Cuba is all set to host The 60th World Tourism Organization Commission for the Americas in Havana. The Tourism meet, to be held on May 3 and 4 in the Habana Libre hotel, is being organised by UNWTO and the Ministry of Tourism of Cuba. cont…

One of the major events organized by UNWTO at ITB Berlin will be the 6th UNWTO Silk Road Ministers’ Meeting (9 March). The meeting brings together Ministers and high ranking officials from over 20 countries to discuss how public/private se…

The “2016 Annual Work Meeting of Joint Working Committee on Tourism to Support Macao’s Aspirations to Build a World Centre of Tourism and Leisure” was held in Zhuhai, Guangdong this morning (24 February). continue reading.....

International tourist arrivals grew by 4.4% in 2015 to reach a total of 1.184 million in 2015, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. Some 50 million more tourists traveled to international destinations around the world las…

As Scotland gets set to kick off this year’s RBS 6 Nations campaign, VisitScotland is looking forward to the huge tourism benefits that hosting rugby’s greatest tournament bring to the nation. continue reading......

Some 1.6 million Americans are seeing a brand new promotion for Ireland’s Ancient East – on television each week in New York, Boston and Chicago. continue reading......

The Tourism & Transport Forum Australia (TTF) is encouraging the Australian tourism industry to express its opposition to the Federal Government’s $540 million backpacker tax by supporting a petition launched by the National Farmers’ Feder…

A delegation of tourism businesses from the island of Ireland was in Glasgow this week, taking part in Tourism Ireland’s first promotion of 2016 in Scotland – a B2B workshop and networking event with key travel professionals. continue read…

2016 in the United States yesterday (Thursday, 28 January) – at an event in New York organised by Tourism Ireland, which was attended by leading American food writers, tour operators and airlines. continue reading......

South African Tourism kick-started the 2016 edition of their biggest travel trade engagement initiative – 13thAnnual Roadshow. The roadshow will be held in four cities, starting with Kolkata on 18 January, and thereafter moving to Delhi an…

The Acorn Jersey Open has been confirmed for the 2016 European Senior Tour and will return to La Moye Golf Club from Wednesday 8th to Saturday 11th June. The tournament is Jersey’s major professional sporting event on the 2016 calendar and…

Some of Northern Ireland’s top tourist attractions and spectacular scenery were seen by more than 400 million Chinese people this week, on one of the world’s biggest reality TV shows – I, Supermodel (China’s version of America’s Next Top M…

Tourism Ireland has welcomed the news that Royal County Down has been voted the best golf course in the world in the prestigious Golf Digest magazine’s “The World’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses”. continue reading......

Tourism Ireland has welcomed the news that Royal County Down has been voted the best golf course in the world in the prestigious Golf Digest magazine’s “The World’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses”. continue reading.......

Minister for Tourism and Major Events Kate Jones has welcomed the world’s greatest tennis player back to Queensland where he will defend his Brisbane International title. continue reading.......

Helena Bay, New Zealand’s newest exclusive luxury lodge, will welcome its first guests in late 2016. continue reading..........

Tourism continues to be one of the great success stories of the Australian economy with the latest figures setting new domestic travel records in spending, number of trips and nights away in the year to September 2015. continue reading....…

Thematic investing is a common approach popularised by some fund managers in order to woo clients and guide investing decisions on the basis of macro or other economic themes. continue reading.......

The visitor guide has been created expressly to showcase the island destination, which is the world’s largest archipelago with the highest Muslim population to tourists across the globe. continue reading......

The Indian state of Gujarat government has introduced a host of incentives to woo investors under its new tourism policy, which will help the state emerge as a “vibrant tourist destination” focusing on eco tourism, water sports, wayside am…

Instagram has zoomed in on a list of the top 10 most-shared spots in New Zealand. New Zealand’s top 10 Instagrammed visitor attractions for 2015 are based on the number of images geo-tagged to specific locations. continue reading.......

For the first time one of the leading cruise-lines in the Asia Pacific region will be docking in Tasmania, and they’ve selected Burnie as their destination of choice. continue reading.......

Arnhem Land’s development as a tourism destination has received a major boost with the Northern Territory Government providing grants towards new accommodation options such as luxury eco tents, and a new camping ground on the beautiful Mel…

Melbourne Cup winner, Michelle Payne, will address a major tourism conference in Sydney this Wednesday to talk about her personal journey to achieve the ultimate racing success. continue reading........

As U2’s iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE world tour comes to a close in Dublin this week, Tourism Ireland today launched a brand new online film, “U2 in Dublin – The Homecoming”, specially created to celebrate the band and to highlight their home ci…

According to a new study, carbon dioxide emissions’ effects from tourism could be eliminated for a US$11 tax that travelers should pay. Worldwide, the travel industry (transport, accommodation, tourists’ leisure activities) annually contri…

To mark the 2016 Dubai Shopping Festival, Dubai Tourism has launched a unique competition rewarding Nigerians with all-paid travel experiences to the city, to enjoy the festival in January. continue reading......

The Grenada Tourism Authority (GTA) will host an open day on Friday, 27th November from 9:00am to 3:00pm at its headquarters on the Carenage in observance of Caribbean Tourism month. continue reading......

Images of Kilkenny were beamed in to the homes of hundreds of thousands of people in Norway yesterday evening, when an episode of a reality dating TV show – filmed here this autumn – aired on TV2, the largest commercial TV channel in Norwa…

Thirty-three (33) tourism enterprises from around the island of Ireland attended IMEX America, which took place this week in Las Vegas. Now in its fifth year, IMEX (International Meetings and Events Exhibition) America is an important even…