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WTM London 2019: Puerto Rico to 'lean into the LGBTQ market'

Discover Puerto Rico has confirmed it will be “leaning into the LGBTQ market in 2020” as it positions itself as an inclusive Caribbean destination

WTM London 2019: Turkey shifts emphasis to a broader range of experiences

Turkey will promote a broader cross-section of its tourism offering over the next three years in an effort to shift focus away from mass market all-inclusive travel, while driving higher tourism spend

WTM London 2019: Brits invited to sample improved Sharm experience

Time has not stood still in the four years British tourists have tacitly been banned from visiting Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt’s tourism chief in the UK has told TTG at WTM London

WTM London 2019: Grenada to welcome two new luxury properties

Three new luxury resorts are set to open in Grenada over the next two years

WTM London 2019: Elegant unveils Tamarind plans

Elegant Hotels will be highlighting a series of developments including the move to turn Tamarind into an all-inclusive property

WTM London 2019: Chile looks to skies for out of this world visitors

Chile is seeing growth in “astrotourism” ahead of the 2020 total solar eclipse

Two WTM London sessions explore the latest trends in the lucrative LGBT+ market

Successfully marketing to LGBT+ travellers will be firmly in focus at two WTM London sessions this year, which will each highlight this lucrative and growing sector with an estimated annual travel spend of $218 billion

WTM London 2019: Nicaragua bouncing back following lift of travel ban

Tourism to Nicaragua is “recovering very rapidly” following the political unrest and subsequent travel ban by the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in April 2018

WTM London 2019: Costa Rica focuses on sustainability as visitor numbers swell

Costa Rica welcomed 2.22 million worldwide visitors from January to August 2019, a 3.8% upsurge compared with the same period in 2018

WTM London 2019: Big Bus Tours plans expansion of three to four new cities a year

Big Bus Tours will continue to expand by launching in three to four new cities a year, the company’s CEO Alex Payne has revealed.

WTM London 2019: Day 1 video round-up

Check out all the action from WTM London 2019 day one

WTM London 2019: Dubai set to celebrate new visitor number record

Dubai is on course to set a new record for international visitors in 2019 after seeing the number of hotel guests rise by nearly 4% during the first eight months of the year

WTM London 2019: Hard Rock Hotels expands into Mexico's west coast

A new hotel on Mexico’s west coast and additional entertainment will be part of the Hard Rock Hotel’s messaging at this year’s WTM London

WTM London 2019: Tourists urged to ‘be like a Finn’

Visit Finland is doubling down on sustainability initiatives with a new marketing campaign

WTM London 2019: Peak DMC doubles number of female tour leaders

Peak DMC has reached its 2020 goal of doubling the number of female tour leaders it employs six months early

WTM London 2019: Israel doubles its visitor numbers

Israel has nearly doubled its tourist numbers since 2013 and is now considered a “safe place”, the country’s tourism ministry insisted

WTM London 2019: Ecuador is 'back up and running' after austerity protests

Ecuador has insisted it is “working very hard” to attract tourists back following a period of political unrest in the country, estimated to have cost the country’s tourism sector about $5 million a day.

WTM London 2019: Ethiopian Airlines seeks growth

Ethiopian Airlines carried a record 12.1 million passengers in the 2018/19 fiscal year ending June 2019 despite ongoing issues with the Boeing 737 Max

WTM London 2019: Colombo-Sydney in the pipeline for SriLankan Airlines

SriLankan hopes Sydney flights will launch by the middle of next year

WTM London 2019: South African Tourism celebrates world-beating weekend

South African Tourism will be trading on the feel-good factor at WTM London 2019 following its rugby team’s victory in the World Cup on Saturday

WTM London 2019: Japan looks to broaden the focus of cruise visitors

Japan is seeking to more broadly disperse its growing number of cruise guests by promoting calls to a broader range of destinations across the island nation

Korean Air seeks number one with new safety video

Korean Air has recruited the cream of K-pop for its latest safety video

WTM London 2019: Tobago enjoys 14% rise in international arrivals following rebrand

A year on from Tobago’s rebranding, growth has been positive

WTM London 2019: Brexit will bring staffing challenges, Etoa warns

The European Tourism Association (Etoa) has warned of staffing challenges in the industry as Europe and the UK grapple with the prospect of Brexit.