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Edinburgh urged to halt bed tax plans as hotel trade slumps
NEW city leaders have been urged to abandon plans to revisit the controversial “bed tax” after fresh figures revealed a slump in the Capital’s hotel trade. The data showed room occupancy and revenue declined in March by 3.9 and 8.9 per cent respectively. Edinburgh...
British tourists die in Canaries heatwave
A British holidaymaker has died of a suspected heart attack during a heatwave in the Canary Islands after taking part in a trek organised by the UK’s largest walking holiday operator. Temperatures in parts of the Canaries have rocketed to 40 degrees...
Eurovision hotel rates rocket
Anyone wishing to travel to Baku for the Eurovision Song Contest later this month may get a shock when they look for a hotel room, with prices shooting up as rooms become scarce in the Azeri capital. According to German travel search engine Swoodoo,...
Viceroy Hotel Group unveils new Viceroy Hotels and Resorts website
Viceroy Hotel Group is excited to announce the redesign of the Viceroy Hotels and Resorts website, creating a more accessible, user-friendly experience. Designed to improve the way travelers book rooms, it also allows guests to download information about...
Small hotels struggling for survival
The crisis in the Swiss hotel sector has come to a head in the past few months as cash-strapped businesses let the quality of their properties slide. Many are too small to prosper and lack the right marketing and brand structure. Tourism in Switzerland...
Wreckage of Russian passenger jet found
Indonesian authorities have spotted the wreckage of a Russian Sukhoi passenger plane that went missing during a demonstration flight. Rescuers are attempting to reach the wreckage near the dormant volcano Mount Salak, close to the city of Bogor in West...
Danish no-frills airline Cimber Sterling has declared bankruptcy
Danish no-frills airline Cimber Sterling has declared bankruptcy after its owners pulled their financial support, leaving passengers holding worthless tickets and 890 staff without jobs. The airline issued a statement which said one or more administrators...
Dutch smoking ban remains up in the air
Café owners and others have banded together and this month will appeal a Hague District Court decision that limits sales of drugs to Dutch residents over the age of 18, says the AP. The government argues that the move is justified as a way of cracking...
May Day protests target capital cities
Protests are being staged in capitals around the world today to mark May Day. Major labour demonstrations are due to take place in towns and cities across Spain and Portugal amid rising social unrest. In Greece protests are planned throughout the country...
