Page 657

Tourism News

Get the latest tourism and destination news with Skift – the source industry leaders rely on. Our experts provide extensive coverage of global travel and destination trends.

Understand the evolving landscape of global tourism, including key issues like post-coronavirus recovery, overtourism, and destination development. Our detailed articles and insider perspectives from industry leaders provide a clear view of current and future trends. 

Read more

Discover the latest marketing campaigns and strategic moves within the tourism industry. Explore in-depth reports on destination tourism data and analysis. Skift is your trusted source for tourism news, delivering critical information to help shape your strategies and decisions. 

Stay ahead with our thorough destination analysis and expert commentary on tourism trends. Navigate the future of the tourism and destination industry with Skift.

Airlines

Hand clapping in massive Heathrow lines frightens inept Border Force

The UK Border Force is finding more creative ways to prove how terribly run it truly is, but this is a real gem. Rather than adding more security to protect border agents, how about adding more border agents?

Airlines

What it’s like to run a private airline in China

You think it's tough to start an airline in the U.S.? Try going up against both established players and a federal government that tips everything in their favor.

The travel industry's top event returns to Dubai.
Nov. 19-20 in Dubai
Register Now

Tourism

Hawaii’s Haleakala national park pondering ways to cut down on tourism activities

With all airlines increasing capacity to Hawaii this year & record number of tourists, this push and pull with locals & local environment will continue. Admirable conservation steps forward if cutbacks approved.

Media and PR

National Geographic expands its Traveller magazine franchise to India

NGT doesn't get the media love that rivals Conde Nast Traveler and Travel + Leisure command, but it has more subscribers and speaks to a much wider (read: not as rich) audience.

SkiftX

Japan, Tunisia, Egypt show clear signs of tourism recovery; worldwide numbers strong despite downturn

Nothing can go wrong in the UNWTO world. Everything's peachy. Though Japan numbers are borne out by other sources, other media sources (we have been documenting here) are reporting otherwise on Tunisia and Egypt, especially the latter.

Tourism

Mexico will generate more revenue from tourism in 2012 than ever before

Despite regional violence and terrible PR, Mexico's wealth of offerings to tourists -- from pristine beaches, to ancient ruins, to colonial cities, to urban centers -- keeps people coming back.

Tourism

Traveling from Paris to Provence via bicycle and stomach

Some of Europe's most under-served tourist routes straddle ancient roads connecting medieval towns and modern cities. The trick to discovering them, though, requires travel by foot or by bike. But the payoff is both delicious and memorable.

Tourism

How to get the most out of Olympic London before the Games begin

Very few people come to London to run, skate, or do anything other than sightsee, hit the theatre, and then hit the pub, but this capsule tour of the city takes inspiration from the coming Games to give visitors a new way to see the city.

Tourism

The Maldives hopes tourists will pay voluntary taxes to keep the islands above sea level

The Maldives' somewhat illegitimate president has proposed a voluntary tax that he says will go to environmental initiatives. But even the most eco of travelers has plenty of reasons to think the money won't go anywhere near these purposes.

Online Travel

China’s Ctrip, hearing footsteps, dips into $500m marketing budget

With its perch threatened by foreign-backed and internal competitors in China, Ctrip is upping the ante with a substantial marketing campaign. It's all an unwitting advertisement for the ratcheted-up competitive travel market in China.