Latest industry news about marine tourism. Which boating companies are invested and investing in this rapidly growing sector, where they are in the world, and what they are doing. Including articles about catamaran charters and boat rental companies.
Launched to tackle the environmental impact of commercial adventure sailing and aiming to reduce carbon emissions by 90 per cent (compared to existing adventure sailing yachts), Expedition Zero has launched at boot. Aiming to ‘redefine the sailing industry by developing and leasing commercial adventure yachts with the lowest environmental impact’, Expedition Zero is pioneering change […]
Axopar x Agapi Boat Club says its first joint membership club will be opening in 2024 as it rapidly expands to new locations worldwide. Axopar x Agapi Boat Club offers a membership concept for boating worldwide, with new openings in Spain, France, Italy, Netherlands, Channel Islands, Chile and Mexico in 2024, complementing existing Agapi Boat […]
Marine insurer Haven Knox-Johnston crew has confirmed details of the latest instalment in its ‘From The Helm’ webinar series, to be held on Thursday (25 January), offering guidance on channel crossings and cruising in France. ‘Crossing the Channel and Cruising Northern France’, presented in collaboration with the Cruising Association, is designed for all boaters, but […]
The Scottish government has officially agreed to remove boat moorings and berthings from the scope of a new national visitor levy, unless the vessels are permanently moored and used for accommodation. “We are immensely pleased that, having listened to our representations, the Scottish government has accepted our case and now agreed that boat moorings and […]
A group of tourists took an unplanned dip in the chilly waters of a Venice canal when their gondola capsized after they refused to sit down and stop taking selfies. The incident occurred on Sunday (3 December 2023) close to St Mark’s Square as the gondola was passing under a bridge at Rio de la […]
IQNautics was one of 15 startups selected to exhibit at METSTRADE’s Start-Up Pavilion in November. IQNautics founder, Catalin Ioan Bulareanu explains how digital management platforms are changing the sector and where companies are going wrong. Discussing the startup’s goals and technology, Bulareanu says: “We have built a yacht charter platform that, at its core, is […]
Charter company Dream Yacht Worldwide has entered into a partnership with Paradise Yacht Management to grow the firms’ joint presence in the crewed yacht market. Paradise Yacht Management will take over the recruitment, training, and management of crews for most of Dream Yacht’s fully crewed yachts in the Virgin Islands and the Bahamas, while Dream Yacht […]
Egypt has extended its visa allowance for foreign yacht tourists to three months, as opposed to the previous one-month allowance, in a bid to boost the sector. In a statement, the Egyptian Ministry of Transport indicated the move is meant to assist yacht tourists from any obstacles along the country’s coasts and to promote yacht tourism. For example, foreign yachts […]
The European Boating Industry (EBI) and the International Council of Marine Industry Associations (ICOMIA) have joined the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) as affiliate members. EBI is the organisation that represents the recreational boating sector in Europe, and ICOMIA represents the voice of the recreational boating industry worldwide. The common aim of both associations is […]
140 years after the launch of its first luxury trains, Orient Express says it’s involved in creating the world’s largest sailing ship, the Orient Express Silenseas. The ambition is the result of a French partnership between hospitality provider Accor and shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique. Orient Express Silenseas is due to set sail in 2026. “With […]
Luxury cruise line Cunard has announced a new partnership with the nonprofit Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS). Experts from the RCGS will now be featured on select 2023 voyages as part of Cunard’s Insights onboard enrichment program. From June to August, the RCGS headliners will be on every Cunard voyage in the 2023 Alaska season on Queen Elizabeth […]