VisitBritain has published its inbound tourism forecast for 2023. Continued strong recovery is predicted in overseas visitor spending, and inbound visitor spending is predicted to grow faster than visitor volume with higher spending per trip. Its overall forecast is for spending by international visitors in the UK of £29.5 billion
Royal Caribbean International’s third round of its trade customer competition, Royal Pitch, has come to a close last week. All five finalists have received financial investment to help make their innovative business ideas a reality. The competition sees consortia members across the UK and Ireland pitch their forward-thinking concepts to
Loganair has released its 2023 summer schedule for services between the Isle of Man and London – including a daily flight from Ronaldsway to London Heathrow. Loganair’s summer 2023 schedule commences 31 March next year and is on sale now. The new service will provide Isle of Man travellers with
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) UK & Ireland has recognised key cruise agents at its first Hall Of Fame at its annual Winter Ball. The honours were awarded to: Catriona Parsons, Head of Cruise Commercial at Hays Travel Edwina Lonsdale, Managing Director at Mundy Cruising Cruise Britain Catriona Parsons was
The North East has been selected for a major tourism project. In an official statement published by Gov.uk, North East England will pilot a new £2.25 million scheme to restructure tourism boards. The project aims to attract more investment, welcome more sporting, business and cultural events, support business growth, create
Emirates has increased operations from Gatwick Airport with a third daily A380 flight. The airline continues to scale up its UK operations to meet sustained demand ahead of the holiday rush. The additional frequency will offer more than 1,000 seats from Gatwick to Dubai, every day. Emirates flight EK012 will
