Over the first nine months of this year Spain received 60.3 million foreign tourists, which is an increase of 10.1%, according to the Tourist Border Movement Survey (FRONTUR) released by the National …
Botswana UBC requirement “not new”
The requirement that minors travelling into and out of Botswana produce an unabridged birth certificate is not a new requirement, Director of Immigration and Citizenship, Mabuse Pule told Tourism Upda…
Your Private Island Resort in Belize: Thatch Caye
If you want a romantic overwater bungalow vacation but don’t want to spend 16 hours in a plane to do it, we’ve got the answer: Thatch Caye Resort on a small private island in Belize.You ca…
Lyttelton: Seasonal surprises
The tiny dishes of this Lyttelton eatery grew on locals, says Jesse Mulligan.When Giulio Sturla opened Roots, an ultra-modern restaurant in Lyttelton, the locals hated it. The Canterbury harbour town …
Port Everglades enables mobile customs declaration
Passengers disembarking from cruise ships at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale will be able to use an app on their smartphones to fill out re-entry forms for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (C…
Crystal running TV ads during election coverage
Crystal Cruises will leverage high viewership of election coverage to debut its first national television ads since 2004.The ads will be 60-second spots, one featuring Crystal’s traditional ocea…
Myanmar celebrates Tazaungdaing festival
In a remote field in the mountains in mysterious Shan State in Myanmar a yearly tradition is about to become bigger.The whole country celebrates Tazaungdaing, the Festival of Lights in the middle of N…
The end of travel distribution as we know it?
Consumer expectations, mobile devices, big data and artificial intelligence (AI), regulation and travel risk are five “potentially huge disruptions” that will impact significantly on trave…
Brazil Prosecutor Investigates Funds’ Investment in Trump Hotel Rio
A Brazilian prosecutor has opened a criminal investigation into investments made by two state pension funds in a luxury Rio de Janeiro hotel that is part of the Trump franchise, according to a court f…
Cycling the South Island’s West Coast Wilderness Trail
LEG ONE: GREYMOUTH TO KUMARAAnna Harrison embarks on four days of cycling to explore the beauty and history of the rugged West Coast.They say you never forget how to ride a bike. But the last bike I r…