Chris Hemsworth opposes tourism and resort development in Byron Bay

Chris Hemsworth has voiced his opposition to a resort and tourism development at Seven Mile Beach, a long stretch of coastline in the Byron Bay area. The 37-year-old actor, who lives in a $30million mansion in Broken Head, 10km from Byron Bay, has thrown his support behind traditional custodians who want to stop the development because the land is sacred to Indigenous … Read more

Portugal’s tourism minister says country is ready for influx of British tourists

Portugal’s tourism minister has announced ‘everything is open’ for British tourists when borders open on Monday.    Restaurants, coffee shops and bars have been opened up in time for an expected influx of holidaymakers next week, Rita Marques revealed this morning. She told BBC Breakfast: ‘We have been working hard to tackle the pandemic, as I said, … Read more

Portugal’s tourism minister says country is ready for influx of British tourists

Portugal’s tourism minister has announced ‘everything is open’ for British tourists when borders open on Monday.    Restaurants, coffee shops and bars have been opened up in time for an expected influx of holidaymakers next week, Rita Marques revealed this morning. She told BBC Breakfast: ‘We have been working hard to tackle the pandemic, as I said, … Read more

Blue Origin: Online auction begins today for seat on Jeff Bezos’s space tourism flight on July 20 

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin will take its first paying customer to the edge of space on July 20, the firm announced Wednesday.  The aerospace company is conducting an online auction for one seat aboard its New Shepard rocket, in which will be awarded to the highest bidder. The auction opens today with sealed bidding through … Read more

Blue Origin teases ticket sales for the first seats on its New Shepard space tourism rocket

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin announced Thursday tickets will soon go on sale for seats aboard its New Shepard space tourism rocket. Pricing was not revealed, but more details are set to be released May 5 to those who submit their name and email on the Blue Origin website. The release was shared via Twitter, along … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Tourism shares fly after travel talk boosts hopes 

MARKET REPORT: Tourism shares fly after talk of freer transatlantic travel between Europe and the US boosts hopes By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 26 April 2021 | Updated: 22:47 BST, 26 April 2021 Talk of freer transatlantic travel between Europe and the US boosted British Airways-owner IAG and ailing plane … Read more

Covid France: Tourism chiefs accuse Macron of ‘playing politics’ with UK visitors

Furious British tourism chiefs today accused Emmanuel Macron of ‘playing politics’ and ignoring scientific data after he hinted that millions of vaccinated UK holidaymakers could be prevented from visiting France this summer in a ploy branded ‘illogical’ and ‘economically stupid’.  The French President last night announced that Americans and Europeans could travel to the western EU … Read more

Covid France: Tourism chiefs blast Macron over ploy that could stop UK holidaymakers visiting

Furious tourism chiefs have blasted Emmanuel Macron’s ‘illogical’ and ‘economically stupid’ ploy that could stop UK holidaymakers from visiting France this summer while costing his own country millions.  The President sowed the seeds of doubt among tourism experts after he announced that Americans and Europeans could travel to France if they have been vaccinated or … Read more

Jeff Bezos is one step closer to space tourism! Blue Origin completes first astronaut rehearsal

Blue Origin successful launched its New Shepard suborbital craft for its 15th test flight during the final stage of an ‘astronaut rehearsal’ – brining it one step closer to actual space tourism. ‘God speed New Shepard,’ Arian Cornell, director of astronauts and orbital sales, said over the livestream moments before the massive rocket ignited its … Read more