Snowdonia news

North Wales’ four-star The Quay Hotel & Spa in the Deganwy Marina in Conwy has invested £1 million (€1.2 million, US$1.3 million) refreshing its 580sq ... More

North Wales is set to get a wellbeing boost next year with the arrival of the Wave Garden Spa, a new £1.25m (€1.38m, US$1.68m) luxury ... More

Heritage Great Britain (HGB) has announced plans to invest £1.1m (US$1,4m, €1.3m) in hybrid diesel locomotives at its Snowdon Mountain Railway attraction in Snowdonia, Wales, ... More

The Scottish Highlands are set to become the hub for British space travel, a sector which could be worth an estimated £3.8bn (US$5bn, €4.3bn) to ... More

Work is set to begin on Australia's first surf park, after Urbnsurf – the company driving the plans – secured AU$28.3m (US$18, €15m, £13m) in ... More

A plan to protect the Welsh mountain of Snowdon from increased tourism has been unveiled by the National Park Authority. Snowdon – the UK’s most ... More

The first competition-winning cabins that form Epic Retreats – Wales’ first pop-up boutique hotel – have been revealed. Several architectural teams were chosen through a ... More

The public consultation process begins today (22 February) for a proposed outdoor surf park just half an hour from Edinburgh in Scotland. A derelict quarry ... More

Travel guide Lonely Planet has revealed its Best in Travel 2017 locations – with North Wales named as one of the Top 10 Regions for ... More

Tourism officials have launched an art installation on the hills of Snowdonia, with giant mirrored letters spelling out the word ‘EPIC’ as part of a ... More

Construction will begin in the next few months on Australia’s first man-made surf park after planning approval was granted for the Melbourne project. Perth-based company ... More

It’s encouraging news for Welsh tourism, as the latest figures from the Great Britain Tourism Study show that domestic visits to Wales have grown year-on-year ... More

One of Wales’ largest visitor attractions is set to welcome its first guests as Surf Snowdonia – an artificial surf lagoon built on the site ... More

Plans have been revealed for a massive surf park development in Austin, Texas, with the first waves set to break at the facility in 2016. ... More

Surf Snowdonia, a massive surf facility in north Wales, UK, has announced an opening date of July 2015. Architects seven have been working alongside the ... More

Giant trampolines have been installed over a chasm inside an old slate quarry cavern twice the size of St Paul’s Cathedral in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales. ... More

Outdoor activity tourism accounts for 10 per cent, or £481m, of Wales’ tourism economy, according to new figures from the Welsh government. The research, undertaken ... More

Plans for a huge surf facility in Snowden, north Wales have been given the go-ahead after gaining unanimous consent from Conwy County Borough councillors. To ... More

Buckingham Palace has been revealed as the number one attraction for tourists visiting the UK following a survey of more than 10,000 people conducted by ... More

Plans have been approved to build a huge indoor surf centre in Snowdon, north Wales. Surf Snowdonia will be built on the site of a ... More

Budget hotel chain Travelodge has announced plans for a 37-property, £135m expansion of its estate into National Parks across the UK in response to "high ... More

Plans for a new visitor facility on the site of the Ogwen Warden Centre - between Bethesda and Capel Curig, North Wales - have been ... More

A new heritage tourism initiative designed to explore the story of the Princes of Gwynedd at sites across North Wales has secured funding from the ... More