global tourism news

Set to launch on 23 May, SeaWorld Abu Dhabi will feature eight different realms offering immersive experiences – as well as dynamic habitats housing different ... More

Construction work is set to be completed later this year (2022) on the world's largest multi-species aquarium at SeaWorld Abu Dhabi. Slated for a 2023 ... More

Discount rail and bus travel and £10m in vouchers to key attractions – funded by the National Lottery – are among the measures announced in ... More

Bob Rogers, the founder of BRC Imagination Arts, has predicted that the visitor attraction industry will see a "surge in interest" during 2021, as the ... More

Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas has become one of the first signatories of the Global Tourism Plastics Initiative, thereby committing itself to becoming plastic-free by ... More

With certain turbulent times for the global tourism and visitor attractions sectors, governments around the world are implementing new emergency policies to support these crucial ... More

London Resort Holdings Company (LRCH), operator of the upcoming London Resort theme park and entertainment destination in Swanscombe, Kent, has released new concept artwork showcasing ... More

HBO has plans to turn the shooting locations and sets of its popular Game of Thrones television series into permanent tourist attractions. The move, which ... More

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is to work with real-world games developer Niantic in a bid to enhance sustainable global tourism. Niantic’s games – which ... More

Tourism bosses in Edinburgh are hoping to reach 3.5 million young people across Europe with a new tourism campaign utilising social media "influencers". #UncoverEdinburgh, led ... More

Holidaymakers could one day pay "significantly" more for flights in order to offset their carbon footprint, after it was discovered that global tourism's environmental effect ... More

Fulfilling one of its first objectives, the newly founded Wellness Tourism Association has created a WTA Glossary of Industry Terms designed to become the basis ... More

The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has announced its curated agenda for the Wellness Travel Symposium, taking place during World Travel Market’s Arabian Travel Market from ... More

Spain has been ranked top of a global tourism study measuring sustainable development of the travel and tourism sector, with the country identified as having ... More

SeaWorld Entertainments biggest shareholder, Blackstone, is selling its 21 per cent stake in the theme park operator to a Chinese investors Zhonghong Zhuoye Group. The ... More

New research suggests global tourism is worth more than US$7,581bn (€7,075bn, £6,088bn) with the market expected to surge in value to US$11,382bn (€10,622bn, £9,140bn) by ... More

SeaWorld has finally confirmed the location for its Middle Eastern attraction, announcing a partnership with Miral to develop SeaWorld Abu Dhabi – a first-of-its-kind marine ... More

SeaWorld Entertainment reported a 2 per cent decrease in revenue for the quarter year on year, with attendance at some parks affected by weather conditions ... More

Starwood Hotels & Resorts has announced it will debut its W Hotels brand in Scotland at the 12-storey ‘ribbon’ building designed by Jestico + Whiles ... 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

Travel Leaders Group – which includes more than 6,500 company-owned, franchised and affiliated travel agencies throughout the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland and ... More

Al Ahli Holding Group (AAHG) and Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products have announced a licensing partnership to develop the first Twentieth Century Fox theme park ... More

The Green Party has become the second national political party to commit to reducing VAT on tourism from 20 to 5 per cent in its ... More

Susie Ellis, chair and CEO of the Global Spa & Wellness Summit (GSWS), is encouraging governments around the world to introduce national Ministries of Wellness ... More

John Bevan, managing director of Spafinder’s European division, has outlined his vision for the future of the wellness tourism sector and believes that tour operators ... More