leisure tourism news

Hotels in Israel with ground floor rooms have been given permission to reopen for business – but only for domestic tourism. Seen as the first ... More

The ruler of Sharjah, Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, has greenlit plans for a 3.3km (2.1 miles) beachfront development incorporating new sports facilities, pedestrian ... More

The head of Drayton Manor Theme Park in Tamworth, Staffordshire, has collected an OBE for his lifetime services to leisure tourism, his philanthropy, and charity ... More

With her legions of Chinese fans, it wasn’t going to be long before Hello Kitty got her very own theme park in the world’s most ... More

An online training portal aimed at those working in Lanarkshire’s tourism and hospitality industry has launched today (19 May), designed to provide education on the ... More

The European Tour Operators Association (ETOA) has found that some of its members are expecting a "significant downturn" in leisure tourism during the London 2012 ... More

Scotland's economy has benefited from an additional £89.9m since the March launch of the Surprise Yourself campaign, according to national tourism agency VisitScotland. The £3.5m ... More

California, US-based Hettema Group has been appointed by Japan-based Sanrio to draw up a masterplan and concept designs for a new Hello Kitty Park in ... More

The UK Tourism Survey figures, released by VisitEngland, show the number of trips taken by domestic travellers in the UK in the first six months ... More

Hotel operators across the UK are set to experience further deterioration in growth rates before Christmas 2009 but are now "over the worst", according a ... More

VisitEngland has released figures from the United Kingdom Tourism Survey showing that holiday trips taken by UK residents in England in the first quarter of ... More

More than one million more holidays were taken in England this year as Britons elect to take breaks closer to home. According to new figures ... More