Tourism Strategy news

Oman’s Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning (MoHUP) has revealed plans for an ambitious high-altitude mixed-used development project called Omani Mountain Destination (OMD) on Jabal ... More

A new regional tourism strategy outlines plans to grow the West Midlands’ visitor economy by more than £1bn. The West Midlands Regional Tourism Strategy, published ... More

Following 25 years of service, Matthias Li, chief executive of Hong Kong attraction Ocean Park, has announced that he will retire at the start of ... More

The number of people working within Scotland’s tourism sector has hit a record high 206,000 – five years since the introduction of the National Tourism ... More

The First Wellness and Spa Conference in Costa Rica will take place from 31 August to 2 September at the Convention Center Rafael Arenas in ... More

Sultan Al Dhaheri, the executive director for Abu Dhabi's Department of Culture and Tourism, has identified the visitor attractions sector as a key component of ... More

Golf tourism in Scotland has grown by 30 per cent over the last decade, netting the nation £286m per year. Since 2008, the economic impact ... More

The home of Jameson has reopened to the public as a completely new visitor experience following an €11m (US$11.9m, £9.5m) investment into the Irish distillers ... More

The Muscat National Development Company (ASAAS) is planning to develop a mixed-use waterfront project in Oman with multiple attractions as the country’s government continues on ... More

Omar’s Dhofar Municipality has signed an agreement to further develop a waterpark as part of a multi-million dollar mixed-use leisure development to also feature a ... More

A new research report by Colliers International has signalled that theme park resorts could benefit from appealing to a wider audience than just visitors to ... More

Danish architectural firm Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter have unveiled designs for an arctic visitor attraction designed to draw visitors to Greenland. The proposed Icefjord Centre in ... More

The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has announced it has established 16 wide-ranging wellness initiatives, each of which is chaired by a leader in that unique ... More

A waterpark about to open in Oman is just the start for the Middle Eastern nation after its government announced plans for a further three ... More

The Tourism Alliance has criticised the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) decision to ‘merge’ VisitEngland and VisitBritain, warning that the move creates a ... More

Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) director Bernard Donoghue has been elected chair of the Tourism Alliance – the representative body for more than 200,000 ... More

British efforts to court Chinese tourism through a major Shanghai business festival launched by Prince William are missing the point in terms of what needs ... More

Details on the first phase of a AU$500m (US$466m, €348.4m, £276.6m) Chinese Cultural Theme Park north of Sydney, Australia, have been released, with the developers ... More

Spending by overseas visitors to UK in 2012 reached a record-breaking level of £19bn - an increase of more than 4 per cent on 2011. ... More

Image: London has rated highly among visitors A survey of overseas visitors to London conducted during the Olympic Games by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has shown that ... More

Image: Jeremy Hunt announced the new tourism strategy today Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has said the successful hosting of the 2012 Olympic Games has boosted ... More

Image: Nature is one of Scotland's selling points A new national tourism strategy - designed to establish Scotland as a "destination of first choice" over ... More

Scottish tourism minister Fergus Ewing has announced details of a new strategy designed to help increase visitor numbers to Edinburgh from 3.27 million to 4.39 ... More

US president Barack Obama has signed an Executive Order and announced a range of new initiatives that are designed to "significantly increase" inbound tourism and ... More