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UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has announced that Turkey was the sixth most visited destination in the world in the year 2018 with 46 million visitors. The UN’s travel arm has released its latest figures detailing the movement of tourists around the world in 2018. Last year, 1.4 billion holidaymakers left home for an overseas break, 5.6%…

Namibia Tourism Board has revealed findings from a research on the UK outbound market which shows 33% of UK visitors to the country booked their visit via a travel agent and 33% via a tour operator. The report titled ‘Long Haul Traveller Perceptions of Namibia’ was carried out by Acorn Tourism Development Consultants in April and polled 500…

Oceania Cruises has unveiled a new series of immersive destination tours under its Go Local brand. The new, exclusive small-batch tours seek to go beyond the tourist sites and embed guests in the fabric of local communities. Guests will experience destinations on an entirely new level where they are welcomed into local homes and businesses…

Norwegian cruise operator Hurtigruten has introduced three new additions to its fleet of premium, hybrid-powered expedition cruise ships.