U.S. News Announces Inaugural Best Bed & Breakfasts Rankings

U.S. News Announces Inaugural Best Bed & Breakfasts Rankings

More than 250 B&Bs recognized across 17 top U.S. destinations.  WASHINGTON, April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — U.S. News & World Report, publisher of Best Hotels, Best Vacations and Best Cruise Lines, today revealed the inaugural 2024 Best Bed & Breakfasts rankings, which recognizes more than 250 bed-and-breakfasts, inns and small hotels across the United States. The rankings … Read more

Why is luxury travel so expensive? High prices aren’t curbing demand

Why is luxury travel so expensive? High prices aren’t curbing demand

The travel industry is largely back on track. But high prices in the luxury sector, which rose in the wake of the Covid pandemic, aren’t returning to normal. In fact, they’re growing higher by the month. Luxury hotel rates reached “peak levels” this year, with average daily rates up 70% compared to 2019, according to … Read more

The best European port cities to visit this spring – with sandy beaches, mountain hikes and stunning floral displays

The best European port cities to visit this spring – with sandy beaches, mountain hikes and stunning floral displays

MAY and June were the most popular months to travel to Europe last year, according to trade association Abta. And what’s the best way to visit all the hotspots? 5 Soak up the sun at the Sardinian treasure that is OlbiaCredit: Getty On a cruise, of course. Sophie Swietochowski picks top spring voyages, with tips … Read more

Opinion | Hong Kong won’t draw back tourists with clichéd attractions. They go to places to experience what locals enjoy

Opinion | Hong Kong won’t draw back tourists with clichéd attractions. They go to places to experience what locals enjoy

Hong Kong’s previous tourism advantages, and the combined factors that once brought visitors to a destination in its own right – rather than as a quick stopover on the way to somewhere else – have also changed. 11 million people visit Hong Kong in first quarter, more than double 2023 number Closer examination of what … Read more

Tenerife goes to war against the Brits: Canary Islands demand a tourist tax and clampdown on families flying over to ‘drink cheap beer, lay in the sun and eat burgers and chips’ as locals brand Airbnb ‘a cancer consuming the island’

Tenerife goes to war against the Brits: Canary Islands demand a tourist tax and clampdown on families flying over to ‘drink cheap beer, lay in the sun and eat burgers and chips’ as locals brand Airbnb ‘a cancer consuming the island’

British holidaymakers arriving in Tenerife for the Easter break have been met with anti-tourist graffiti – and a tense reception from locals. Residents living in the Canary Islands have declared war and say they are ‘fed-up’ of British tourists who only ‘drink cheap beer, lay in the sun and eat low quality food’. They say … Read more

UK’s ‘most beautiful’ seaside town also has the ‘prettiest’ beach in England | Travel News | Travel

UK’s ‘most beautiful’ seaside town also has the ‘prettiest’ beach in England | Travel News | Travel

Weymouth is a charming seaside town on the southern coast of Dorset, England that overlooks the English Channel and is the perfect spot for anyone looking for a beach holiday without travelling hundreds of miles.  This small town is a breathtaking sight with its colourful historic homes lined up next to the picturesque harbour and … Read more

United asks pilots to take unpaid time off, citing Boeing delays

United asks pilots to take unpaid time off, citing Boeing delays

Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner, from United Airlines company, taking off from Barcelona airport, in Barcelona on 28th March 2023.  JanValls | Nurphoto | Getty Images United Airlines is asking pilots to take unpaid time off next month, citing late-arriving aircraft from Boeing, according to a note sent to pilots. It’s another example of how Boeing’s customers … Read more

Urgent travel warning for Brits as popular hotspot introduces ‘tourist tax’ that could add £50 to holiday

Urgent travel warning for Brits as popular hotspot introduces ‘tourist tax’ that could add £50 to holiday

AN urgent travel warning has been issued for Brits after a popular hotspot introduced a “tourist tax” that could add £50 to your holiday. Visitors to the sun-soaked destination will have to fork up €2 (£1.70) per night for up to a week between March and September. 2 The Algarve resort of Portimão is bringing … Read more