Travel and Tourism
WALES AIRSHOW: The Swansea road closures and parking bans for this weekend
Oystermouth Road shuts westbound from Friday and in both directions from Saturday morning as Swansea prepares for the Wales Airshow…
SWANSEA FERRY: Halfpenny rowboats, paddle steamers and the night boat to Cork — the many ferry ages of Swansea
As councillors scrutinise plans for a high-speed passenger ferry across the Bristol Channel, we look back at the crossings that…
CARDIFF AIRPORT: A million passengers in a year as Welsh airport becomes UK’s second fastest-growing
More than a million people have flown through Cardiff Airport in the past 12 months, with new routes to Toronto…
SWANSEA: Economic impact of tourism close to £700M in 2025
Swansea’s tourism industry is on the up for the last calendar year, going from strength to strength, thanks to its…
CARDIFF AIRPORT: First direct WestJet flight from Toronto touches down — restoring Wales’ first direct link to Canada in nearly 20 years
Cardiff Airport welcomed its first direct WestJet flight from Toronto on Saturday — restoring a direct Wales-to-Canada air link that…
Mindless vandals spray offensive graffiti all over ancient Llansteffan Castle — and police want to know who did it
Dyfed-Powys Police are investigating after offensive graffiti was sprayed across the ancient stonework of Castell Llansteffan — one of Carmarthenshire’s…
CARDIFF AIRPORT: Direct flights to Toronto launch in three weeks — here’s why Canada’s most exciting city should be on your radar this summer
WestJet launches direct Cardiff to Toronto flights on 22 May 2026 - Wales's first transatlantic link in nearly 20 years.…
WALES TOURISM TAX: Caravan holiday families face 26% cost hike under levy plans — while five-star hotel guests pay just 1% more
Holiday park bodies are demanding the Welsh Government urgently review its tourism levy after revealing that families taking affordable caravan…
HOP INTO HISTORY: Knight School and circus skills coming to Kidwelly Castle this Easter
Visitors are being invited to "hop into history" this Easter as a series of action-packed events take over the iconic…
STRADEY PARK HOTEL SAGA DEEPENS: High Court winding-up petition filed against firm linked to Llanelli landmark
The crisis surrounding Llanelli’s closed Stradey Park Hotel has taken another dramatic twist after a High Court winding-up petition was…
West Wales town crowned UK’s boat holiday capital in new national survey
Carmarthen has been crowned the UK’s boat holiday capital, according to a new analysis of Google search data.