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The superstar arrives in Europe next month – and Swifties, tourist boards and venues are already preparingTim Brown, 44, and his wife, Marcella, 34, may not consider themselves bona fide “Swifties”, but when it was announced last June that Taylor Swift would be visiting their corner of the globe this summer they could not resist joining the scramble for a pair of tickets.A post-pandemic...

Shareholders in Europe’s biggest travel operator prepare to vote on LSE delisting in favour of GermanyTui reported a surprise profit and record revenues in the Christmas quarter, as investors in Europe’s biggest travel operator prepare to vote on plans to delist the company from the London Stock Exchange.The executive and supervisory board of Tui, which is listed on the FTSE 250 and in Frankfurt,...

Offer comes as research shows half of families in UK have never holidayed abroad with grandparentsEasyJet’s holiday wing is offering “grans go free” places on trips to Europe, after research found half of families had never holidayed abroad with their grandparents.Under the offer, one grandparent on the trip can travel free of charge to countries including Spain, Greece and Italy. The tour operator said...

The airport hopes for a bumper 2024 – but are its new owners happy about the fading prospects for a third runway? Are the good times coming back for Heathrow? The next 12 months may define a fresh era: new ownership, a new chief executive and a line apparently drawn under the Covid-induced slump. Now, the London airport believes, 2024 will bring record passenger...

International visitors are pouring in to see where Wonka walked and Herriot practised Set-jetting – flying off to see where a favourite movie was filmed – has long been a small but important tourism niche.But while feature films such as Wonka and Napoleon are boosting visitor numbers in Bath and Blenheim, the growth of TV streaming is also fuelling a rise in screen tourism...