Category Archive: Tourism News

May
20
2013

Algarve nominated for World Travel Award

Algarve nominated for World Travel Award

The fantastic beaches of the Algarve have been given the ultimate praise, being nominated for a coveted award at the World Travel Awards. Hardly surprising with the beautiful white sandy stretches the Algarve is home to, it will now go up against the likes of Cannes, Corfu, the Emerald Coast, Formentera, Marbella and Oludeniz for …

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Mar
06
2013

Study Finds Two-Thirds Planning on Booking Holidays Online

booking online

A recent study has found that around two-thirds of UK residents booking a holiday will do so online, evidencing the move away from the high-street travel agent. The research was done by TNS on behalf of the Travel Weekly magazine, interviewing over 2,000 people about their travel plans. The study also unveiled a number of …

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Feb
07
2013

Europe Maintains Top Spot as World Travel Destination

Europe Maintains Top Spot as World Travel Destination

The United Nation World Tourism Organisation recently released its annual tourism Barometer, which once again showed that Europe is the most popular travel destination in the world. The report highlighted the fact that tourism in the region saw an increase of 2.3% in 2012, with an estimated 400.1 million visiting various European countries on both …

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Jan
24
2013

Portugal ranks among top ten places to visit in 2013

Portugal ranks among top ten places to visit in 2013

Portugal has always been a popular location to take your holidays, offering a range of beautiful sights and sounds around every corner. In recent news, the country has beaten off stiff competition to be placed among the top 10 countries to visit during 2013. Praised for its credibility and fantastic holidaying experience, Portugal saw off …

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