism’s 2030 Vision

Outcomes of the 2025 Pacific Sustainable Tourism Leadership Summit The 3rd Pacific Sustainable Tourism Leadership Summit (PSTLS) convened regional leaders, practitioners, and partners to reflect on progress, share insights, and recommit to the...

Youth Voices at the Heart of Tourism’s Future

VAVA’U, TONGA — The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) officially opened the inaugural Pacific Youth Forum on Sustainable Tourism this morning, with a powerful address by Chief Executive Officer Christopher Cocker. Held at Puataukanave Hotel in...

Birmingham Group Travel Made Simple: Your Essential Planning Guide

Birmingham, the UK’s second-largest city, pulses with energy across its diverse quarters—from the reinvented Bullring to the historic Jewellery Quarter, from world-class venues like the NEC to the cultural richness of Digbeth. It’s a city that...

TRAVEL DEAL: Puerto Rico, Gran Canaria, Spain 2 Adults – Sunday 30 November 2025 (7 nights) £613pp

1 TRAVEL DEAL: 7 Night stay at 4* Servatur Puerto Azul Hotel Gran Canaria for two £613pp Fly from Luton on Sunday 30 November 2025 The hotel is: An easy, breezy 10-minute walk gets you to the beach. In the centre of Puerto Rico with restaurants,...

One in seven skip travel insurance

BRISBANE, Australia, 24 October 2025: Allianz Partners is urging Australian travellers to rethink their approach to travel insurance, following new ICA and DFAT research revealing that one in seven travellers still travels overseas uninsured. The...

I've traveled solo across Southeast Asia for 15 years. These are 3 cities I always recommend — and one I'd skip.

My first trip to Southeast Asia in 2010 was a revelation. As a young South African, my global travels were just beginning, but the vibrant cultures of Thailand and Malaysia left a lasting impression. That journey sparked a desire to see the world,...

Young Australian travellers very often give travel insurance a go-by

Nearly 14% or one in seven Australian travellers went on their most recent travel without a valid travel insurance cover according to a recent survey by the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA). The survey found that this trend is particularly...

Thailand wins two global honours at World Tourism Awards 2025 for Smart Tourism innovation

The recognitions in AI and digital tourism marketing reinforce TAT’s leadership in digital innovation and data intelligence BANGKOK, Thailand – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has made history on the global stage by winning two...

Arctic tern: Nature’s longest traveller and the secrets behind its epic journey

The Arctic tern is a small seabird with one of the most extraordinary migration stories in the natural world. Every year, it travels from the Arctic to the Antarctic and back, covering nearly 70,000 kilometres, the longest known migration on...

What’s Trending and What’s Fading: 2026 Travel Marketing Shifts You Should Know Ahead of Time

The travel marketing landscape is evolving at lightning speed, and 2026 is already shaping up to be a year of transformation. The strategies that once worked are now being replaced by fresh, creative, and tech-driven approaches. If your marketing...

How Nigeria is Stifling Tourism Growth, Losing Billions of Dollars to Stringent Visa Processing

Chinedu Eze There are strong indications that the challenge in Visa processing is stifling tourism growth in Nigeria, causing the nation to gradually lose billions of dollars that would have been earned if it has liberal visa process and comes as...

Shifts in why people travel

KUALA LUMPUR, 24 October 2025: Travellers are rewriting the rulebook on why they travel, opting for meaning over mileage, and experiences over rote itineraries. Trip.com Group and Google explore this shift in Why travel?, a new global consumer...

International arrivals expected to boost tourism growth in year-end

Hanoi (VNA) – As Vietnam enters the fourth quarter of 2025, the tourism sector is accelerating towards its target of 25 million international visitors, driven by a resurgence of tourists from Europe, Northeast Asia, and Oceania. Vietnam’s tourism...