SWISS and Switzerland Tourism promote carbon-neutral air travel
SWISS and Switzerland Tourism are to extend their long-standing collaboration to the sustainability field. From 2023 onwards, Switzerland Tourism will offset the carbon dioxide emissions from all its employees’ business and duty travel by purchasing sustainable aviation fuel and investing in high-quality climate protection projects via the myclimate foundation. In doing so, Switzerland Tourism will […]
Foreign overnight stays in Iceland increased by 44% in October
So far this year overnight stays are 7,860,000 which is a 79% increase between years and a 3% increase from 2018 when they were 7,506,800. In October 2022, there were 715,500 overnight stays in Iceland which is a 33% increase between years. Foreign overnight stays were 80% thereof, or 570,600, which is a 44% increase […]
Germany recorded the number of departing air passengers more than doubled in summer 2022
Just over 55 million passengers embarked at the major German airports for flights abroad in 2022: more than twice as many as in summer 2021, but just over 23% less than in summer 2019 Spain is most popular destination (8.97 million air passengers), followed by Turkey (6.45 million) and Italy (3.98 million) WIESBADEN – A total […]
Christmas markets, festive films, and Father Christmas set to take over Heaton Park in north Manchester
Christmas Market stalls will fill the Stables Courtyard every weekend from 3 December until Christmas, and with an enchanting Santa’s Grotto for the youngsters, and festive film screenings for all the family- there’s lots to see and do for everyone. Christmas Markets For the first time ever, Heaton Park will be welcoming a Christmas Market […]
Trolls! Where to find stunning troll locations and experience the fairytales in Norway
On December 1, 2022, Netflix will release the new movie “Troll”, which takes place in Norway. Deep in the Dovre mountain in Norway, something gigantic wakes up after a thousand years in captivity. The creature destroys everything in its path and quickly approaches Oslo. Who are these creatures, and where do you meet them? Looking […]
Austria recorded 77.9 million overnight stays in summer 2022
Only slightly below the pre-pandemic level of summer 2019 Vienna – According to preliminary results from Statistics Austria, the 2022 summer tourist season (May to October) in Austria recorded 77.88 million overnight stays in Austrian accommodation establishments. This corresponds to an increase of 17.3 % compared to the summer season of the previous year. “This […]
Overnight stays in Uusimaa increased by one fifth from the previous year in October 2022
According to Statistics Finland’s preliminary data, the number of nights spent at accommodation establishments was on a level with the previous year in October 2022. In total, 1.37 million overnight stays were recorded for resident tourists and 0.31 million for non-resident tourists. The number of overnight stays increased most in Uusimaa, where overnight stays grew […]
Final tickets to be released for London’s New Year’s Eve celebrations
The remaining tickets to see London’s spectacular New Year’s Eve fireworks celebrations return to the banks of the River Thames will go on sale at noon on Friday 2 December. Last month the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, announced that more than 100,000 ticket-holders will be able to gather near the lastminute.com London Eye for […]
Spain reached 8 million international air passengers in October, islands included, up 6% in 2019
Overall recovery reaches 95% of the 2019 figures Reyes Maroto: “The data reflect a great increase in the recovery of air traffic” Spain received nearly eight million international air passengers (7,941,572) in October, bringing the recovery percentage to 95% compared to the same month in 2019, according to data released today by Turespaña. The two […]
Forth Valley Tourism Together Again
Forth Valley’s tourism industry was reunited after almost three years at a special event organized by VisitScotland. The national tourism organization hosted an in-person networking session for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began at The Albert Halls in Stirling. With collaboration and cross-selling key to developing the region’s tourism offering, it was important […]
