Sightseeing and sunbathing are being swapped for start lines, according to new data from sports travel insurance provider SportsCover Direct, which reveals a 55% year-on-year rise in travellers taking out specialist cover for endurance and challenge-based sporting events(1).

Operators of hotels, resorts, theme parks, and cruises succeed by making their customers feel welcome, looked-after, and alive. It’s therefore understandable that they are often cautious about adopting technology that might make their customer experience less human. When it comes to AI adoption, however, there’s a real danger that operators will suffer strategic damage if […]

The Cayman Islands Department of Tourism has been named lead sponsor of the 2026 Caribbean Media Exchange (CMEx) Leadership Awards and Fundraiser which will take place Sunday, Dec. 6 at Loews Coral Gables Hotel in the Miami area. The annual awards luncheon recognizes Caribbean and international leaders whose work has strengthened tourism, aviation, hospitality, media, […]

The Caribbean Media Exchange (CMEx) will celebrate veteran hotelier and Caribbean tourism leader Josef Forstmayr as a 2026 leadership laureate at the CMEx Leadership Awards and Fundraiser on Sunday, Dec. 6 at Loews Coral Gables Hotel in the Miami area. Forstmayr has been welcoming guests to Round Hill Hotel and Villas since becoming managing director […]

This October half term, families visiting Geneva can look forward to endless options of family-friendly cultural activities and seasonal events. Whether it’s indulging in the city’s world-famous chocolates with Geneva’s Choco Pass, joining the Halloween fun at the Château de Collex, or visiting the animals at Bois de la Bâtie, Geneva is the perfect family […]

Banijay Americas opens LUMINISCENCE, the award-winning immersive experience, at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Created by LOTCHI and produced by Banijay Live, part of Banijay Entertainment, LUMINISCENCE combines 360-degree video mapping, storytelling, live choir and the LUMINISCENCE Orchestra led by Maestro Malcolm J. Merriweather,  to tell the story of one of the world’s most recognized landmarks. New […]

Siam Piwat Group, Thailand’s leading retail and real estate developer behind Siam Paragon, Siam Center and Siam Discovery and joint owner of ICONSIAM and Siam Premium Outlets Bangkok, has unveiled ICONPHUKET, a THB10 billion destination development in Phuket scheduled to open in 2029.

The Hitachi-no-kuni Long Trail, connecting six cities and towns in northern Ibaraki Prefecture, has now fully opened as an approximately 350-kilometer route. With its full opening, the Hitachi-no-kuni Long Trail is now the longest long trail in Japan designed as a loop route.

Mazagan Beach & Golf Resort in Morocco has become the first club outside of Asia to join Asian Tour Destinations (ATD) – following an announcement today by the award-winning venue and the Asian Tour. The resort’s golf club played an important role in professional golf this summer when it hosted back-to-back events on the Asian […]

New analysis from Go.Compare Travel Insurance has found that France attracted almost half (46%) of all winter-sports single-trip policy sales1, leading the rankings every month, making it comfortably the number one destination for British winter-sports enthusiasts.* 1