British Airways delivered a more than €300 million financial boost for parent IAG this summer, offsetting challenges for Irish stablemate Aer Lingus and helping the group record a 15.4% increase in operating profit
Tenerife Tourism Corporation chief executive, Dimple Melwani, said tourism numbers have increased from 2019 to 2023 but revealed the island is looking for ‘new visitors’
Buddhika Herwawasam, chair of the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, told TTG UK arrivals constituted 20% of all international visitors this year so far
It comes as the country refocuses efforts to disperse tourists and encourage visitors to Greece throughout the year rather than in just the summer and the shoulder seasons
Susanna Sciacovelli, director of the island’s tourism board, highlighted the confusion that can arise from using the word ’overtourism’ in media reports
Speaking to TTG at WTM London, tourism minister Sir Chris Bryant pledged to invite more outbound industry members onto a key government committee, saying he wants to listen
TV presenter and basketball paralympian Ade Adepitan linked up with Spain to help the country launch its ‘transformative’ report into accessibility, which he hailed a ‘blueprint’ for progress
Trip.com Group’s Andy Washington chatted to TTG at WTM London about the OTA’s ‘big plans and hopes for Europe’, how it’s tailoring its products to consumers and the impact of its AI tools [partner content]
A new rural airfield will open in Gozo in late-2026 which Gozo’s tourism authorities hope will allow it to convert traditional day trippers into longer-stay tourists
Tourism in Palestine is set to look vastly different after the war in Gaza, with UK travellers in particular looking to increase spend in local communities according to the state’s tourism chief
The Thai governor shared exciting developments such as the country legalising same-sex marriage in January 2025 and appearing in highly anticipated films and TV series [partner content]
Florida is open for business and agents can feel confident selling the destination – that was the message from Visit Florida at WTM, less than two months after the US state was hit by successive hurricanes
Travel’s ’siloed’ approach to communicating its role as a force for good means its failures continue to make newspaper front pages while its success stories go uncovered, WTM London delegates heard
The Central American country hopes to prevent any risk of the kind of overcrowding seen in parts of Europe by encouraging tourists to travel to the south
Classic Collection has restructured its trade team, while a top agent has joined the cruise sector. Elsewhere, Ambassador Cruise Line has welcomed a familiar face into its trade team
Italian Tourism Board director of marketing and promotion Maria Elena Rossi told TTG about the country’s plans to attract more repeat and high-spending visitors at WTM London
