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Lisbon’s ‘Golf Coast’ remains a hot spot for British golfers in 2016
Lisbon’s golf sector is gearing up for a bumper year, after recording a 21.9 per cent increase in rounds played by UK visitors during the first half of 2016, up to 16,016 compared with 13,138 during the same period last year. Click here to read full press release
Palm Springs Announces Schedule For Modernism Week Fall Preview 2016
The city of Palm Springs has announced the schedule for the Modernism Week Fall Preview 2016, which will take place from 21 – 23 October. The weekend provides a taste of what visitors to Palm Springs can expect during the 11-day Modernism Week festival in February 2017, and offers lovers of art, architecture and culture […]
Summer of Sport at Hilton London Metropole
Sports fans have been spoiled for choice this summer, with exciting international competition in football, tennis and cricket giving us plenty to cheer, or commiserate with each other, about. With the world’s attention now focused on the event that brings even the most amateur fan to the edge of their seat, Hilton London Metropole is […]
New Lisbon attractions for culture vultures
Lisbon’s cultural panorama is receiving a great boost in 2016, with a series of brand new museums and exhibitions reinforcing the Portuguese capital’s attractiveness to ‘culture vultures’. Click here to read full press release
New Jason Bourne film further demonstrates Tenerife’s appeal among film makers
The release of the highly anticipated film Jason Bourne, shot in Tenerife’s capital city, Santa Cruz, reaffirms the island’s appeal as a top filming location for box-office blockbusters. The largest of the Canary Islands was chosen by 88 local and international production companies for their shoots in 2015, which generated record revenues of €19 million […]
Launching soon: Who are the ‘Faces of Lisbon’?
A brand new 3D multimedia extravaganza is landing in Lisbon to accompany the warm summer evenings. The city’s stories, places and its people are coming together in ‘Faces of Lisbon’, an entertaining sound and light show that will be projected onto the façade of Arco da Rua Augusta from 5th to 14th August. Click here […]
Macao plays starring role in Now You See Me 2
Cinemagoers across the country are experiencing the wonders of Macao on the big screen in the highly anticipated movie Now You See Me 2, the follow-up to the 2013 box office hit Now You See Me. Macao is the setting for much of the action as the master magicians known as the Four Horsemen – […]
Thousands of Tenerife people get behind #BigWarmHug campaign to demonstrate their love for the UK
Tenerife Tourism Corporation’s #BigWarmHug campaign has exceeded all expectations in its first week of launch, reaching over two million people on Twitter, nearly 59,000 on Facebook and receiving more than 6,000 ‘likes’ on Instagram in just seven days. The #BigWarmHug campaign was devised to demonstrate the people of Tenerife’s love and appreciation for their European […]
All aboard! The Tall Ships Races dock in Lisbon today!
Over 50 tall ships from all over the world are docking in Lisbon today to take part in The Tall Ships Races Lisboa. The annual competition, held since 1956, aims to promote sailing to young people from all nationalities. Over a million visitors are expected to participate in this year’s edition, which will be taking […]
Palm Springs gets set to rock with music royalty at once-in-a-lifetime Desert Trip festival
The city of Palm Springs is getting ready to rock at the once-in-a-lifetime Desert Trip festival, headlined by six of the world’s most iconic and influential rock and roll artists including The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Paul McCartney, Roger Waters and The Who. Click here to read full press release