State of the Union Although the coronavirus pandemic is in the rearview mirror, the hotel industry is still rebounding from the financial distress caused by the severely reduced number of travelers during that time. Years later, some positives have emerged for the industry. Lenders are cautiously optimistic about the potential for growth in hotel and […]
A young worker who wants to both travel and save up a mortgage deposit is cutting back on essential groceries and buying heavily discounted food close to the expiry date to fund her lifestyle. Ange Touch, 25, recently moved from Melbourne to Brisbane and works from home in a marketing job. Amid the cost-of-living crisis, […]
World Travel Awards has announced the 20 nominees shortlisted for the World’s Leading Sports Tourism Destination 2024 award – with voting is now open ahead of November’s gala ceremony. In 2023, Qatar’s capital city Doha was the winner of the award, ending Abu Dhabi’s winning run from 2013 to 2022. Dubai (2012) and South Africa […]
The figures are impressive: two World Heritage Sites, around 50 castles (give or take), England’s largest forest, Europe’s largest man-made body of water, the largest Gold Tier Dark Sky Park in Europe, a 40-mile-long (64k) coastal Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the world’s largest half-marathon, and, arguably, the UK’s most recognisable public artwork. And yet, […]
The event has an average finish time of 38 minutes and 44 seconds – about 10 minutes behind the UK average. “We’re about 60% tourists here, they come from all over the country, in fact all over the world,” Mr Rawson said. “It’s known as being the slowest event in the UK.” He said the […]
The number of international tourist arrivals worldwide increased in 2023 compared to the previous year. That said, it remained still below the figure reported in 2019, before the impact of COVID-19. After declining with the onset of the pandemic to roughly 406 million, the lowest figure recorded since 1989, global inbound tourist arrivals showed strong […]
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The world’s most peaceful country is Iceland. That’s according to data from 2024’s Global Peace Index, an annual chart compiled by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP) think tank. Considering 23 different indicators across three domains — ongoing domestic and international conflict, militarisation, and societal safety and security — the report ranks 163 independent […]
Travel, have a family, get married, buy a house, have a successful career – the list of societal pressures is endless. Yet two of these things at once are often impossible, and so we live our lives like we have missed out on something and cannot possibly achieve it all. Travel is a privilege. A […]
No delays or cancellations on these railway lines: you rated the majority of this year’s winners highly for punctuality, with Belmond’s British Pullman chugging ahead in most categories – including cabin comfort and design – and Canada’s Rocky Mountaineer gaining votes for its Gold Rush-era itinerary. All of these journeys are scenic, but Belmond’s Eastern […]
