U.S. travel ban hits foreign attendance figures for North Korea marathonDestinations

U.S. travel ban hits foreign attendance figures for North Korea marathon

Described as North Korea’s “biggest hit of the year,” next month’s Pyongyang Marathon is expected to have half as many…

Indian airliner makes history by flying to Israel via Saudi airspace

Indian airliner makes history by flying to Israel via Saudi airspace

Saudi Arabia opened its airspace for the first time to a commercial flight to Israel with the inauguration on Thursday…

Britain urged to prioritise travel in Brexit talks to help create job

Britain urged to prioritise travel in Brexit talks to help create job

Britain must prioritise the needs of the travel and tourism sector as part of its Brexit negotiations or risk losing out on…

Vienna unbeatable as world’s most liveable city, Baghdad still worst

Vienna unbeatable as world’s most liveable city, Baghdad still worst

Austria’s capital Vienna once again defended its position as the city offering the best quality of life in the world,…

Dashed hopes for Mexico oil boom leave Gulf Coast hotels idle

Dashed hopes for Mexico oil boom leave Gulf Coast hotels idle

When a Mexican real estate investment trust bought four hotels along the country’s Gulf coast operating under the Marriott, Quality Inn and…

Mexico rules out terrorism or organized crime in ferry blastDestinations

Mexico rules out terrorism or organized crime in ferry blast

A blast that injured more than two dozen in February in the Mexican resort town of Playa del Carmen was…

Turkish hotels struggle to raise prices even as tourism reboundsTourism Insight News

Turkish hotels struggle to raise prices even as tourism rebounds

Tourism in Turkey will make a major comeback this summer as Germans and Russians flock back to its beaches, but…

Europe’s tourist hot spots look for ways to cope with the crowdsTourism Insight News

Europe’s tourist hot spots look for ways to cope with the crowds

Europe’s tourist hot spots are looking for new ways to cope with “overtourism” where cities like Venice, Dubrovnik and Barcelona…

U.S. issues alert after tourist ferry explosion in Mexico

U.S. issues alert after tourist ferry explosion in Mexico

A blast last month on a tourist ferry in the Mexican beach resort of Playa del Carmen was caused by…

New Zeland tourist arrivals drop in January, migration also eases

New Zeland tourist arrivals drop in January, migration also eases

New Zealand’s visitor arrivals dropped for the first time in five years in January as fewer Chinese tourists visited the…