To North Americans looking for sun, surf, landscapes, culture, history, and world-class cuisine in one destination, Portugal typically is not top of mind, but once they experience this easily accessible, hospitable land, they’ll likely want to return. One of the safest travel destinations, where English is widely spoken, Portugal offers some of the best lodging …
There’s no better way to get to know some of the texture and history of Lisbon than by strolling about and sampling its highly varied, inviting, beguiling cuisine. Taste of Lisbon, established by Filipa Valente in 2013, conducts leisurely-paced walking tours of the downtown area that simultaneously educate your mind and tantalize your palette. So, …
Anticipating continued strong growth in food tourism, the first World Food Tourism Summit last week drew hundreds of attendees from 26 countries, including the United States and Canada, to Lisbon where industry experts focused on how gastronomy, by providing an effective way to introduce foreign visitors to local culture and traditions, spurs tourism in general. …
Puglia, which extends from the “spur” to the “heel” of Italy, provides ample reason to visit this less touristed part of the country: history that predates the ancient Greeks, art of the medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods, lush landscapes and gentle seashores, consistently delightful weather, and a cuisine that conquers all appetites. Although five million …
When the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, a party began that is gaining momentum this year as Berlin, once again the capital of Germany, and Leipzig, which was instrumental in the fall of the Wall, celebrate 25 years of national unity. Work on the 97-mile long Berlin Wall began August 13, 1961, and was …
Nearly 600 travel industry buyers from 31 countries—including 36 from the United States and Canada—connected with 340 Germany-based sellers at the 40th Germany Travel Mart (GTM), held May 11-13 in Bremen, with both sides looking to build on Germany’s popularity as a key international travel destination. “Our core brand is Destination Germany,” said Michaela Klare, …
SATA Airlines, Portugal’s second largest airline after TAP and one of the few that still offers commissions to travel agents, recently announced it will increase service from North America to the Azores to support recent and projected growth in tourism to the nine-island chain located 900 miles west of Portugal. Direct flights from Boston to …
Having served as a way station for seafaring vessels since Portuguese explorers stumbled upon its shores in the fifteenth century and as a refueling stop for trans-Atlantic air traffic, the Azores, a chain of nine islands 900 miles west of Portugal, today is becoming ever more of a vacation and business meeting destination for North …
Serving as a crossroads of the Mediterranean for millennia, Sicily learned how to play host to legions of travelers and today eagerly welcomes visitors from around the world. With five million tourists arriving each year, Sicily caters to every type: those who want to steep themselves in archaeology and cultural history, to oenophiles …
Having rebounded from a drop in tourism during the financial crisis, Costa Rica is aiming to increase the number of international visitors that it welcomes by five percent a year through 2016. Speaking at EXPOTUR 2011, held May 11-12 in San José for the twenty-seventh consecutive year, Allan Flores, Costa Rica’s tourism minister, said the …