European travel chiefs are calling for the creation of ‘tourism corridors’ so holiday resorts can re-open in time for summer. Ministers from nine countries, including France, Italy, Greece and Spain, wrote to European Union chiefs yesterday warning the industry faces collapse if special measures are not rolled out soon. Ideas under dicsussion include an EU-wide … Read more
Wave hello to some post-lockdown vacation inspiration. Britain’s coastal towns are currently closed for business but one day in the near future we’ll be able to enjoy sunny days by the seaside again. Here’s our pick of some of the best beach towns, from bohemian Brighton to marvellous Margate. Margate: Modern art – and old-fashioned amusements … Read more
New era for Butlin’s as its Bognor Regis resort’s new £40million swimming pool opens for business, boasting a 24ft-tall helter skelter, a wave machine and beach huts The pool, called Splash, has been filled with over 600,000 litres of water and has space for 1,000 guests Stand out feature is the world’s first helter-skelter water … Read more
Wild animals take back control of Mexican resorts: Crocodiles and jaguars roam deserted tourist hotspots as turtles lay their eggs in front of a luxury Cancun hotel The animals were filmed in the coastal resorts of Cancun and Riviera Maya In one clip a crocodile swims along a canal outside people’s hotel balconies A leatherback … Read more
If you want to take your ski holiday completely off-piste, then forget the Rockies, Sierra Nevada mountains or the Alps – try the Middle East. Or perhaps North Korea. Here we reveal some of the most unlikely locations for ski resorts. North Korea North Korea’s Masikryong ski resort opened in 2014 to compete with Pyeongchang … Read more
Center Parcs will close all its five UK resorts for a month from Friday due to coronavirus Center Parcs has announced that it would be closing its five sites across the UK The company’s villages will be temporarily closed from March 20 to April 16 Move comes after health chiefs revealed that 71 Britons had … Read more
MGM casinos set to close on Monday The Bellagio MGM Grand Mandalay Bay The Mirage Luxor New York-New York Excalibur Park MG MGM Resorts International announced on Sunday that it will be halting the operations of all of its Las Vegas hotels and casinos as the coronavirus continues its spread in Nevada. It means some … Read more