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New Global Gastronomy Tourism Index places United Kingdom 13th worldwide
A new global index reveals that international culinary fame and tourism popularity do not always correspond with long-term gastronomy tourism maturity.

Three Wellness Festivals You Should Visit at Least Once, According to Laughter Yoga Teacher Cat Googe
Having delivered laughter yoga sessions at 11 different festivals last year, Cat Googe has experienced some of the UK’s most vibrant wellness events firsthand.

European travel programmes more mature than global average; UK signals stronger strategic capacity
The CTM Travel Programme Maturity Index, launching exclusively at Business Travel Show Europe next Wednesday, shows European travel programmes are more mature than their global…

Digital Travel Credentials: Hype, hope and some hard questions
By Brendan Lynch, Sales Director at Smurfit Westrock Security Concepts A passport that lives on your phone is no longer way off into the future.

Portuguese National Team Is Flying With Tap Air Portugal To The 2026 World Cup
• TAP is the Portuguese national team’s official airline • The team debuts the new airline travel kits The Portuguese national team is flying with…

TAP Air Portugal Celebrates 60 Years of History and Flights to Brazil
The airline has carried over two million passengers between Brazil and Europe.

From Love Island to 86,000 bookings – Party travel ‘disruptors’ eye record summer
From primetime TV to sun-soaked hotspots – Party Hard Travel is gearing up for its biggest season yet after being confirmed as a sponsor of…

The Europe Travel Rule UK Holidaymakers Keep Getting Wrong
The message usually arrives in a panic. “Do I need a visa for Spain now?

Consumers call time on cheap Travel Insurance, as geo-political tensions and extreme heat result in UK holidaymakers putting safety first this Summer
Geo-political tensions have changed the way UK holidaymakers view travel insurance – with people putting safety abroad before the hunt for cheaply-priced travel policies.

Glion Institute of Higher Education Brings Industry Experts Together In Milan To Explore How Gen Alpha Will Redefine Luxury
As the luxury and hospitality industries prepare for one of the most significant generational shifts in decades, Glion Institute of Higher Education gathered leading voices…

40% of Brits shifting their Summer Holidays to watch the World Cup in the UK
It’s exactly one month until the FIFA World Cup kicks off in Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca – and UK football fans are already moving their…

Heatwave warning: Three in Four Brits think some European holiday destinations will become too hot to visit
75% of UK holidaymakers name overseas holiday hotspots that will become too hot to visit Two thirds of people are considering holidays to cooler…

New data reveals worrying decline in support for minority corporate traveller groups says Business Travel Show Europe
Corporate travel programmes are failing to keep pace with the needs of minority and under‑represented travellers, according to new data released today by Business Travel…

New Driver Training Module Highlights Dangers of Overhead Cables
E-Training World has launched a new driver training module focused on the dangers of overhead cables for HGV drivers.

Vismo Appointed A Partner Of GISF – The Global Interagency Security Forum For Aid Worker Safety
19-05-2026, York. Vismo has been appointed a commercial partner of GISF – the Global Interagency Security Forum for aid worker safety – and will demonstrate…

Missed the World Cup but top the holiday charts: How Italy is winning the Summer
Italy may not have qualified for the FIFA World Cup, but ‘Bel Paese‘ may end up having the last laugh this summer.

Active short breaks on the rise as UK families seek more from their holidays
Families are increasingly swapping traditional holidays for active, experience-led breaks closer to home, with Edinburgh’s Lost Shore Surf Resort seeing strong demand for beginner-friendly stays…

Lost Shore Expand Kids Surf Programme with new Summer Camps and After-School Club
World-renowned inland surf resort Lost Shore is expanding its youth offering ahead of the summer holidays, with the launch of a new after-school club alongside…

Modern Day Knights Take On Daring Mission
Latter-day knights have been spotted at medieval castle hotel, Langley Castle, in Langley-on-Tyne near Hexham, Northumberland where intrepid raiders scaled the walls in an attempt…