A think tank has urged the Chancellor to give every adult in the UK a £500 shopping voucher in a bid to boost struggling high streets. The Resolution Foundation has called on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to hand out vouchers totalling some £30 billion to get high streets back on their feet in the wake of … Read more
Covid ‘will lead to a cheap holidays bonanza’: Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary says only way for tourism firms to recover is to slash prices to get people travelling again Michael O’Leary said the only way his airline can recover is by slashing fares As Ryanair resumed flights, he said lower fares would be funded by … Read more
Milton Glaser, a prolific Manhattan graphic designer credited with creating the iconic I Love NY tourism logo has died. Glaser passed away Friday after suffering a stroke, his wife Shirley told the New York Times. Her husband also had renal failure. He was the son of Eugene and Eleanor (Bergman) Glaser, who were Hungarian immigrants. His … Read more
Space Tourism startup is developing ‘cruises’ into the stratosphere that will launch explorers aboard a capsule attached to a gigantic balloon – but tickets may cost $125,000 Space Perspective announced its plans for cruises to the stratosphere It would use a giant balloon to launch a nine-person capsule 10,000ft into the air The entire trip … Read more
Now staycations are under threat: Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden says reopening the tourism industry could be delayed beyond July 4… meaning even a summer holiday in the UK might be off limits Hotels, campsites and guesthouses have been taking bookings for July Yet now warnings have emerged that tourism may not commence from the 4th … Read more
Protesters gathered along Venice’s picturesque waterfront to demonstrate against mass tourism and huge cruise ships in Italy’s floating city. The demonstration – which saw members of the campaign group Comitato No Grandi Navi gather at the Zattere waterfront – came the same day as one of Venice’s main attractions reopened its doors to tourists after the … Read more
Cyprus says quarantine hotels for families of coronavirus patients ‘will have a holiday vibe’ with nightly karaoke, shows and bingo – and that no one will need to sunbathe in a mask MailOnline Travel spoke to the island’s deputy tourism minister, Savvas Perdios He said quarantine hotels will have room service and nightly entertainment Mr … Read more
Tourism chiefs have launched a campaign to call on British holidaymakers to choose vacations in the UK rather than heading abroad for their summer break this year amid fears the industry may collapse. Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the 14-day quarantine imposed by the government on travellers coming to the UK, there are fears … Read more
Costa BLOCKED-a! Spanish tourism minister dashes holiday dreams for thousands of Britons after saying UK government must ‘improve’ its Covid record BEFORE they will be allowed in Spain’s tourism minister Maria Reyes Maroto said UK must improve Covid-19 rate The prospect of Brits returning to Spanish beaches in next two weeks dashed German and Nordic … Read more
‘Safety stamp’ launched by World Travel & Tourism Council for ‘hygienic’ destinations and businesses in bid to reassure holidaymakers and speed up tourism recovery Saudi Arabia, Barcelona, Portugal, Cancun and Seville all back the stamp The initiative is also backed by the United Nations World Tourism Organization Businesses can use the stamp once hygiene protocols … Read more