Peter Leonard

A new campaign by UK authorities urges tourists to “Get Travel Smart” before heading off for a holiday this summer. Running across Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) social media channels, the campaign “signposts travellers to the essential information they need as they prepare … Read more about British Tourists Urged to “Get Travel Smart”

Young flyers can travel in fun-filled style this summer with an innovative ride-on suitcase available from British Airways. The airline company, one of the main operators linking the UK with Gibraltar Airport, has partnered with Trunki to create the exclusive design. Named Amelia the Aeroplane, … Read more about British Airways Creates Amelia Earhart-Inspired Ride-On Suitcase for Young Travellers

A special Gibraltar exhibition commemorating Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee will be inaugurated next week. The exhibition comprises four main sections: Heiress Presumptive, Accession & Coronation, Royal Tour & Gibraltar Visit, and Seventy Years of Reign.  Deputy chief minister … Read more about Presentation of Platinum Jubilee Exhibition in Gibraltar

A new gallery has been inaugurated at Gibraltar National Museum dedicated to the Pillars of Hercules. In a press release announcing the official opening, which coincided with Museum Open Day, the Gibraltar government noted that the Pillars were “a significant geographical marker in classical … Read more about Inauguration of Pillars of Hercules Gallery in Gibraltar

Gibraltar will celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee with a special street festival on 2 June. An adaptation of the Calentita food festival, Jubilita is a community celebration that will be open (with no entry fees) to all, including both residents and tourists visiting Gibraltar at the … Read more about Jubilita Street Festival to Commemorate Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

In 1969 John Lennon and Yoko Ono chartered a plane and travelled to Gibraltar to get married by special licence. They went directly to the British consulate office, where (on 29 March) registrar Cecil Wheeler performed a brief wedding ceremony.  Recalling the occasion years later (in The Beatles … Read more about Gibraltar Culture Ministry Unveils Street Art Mural of John Lennon

Tourists visiting Gibraltar who would like to make a side trip to Morocco can once again catch a direct ferry. The 18 nautical mile (33-kilometre) ferry service to Tangier was suspended during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it has now been resumed – with an official party present for the … Read more about Resumption of Passenger Ferry Service Between Gibraltar and Morocco

Experienced international tourism professional Kevin Bossino has been appointed CEO of the Gibraltar Tourist Board. It will be something of a home-coming for Bossino when he takes over officially on 1 September, as he commenced his career in Gibraltar at the Rock Hotel.  He went on to work in … Read more about New CEO for Gibraltar Tourist Board