coastal tourism news

UK training provider the National Coastal Tourism Academy (NCTA) has launched a new online course and information portal to help customer-facing staff working on England’s ... More

Interactive video technology will allow holidaymakers to create their own personalised digital itineraries when visiting the English coastline. As part of the England’s Coast project, ... More

A US$46m (€40.5m, £35.6m) waterpark development has opened its doors in the Outer Banks region of North Carolina. Designed by Aquatic Development Group (ADG), the ... More

As part of a campaign to promote its spa offering, Bournemouth, the UK’s original spa resort, is pitching itself as a leading wellness destination. Acclaimed ... More

VisitEngland has awarded the National Coastal Tourism Academy (NCTA) funding from its Discovery England Fund to trial a new Coastal Pass across the east coast ... More

Museums play a vital role in the tourist economy for rural and coastal destinations across Britain, according to the leaders of the UK’s national collections ... More

Scotland’s coastline has become a major tourism revenue generator and its worth to the Scottish economy is now estimated at £323m (US$423.5m, €380m). The figure ... More

A new UNESCO report has identified climate change as the biggest threat to World Heritage sites, with designated locations in nearly 30 countries at risk ... More

Tourism representatives from Scotland, Wales, The Netherlands and Denmark are to organise the first European conference on cold water island tourism. Based on the concept ... More

ASR Limited, the New Zealand-based company that built the Boscombe surf reef in Dorset, has ceased trading. The liquidation of ASR casts doubts over the ... More

Image: Bournemouth will host the new academy Bournemouth will host one of Europe's first National Coastal Tourism Academies (NCTA) - a knowledge transfer institution focusing ... More

Las Vegas, US-based Caesars Entertainment Corporation (CEC) has confirmed it is to make its first move into the Asia Pacific region with a new resort ... More

Four tourism schemes designed to improve the visitor experience of Wales' coastline are in line to receive a share of a £17.5m from the Welsh ... More

Norfolk Tourism has added a new Guide to the Coast section to its website to entice visitors to its seaside destinations. The guide provides information ... More

New South Wales (NSW) in Australia is to get a new coastal tourism driving route, stretching from Sydney to the South Coast, now that the ... More