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Oxford concludes its outlook for Tunisian tourism by suggesting that there is ample potential for growth.

Will birdwatching, looking at rock art and watching the sun come up over the monolith be enough to keep 400,000 people coming each year?

And you thought that Blackpool just had lights stretching along the front and that was it!

The Egyptian tourism minister, Rania A Al Mashat tweeted “Welcome back to Sharm el Sheikh. Our Friends…You’ve been missed.”

The Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) and members of the Barbados Hotel & Tourism Association (BHTA), have partnered to launch ‘Barbados Cares’

The aim of the campaign is to highlight the diversity that is available in the Caribbean nations.

Is this Mallorca’s new travel promotion scheme to remnd us that the island is more than just about beaches, sunshine and watersports?

The absence of any flights from UK regions will reduce the opportunities for people to explore the delights of Slovenia

In the wake of the demise of Thomas Cook, Gambia is now on the lookout for visitors to holiday in the country this coming autumn and winter.

It has been estimated that about a hundred thousand Britons would have travelled by Thomas Cook to Morocco which is about one-in-seven of all British visitors to the country.

Headed to Japan for the 2019 Rugby World Cup which runs until the 2 November? When you’ve had your fill of rugby, be sure to explore Tokyo and around

Where the Japanese have been clever is that by picking some cities westerners might not know they are widening the knowledge to foreigners about what to see and do.

Another way of helping is by continuing to consider holidaying in the Bahamas.

If cinnamon and nutmeg were the reasons that the island of Grenada got its reputation as the spice island of the Caribbean then tourism might be the reason why it thrives in the twenty-first century.

Puerto Rico (which Americans don’t even need a passport to reach) is back on the Caribbean travel map, with its promise of winter sun which won’t cost a fortune.

More convenient for Britons is Stuttgart and ideal for a city or short break. It also has links with Bauhaus.

Flight bookings up until 31 July for departures in the next six months (between August 2019 and January 2020) from the UK indicate that key growth destinations include Ecuador (up 25.1%), Dominican Republic (24.1%), Costa Rica (20.3%) and Chile. (8.3%.)

In North America they have launched the Indy Pass which is multi-resort ski pass covering 34 independently owned resorts across the continent.

Uganda has 54% of the population of mountain gorillas most living in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga in southwestern Uganda.

For many years Sutton Hoo has been managed by the National Trust. they have just re-opened the visitor centre after updating and renovation.

Were they just planning a sand feature in their garden or were they going, as has been suggested by some media outlets, to sell it on the internet?

Leonardo Hotels have undertaken some research that suggests about 6% of Britons – that is over 3.5 million of us – have never visited London.

What OYO will provide is insurance which will cover baggage loss, medical expenses and accidental death.

Disney open their Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge attraction at Disneyland in California on August 29th

Instead of docking at the current Marittima terminal in Venice, cruise ships will dock at the Fusina and Lombardia terminals

Four of the biggest tourist attractions in the city have got together and introduced a pass saving visitors a saving of 20%.

About 1.7 million visitors went to the Guiness Storehouse in Dublin and, despite the fact that you have to pay, it was still the most popular attraction on Ireland.

The National Eisteddfod is on for another week and during that time about 150,000 will visit.