Samantha Mayling

1 week ago | connectingtravel.com | Samantha Mayling

UAE emirate saw 1.28 million overnight UK arrivals in 2024Ras Al Khaimah tourism bosses are in talks with the UK travel trade to increase visitor numbers as they seek to capitalise on growth in one of their most important source markets. Last year saw a record 1.28 million overnight arrivals in the emirate, generating a 12% growth in tourism revenues compared to 2023. There were 57,000 visitors from the UK, up 15% year on year, the highest percentage increase among all source markets.

1 week ago | connectingtravel.com | Samantha Mayling

UAE emirate saw a record 1.28 million overnight arrivals in 2024Ras Al Khaimah tourism bosses are in talks with the UK travel trade to increase visitor numbers as they seek to capitalise on growth in one of their most important source markets. Last year saw a record 1.28 million overnight arrivals in the emirate, generating a 12% growth in tourism revenues compared to 2023. There were 57,000 visitors from the UK, up 15% year on year, the highest percentage increase among all source markets.

3 weeks ago | travelweekly.co.uk | Samantha Mayling

Planeterra – a non-profit organisation set up by G Adventures – has announced a new round of grants from its Global Community Tourism Fund, totalling $50,000. Since its launch in 2022, the programme has awarded 40 grants across 23 countries, helping local communities develop and enhance sustainable tourism experiences that create social, economic and environmental benefits.

3 weeks ago | travelweekly.co.uk | Samantha Mayling

G Adventures has launched 20 new trips in the islands of Indonesia, which aim to visit less-well-known areas and focus on community tourism. The new small-group itineraries are in G Adventure’s Classic travel style and visit Sulawesi and Kalimantan. There are also tours in Bali, Lombok and Borneo which will steer travellers away from popular sites or offer the chance to spending time at community projects developed by G Adventures’ non-profit partner, Planeterra.

3 weeks ago | travelweekly.co.uk | Samantha Mayling

The chief executive of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays is calling on the government to act on “positive noises” made by ministers on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Steve Heapy said he has met the transport secretary Heidi Alexander and aviation minister Mike Kane to lobby on the issue – but nothing has yet happened. “They both made positive noises about what they want to do in terms of airport expansion, the SAF mandate and the revenue certainty mechanism,” he told a Travel Weekly webcast.