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Jordan has shaken off the ongoing unrest around the Middle East to record a 5% rise in visitor numbers this year

Aeromexico plans major increase in European capacity

Extra flights will be added on routes from London and Amsterdam

Icelandair adds new US destinations and extra flights

Carrier will increase capacity on its transatlantic routes via Reykjavik

A new seaplane operation, airport expansion and new travel fair will boost tourism but corruption scandal has led to stringent new measures

Finnair boss calls for an open Brexit

The airlines chief executive believes all skies should be open

Palestine plans to woo the travel trade in 2017

Palestine will host travel agents and press next year in a bid to show the world what it has to offer as a destination

Airlift boost for Seychelles as minister urges caution on tourism development

Air Seychelles is set to launch a German option while the tourism sector awaits results of consultation on its future direction

California lays out new luxury strategy

The US state intends to focus on attracting more high-end travellers with its offer of "laid-back luxury"

Larger cruise ships better for Galapagos environment

Larger cruise ships are not only better for the Galapagos’s delicate environment, but also give visitors a better experience

Tui dismisses idea Airbnb is a competitor

Tui does not see Airbnb as big competition, its UK product boss has said

Turkish airline defies country's visitor slump

Pegasus Airlines has seen single-digit growth in 2016 despite Turkey’s 30% slump in visitor numbers

Hotel openings put Bahamas in the spotlight

Work set to restart on huge Baha Mar resort development

Low cost long haul to take off as alliances are grounded

The two changes are just some of the major impacts predicted in the aviation sector in the next decade

Weak pound could ‘hurt’ UK outbound holiday market

But there may be a “golden opportunity” to attract more visitors to the UK

Catalonia hails Year of Sustainable Tourism

Catalonia is focusing on sustainable tourism as it looks towards a record year for UK arrivals

India benefits from increased WTM London presence

Destination uses premier partner status to catch operators’ attention

Mauritius reaps the rewards of a well-sown strategy

Mauritius is experiencing tourism growth not seen for 20 years, as it enjoys the success of a tourism strategy launched two years ago

What's behind Chile's phenomenal growth?

With impressive growth in arrival figures and new routes from Europe that look set to bolster arrivals further still, we learn about Chile’s latest developments

Celebrity Xploration to cruise Galapagos

The cruise ship has recently undergone a dry-dock refurbishment

Hotelbeds reports UK growth

The UK remains the bedbank’s top performing market

Singapore Airlines appointed as Corroboree West partner

The airline will fly European agents to the event in 2017

British boost in Sharm flight searches

A website has reported a 74% boost in searches for the destination in October

Tenerife sees 20% boost in Brit visitors

The boost is even better as Brits account for the island’s single biggest market

Universal Orlando Resort to add sixth hotel, Aventura

On-site property will fit into same price bracket as Cabana Bay Resort