Tag: pound
The Luxury Collection opens its first hotel in the English countryside
The Luxury Collection®, part of Marriott International Inc., today announced the opening of The Langley, A Luxury Collection Hotel, Buckinghamshire. Located just outside of London in the heart of Buckinghamshire's ... Read More
Kid-Friendly taxi app offer rides for Orlando visitors to theme parks, Disney, Kennedy Space Center and more
Parents who fear traveling with car seats when calling a taxi from Orlando International Airport now have a new option with the Kidmoto app, a startup car transportation service that ... Read More
Thomas Cook Failure: Who to trust and how to communicate
Thomas Cooks shares are effectively worth nothing right now. Thousands of British tourists looking forward to their holidays are not sure if they are really traveling anywhere. On Sunday the ... Read More
European Tourism: Positive start to 2019, but challenges lie ahead
According to the European Travel Commission's latest quarterly report, "European Tourism - Trends & Prospects 2019", Europe kicked off 2019 on a positive note following an impressive 6% growth in ... Read More
SeaWorld San Antonio opens state-of-the-art Turtle Reef habitat
Today, SeaWorld San Antonio unveiled Turtle Reef, featuring a first-of-its-kind biofiltration habitat. Guests can get an up-close look at endangered and rescued sea turtles and multi-colored fish, while learning more ... Read More
The perplexing search for purplicious luggage and the perils of windmills
April is Stress Awareness Month, but it is also National Humor Month, so I thought I’d go out on a limb and talk about something that stresses a travel bargain’s ... Read More
Middle East visitors to Egypt to increase 50% by 2022, ATM report reveals
Arrivals from the Middle East to Egypt are expected to increase 50% from 1.49 million in 2018 to 2.23 million in 2022 with visitors from Saudi Arabia driving this growth, ... Read More
Europeans travel to GCC in record numbers: 29% increase by 2023 expected
Arrivals from Europe to the GCC will increase 29% over the period 2018 to 2023, driven by new and direct flight routes, a growing number of millennial and middle-class travellers ... Read More
Forex Trading In 2019: The Next Big Thing
The global currency market has witnessed a number of big events in 2018. New opportunities have been unlocked for the investors. Last year, Sterling made the biggest headline story with ... Read More
American Beverage Institute: Come to Utah for vacation, leave on probation
The American Beverage Institute, a national restaurant group feels the tourism industry is getting hurt in not allowing visitors to drink more than 2 beers and driving a car. The ... Read More
Guam tourism: food, culture and South Pacific beaches
It's worth going on this long trip to Guam. Read More
Dollar boost for British tourists
British travellers to the United States are getting a better deal thanks to the renewed strength of the pound against the dollar, a holiday company has said. Read More
Hairdressing ‘tourists’ go North for a bargain
Donegal businesswoman Joanne Rodden drove for three hours on Friday morning through the dark, ice and snow just to get a haircut. Read More
Britain braced for French tourist invasion
The number of French tourists visiting the UK looks set to almost double this year because of favourable exchange rates. Read More
Tourist industry selling England by the pound
LONDON - With the pound at new lows against the euro and the dollar at the end of 2008, Britain looked good value to Maltese couple Mario and Josanne Cassar. Read More
UK Village offers special euro rate to attract tourists
Historic UK village is offering a one-for-one exchange rate between the Euro and the pound in a bid to attract tourists. Read More
Pound’s flirtation with euro parity hits tourists
LONDON — British tourists going to continental Europe to celebrate the New Year were getting fewer euros for their pounds on Tuesday than at any time since the common European ... Read More
Euro causing drop in UK tourists to Greece
Greece expects a big drop in the number of tourists this year from Britain, its most frequent visitors, because of the strong euro, Tourist Minister Aris Spiliotopoulos warned Tuesday. Like ... Read More