Holiday & Travel

The  Jamaica Tourist Board have announced that the island’s tourism industry generated $4.3 billion in 2024, whilst attracting a record 4.3 million visitors - representing an increase in both arrivals and earnings over 2023, putting  Jamaica on track to achieve its 2025 growth targets.

European Waterways, Europe's leading luxury hotel barge cruising company, have announced the acquisition of Shannon Princess, Ireland's only luxury hotel barge, marking an exciting expansion of the company's renowned fleet of intimate cruising experiences.

Shoreditch hotel nhow London has launched a new hot desking package for creatives where riotous design, cool beats and tasty bites combine to feed the imagination (and stomachs) of guests in need of a temporary workspace.

City Express by Marriott, part of Marriott Bonvoy's portfolio of over 30 extraordinary brands, announced its planned entry into four new markets across the Caribbean and Latin America (CALA) region – Argentina, Bolivia, Nicaragua, and Peru – further solidifying Marriott International's presence in the affordable midscale segment.

Recently, the Hainan Free Trade Port in southern China has launched various events featuring intangible cultural heritage to celebrate the Spring Festival.

Chiva-Som, the leading wellness brand that has led the field in holistic wellness since opening in Thailand in 1995, is celebrating its 30-year anniversary in 2025. 

Dublin Bay Cruises have announced the launch of its eco-friendly initiative by moving from fossil fuels to Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (HVO) in their existing vessel St. Bridget.

The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has unveiled its theme for 2025: “Caribbean Resilience: Crafting Tomorrow’s Tourism.”

Spain welcomed an unprecedented 94 million international travellers in 2024, marking the best year for tourism in the country's history.

Brad Dean, CEO of Discover Puerto Rico, has announced his departure to take on the role of president and CEO of Explore St. Louis, effective February 17.

The Curaçao Tourism Board has proudly announced a historic milestone, with the island welcoming 700,249 stay-over visitors in 2024, setting a new tourism record.

The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) initiated its 2025 activities with a strong presence at the Travel & Adventure Show in Atlanta over the weekend at the Georgia International Convention Centre.

Onguma Safari Camps in Namibia will be launching its much-anticipated Onguma Trails Camp on 1 April 2025. 

Dusit International, one of Thailand's leading hotel and property development companies, represented in the Philippines by Dusit Thani Philippines Inc., has signed hotel management agreements with IDC Prime, a wholly owned subsidiary of Italpinas Development Corp, a design-driven developer of sustainable properties in emerging cities in the Philippines, to manage two new hotels in Northern Mindanao under Dusit's upper-midscale Dusit Princess brand.

The U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) celebrated a record-breaking year in tourism, with passenger arrivals reaching new heights in 2024.

Moooove over Cara Delevigne, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Kate Moss... A Highland cow from Angus is bringing the style in 2025 as the face of a VisitScotland campaign to encourage winter breaks in Scotland.