Articles tagged “uk”

This independent video highlights the power of crowdsourcing and handing control over to the people who can so often capture the essence of a city better than any tourism board.

UK tourism economy needs some U.S. love, and nothing like a bit of a royalty bump now and again to help it.

Seems a bit foolhardy and irresponsible on the agency's part at this stage, if you ask us.

Backpackers and hardened travelers have been looking forward to being among the first to ride all the way through, and despite security concerns and permits involved, we hope this one actually launches.

Trump’s ad claiming wind farms would hurt Scottish tourism was based on claims as fake as his hair color.

The changing demographics of UK residents (and travelers as a result), mixed with economic downturn in UK and Europe, and of course the changing geopolitical world map has led to these potentially long term changes in travel habits of British. Fascinating data to keep an eye on for the next few years.

British tourists’ perceptions of prices following the recession has impacted their travel decisions with Italy and Spain looking like a bargain in comparison to the haute experience they seek in France.

VisitEngland used humans to argue in favor of staycations last summer and were roundly criticized by agents and out-bound tourism operators. This year's reliance on lovable claymation stars and its inclusion of agents in its pitch will likely soften the blow this time around.

Offering their services online isn't a "favor" that airlines and other travel companies are doing to consumers, but in fact the opposite: online sales bring down the overall costs in most cases for these companies, and finally rules are on parity in UK to reflect that.