With more than a third of Brits (35 per cent) admitting they aren’t getting enough sunshine, sleep (29 per cent) and me-time (19 per cent), new research shows we really are a nation of “never enough”. TUI commissioned a survey to find out the top 30 things Brits aren’t getting enough off. Over 2,000 Brits […]
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The findings of a recent survey conducted by IPK International show a renewed increase in people’s travel intentions. Currently, 80 per cent of respondents worldwide are planning international trips over the next 12 months. Sun and beach holidays are in demand, but also city breaks and holidays close to nature. Europeans’ preferred destinations are their […]
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One out of five destinations continue to have their borders completely closed as new surges of COVID-19 impact the restart of international tourism. The latest research shows that still 98% of all destinations have some kind of travel restrictions in place. According to the UNWTO Travel Restrictions Report, 46 destinations (21% of all destinations worldwide) […]
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Americans eager to gather with family for Thanksgiving are expected to travel in larger numbers by plane and car for the holiday this year than in 2020. More than 53 million Americans are projected to hit the road for the holiday, a 13 percent increase from last year, according to the American Automobile Association. Roughly 48.8 […]
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The latest research from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) reveals the U.S. Travel & Tourism sector could experience year-over-year growth of 35.6% in 2021, significantly outpacing the year’s overall global tourism recovery. The outlook is even more rosy for 2022, with the travel sector in the U.S. expected to grow by another 28.4%, […]
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With travellers hesitant towards international travel, demand for domestic holidays in the UK looks set to be unleashed. The roadmap for lockdown easing is progressing at speed and UK-based domestic operators are set to benefit, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Gus Gardner, Associate Travel and Tourism Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “After months […]
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The British call it “Sunshine Saturday”: the first Saturday of the New Year is the day on which TUI in the UK books the most holidays for the whole year. Business in Germany is also very strongly concentrated on Saturdays in January. The German people’s love of travel also seems to be unrestrained in 2018. […]
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Six and a half million people* predicted to book a holiday before the year is out Holiday makers spend an average of 15 hours and six minutes planning a holiday Spain retains crown as top holiday destination for 2017 All package holidays with flights sold by UK companies must be ATOL protected, ensuring your money […]
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Sunvil Holidays has acquired assets from failed Turkey specialist Jewel in the Crown Holidays for an undisclosed sum. The Greece specialist has bought Jewel in the Crown’s name, website and mailing list. Jewel in the Crown ceased trading on April 1 with no passengers overseas. It had been trading for 29 years. Sunvil chairman Noel […]
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German consumers are still hesitating about booking their summer holidays and the tourism industry urgently needs to come up with a Plan B to save the season, Paul Needham believes. The latest figures on sales trends in the German tourism market are disappointing to put it mildly. Travel agents suffered an overall 11% slump in […]
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