A park and ride scheme costing almost £1 million is being created in Ironbridge, it was announced today.

The daughter of TV gardener Percy Thrower today said plans for a new £40 million retail development on the site of her late’s father garden centre in Shrewsbury will transform the area into a tourism hotspot.

Shropshire will reap a £7.8 million Olympics windfall as tourists flock to the area because of its links to the games, officials say – with an extra 68,000 people expected to stay in the county.

Staff at a Shropshire tourist information centre have welcomed their 1,750,000 visitor through the doors.

Sharon Walters makes the short trip to Brecon Beacons to take in the scenery and try her hand at fly fishing.

A partnership which was scrapped following the shake-up of local government in Shropshire could soon be relaunched under new plans to promote business and tourism in Shrewsbury.

The new chairman of Shrewsbury Business Chamber has spelled out his vision for the future of the town, identifying tourism as the key growth area in the next few years.

Shropshire boasts some of the most magical market towns providing perfect places to stay and visit, according to tourism experts.

A leading guidebook has claimed Mid Wales is “increasingly closed to tourism”, following the closure of key Tourist Information Centres (TIC).

Visitors to Shrewsbury will soon be able to “Do the Darwin Walk” as a new tourism trail is launched in the town.

A second travel operator, K & S Travel, has gone into administration, according to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).

Ryanair is closing seven European bases and ground eight planes at Stansted this winter.

Countries that host major sporting tournaments experience increased happiness among the population regardless of the home nation's success, according to a new study.

Slowdown in consumer spending is failing to knock holiday plans, with Thomas Cook reporting strong summer bookings.

Britons heading overseas this summer plan to spend heavily to leave credit crunch and recession fears behind them in the UK.

Tourists to the Caribbean should pay $1 (51p) to help fight tropical diseases associated with poverty, a US medical expert has argued.

Two employees of travel company Thomas Cook are to face trial over the deaths of two British children in Corfu from carbon monoxide poisoning.

Tour operator Thomas Cook is buying back its India business, which it sold two years ago to Dubai Financial, for between €208 million (£159 million) and €249 million (£190 million).