After Venice, the Italian holiday island of Capri is considering closing its barriers for tourists. The aim of the Capri tourism authorities is to regulate the number of visitors at certain places on …
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Leitlhof Dolomiten nominated at World Travel Awards
Leitlhof Dolomiten, Italy, has been nominated for the title of Europe’s Leading Green Hotel at the World Travel Awards.The honour is in large part thanks to Stephan Mühlmann, general manage…
Radisson Red Glasgow welcomes first guests to Scottish hotspot
Radisson Red Glasgow has opened its doors in Scotland’s largest city, ready to shake up the UK’s hotel scene.Radisson Red is Radisson Hotel Group’s upscale, select service hotel bran…
Europe Applies A Ban On Smoking In Cars
Starting on May 1st, Austria applies the ban on smoking in cars, if children or adolescents under the age of 18 are in it (excluding taxis). In case of violations, a penalty of up to 100 euros is set.…
Norwegian sees losses narrow in first quarter
Norwegian has reported a net loss of 46 million Norwegian kroner, or £4.1 million, for the three months ended March 31st.The figure represents a narrowing of losses from the same period last yea…
CroisiEurope launches vessels in Europe, Africa
French river cruise line CroisiEurope continues on its growth path, having christened the 86-passenger Elbe Princesse II.The company also relaunched two river cruise ships in France after extensive re…
ATM 2018: Finnish tourist authority debuts at industry leading event
The Finnish tourist authority, Visit Finland, has highlighted an increase in global and UAE visitor numbers as the government entity makes its debut on the exhibition floor at Arabian Travel Market.De…
Maldives sees sharp increase in UK arrivals in early 2018
The Maldives has announced double-digit growth of 17.5 per cent in the number of UK travellers who visited in March 2018, when compared with the same month last year.In total, 11,829 UK travellers vis…
ATM 2018: Emirates to debut new Boeing 777-300ER first class private suite
Emirates will unveil its new Boeing 777-300ER first class private suite exhibit at the Arabian Travel Market.This year marks Emirates’ 25th year of partnership and commitment to ATM.When the exh…
Switzerland To Become A Cycling Tourism Destination
Switzerland is aiming to diversify their tourism sector. The Alpine country wants tourists to arrive not only for hiking and skiing, but also for cycling. Cycling tourism is thus the main focus of loc…