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Tourism News

The latest tourism and destination news from around the world. Read exclusive interviews with leaders, see the latest marketing campaigns, and understand the bigger issues like coronavirus recovery and destination development.

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?

Skift | 12 years ago

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.

Skift | 12 years ago

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.

Skift | 12 years ago

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.

Skift | 12 years ago

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.

Skift | 12 years ago

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.

Skift | 12 years ago

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.

Skift | 12 years ago

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.

Skift | 12 years ago

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.

Skift | 12 years ago

Skift Originals

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.

Skift | 12 years ago