Big birthday for Big Easy: New Orleans marks tricentennial

The city's three centuries of history include "colonization by both France and Spain, a British invasion, devastating fires, pirates, yellow fever and hurricanes, among other challenges," said Kristian Sonnier, spokesman for the New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau. Through it all, New Orleans … social experiment […]

Croatia and Montenegro Make the European Travel Commission List of the Top 20 Destinations for …

It's great to see others discover the beauty that I've known about my whole life," says Maja Gudelj, Senior Director of Croatia Travel at Olive Tree Escapes. "Croatia is quickly becoming one of our top destinations with twice as many bookings compared to last season. […]

Balderton Capital leads $25M Series A in ‘urban farming’ platform Infarm

Infarm, a startup that has developed vertical farming tech for grocery stores, restaurants and local distribution centres to bring fresh and artisan produce much closer to the consumer, has raised $25 million in Series A funding. The round is led by London-based VC firm Balderton […]

Spanish island hotspot could be the latest to introduce a tourist tax

Spanish archipelago, the Canary Islands could be the latest holiday hotspot to introduce a tourist tax and limit its holiday rentals.The PSOE (Partido Socialista Obrero Español), the non-ruling socialist part of the islands has urged the government to impose the tax and restrict the number […]