INTERNATIONAL TOURISM IN MEXICO UP IN 2015
Last November Mexico received 7.6 million international visitors, representing an increase of 6.6% over the same month in 2014, with foreign exchange earnings being...
WHY IS ADVENTURE TRAVEL GROWING IN POPULARITY?
Many still associate adventure travel with extreme experiences that cause adrenaline levels to rise and the heart to go into overdrive. They see it...
NORTHERN IRELAND: TOURISM STAKEHOLDERS CALL FOR ALL-ISLAND COLLABORATION
The offer of Northern Ireland for tourists is wide. There are tons of beautiful scenery and amazing sights up for discovery in the region,...
NEW ECO-PROJECT TO HELP ST. KITTS AND NEVIS TOURISM
While people usually envision a relaxing vacation in the Caribbean, there's another side of the coin that's seldom noticed by tourists and tourism professionals...
STUDY: DEVELOPING COUNTRIES BENEFIT FROM TOURISM
According to a German industry study, emerging and developing countries greatly benefit from tourists. With expenses of 13.5 billion Euros, German tourists directly created...
SPAIN: 7.2% INCREASE IN TOURIST SPENDING
International tourist spending in Spain set a new record in the first four months of the year, reaching 15.919 million euros, a 7.2% increase...
QUAKE-HIT NEPAL LOSES FOREIGN TOURISTS
Hem Gurung, who has worked as a boatman and tour guide for 15 years in Pokhara in Nepal explains that since the recent earthquake...
DARK TOURISM – HONEST INTEREST OR RUBBERNECKING?
Crisis areas, tours around battlefields, slums – why do people travel to places of unimaginable horror? Why do they sacrifice their yearly vacation to...
WASHINGTON, DC’S HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM INDUSTRY BOOMING
Breaking the record for a fifth year in a row, Washington, DC's tourism and hospitality industry continued to grow in domestic visitation for the...
PARIS: FEWER FOREIGN TOURISTS IN 2014
In its February 2015 edition, the economic observatory of Parisian tourism reported a decrease of foreign visits in the capital and its surroundings in...
HONG KONG TOURISM SEES A DROP OF 59% IN MAINLAND VISITORS
This year’s drop in the number of visitors from the Chinese mainland has made the Hong Kong tourism authorities less optimistic about the likelihood...
JAPAN WELCOMED 82% MORE CHINESE TOURISTS
In 2014, 2.2 million Chinese tourists visited Japan which is an increase of 82%. This has made China the third-highest source of travelers for...
A Georgia City Recognized As One of The Top Travel Destinations for 2017
Are you planning to travel because you are badly in need of a vacation? Well, look no further. The destination that you have been...
ANZAC DAY INSPIRES FREE TRAVEL INITIATIVE BETWEEN AUS AND NZ
Australians and New Zealanders might soon not need passports to travel to each other’s countries, as the local tourist industry backed an informal initiative...
SCOTTISH TOURISM INDUSTRY LEADERS SAY NO TO THE BED TAX
The Scottish government is backing away from the largely unpopular “bed tax”, which was meant to be added to tourists’ expenses, even as local...
OTA REPORTED DOUBLE THE PROFITS OF HOTEL WEBSITES
In the first four months of 2015, in the persistent rivalries between online travel agents (OTAs) and hotels, OTAs has achieved a lot. As...