SURVEY: CHINESE TOURISTS BOOK ONLINE AND REQUIER FREE WI-FI
According to the Chinese International Travel Monitor Survey 2015 (CITM) by Hoteles.com, 80% of Chinese tourists book their hotel on the Internet, compared to...
CROATIA PREPARING FOR TOURISTS WITH NEW HOTEL INVESTMENTS
Tourism is a driving industry for several countries, one of them being Croatia, whose beauty beckons more and more tourists to the Adriatic every...
MOBILE VERSIONS OF TRAVEL WEBSITES ARE PREFERRED OVER THE DESKTOP SITES
Travel enthusiasts are having a better mobile experience on travel sites, compared to some traditional desktop sites. According to eDigitalResearch, a research company that specializes...
JORDAN TRIES TO REVITALIZE STRUGGLING TOURISM IN PETRA
Perception is everything in a lot of areas, and tourism is one of them. That is one of the reasons why tourism in Jordan,...
WIFI AND AIR CONDITIONING VALUED MOST BY TOURISTS
A good, and possibly free, WiFi connection and air conditioning are the services most valued by tourists when booking a hotel, according to the...
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...
LGBT TOURISM IS FINALLY RECOVERING
After two years of recession and moderate growth in 2014 a clear recovery of LGBT travel worldwide has been witnessed. The industry increased by...
EXPO INCREASES TRAVEL TO MILAN BY 600%
The number of tourists visiting Milan since the World Expo opened its doors in May of this year has grown by more than 600%,...
EU STUDY OF THE TAXI MARKET: WILL UBER SERVICES BE REGULATED?
In September the European Commission will launch a study of the market for taxis and chauffeur driven car rental services in the EU member...
FORBIDDEN CITY TO OPEN 85% OF ITS EXHIBITION SPACE BY 2020
85% of the exhibition space at Beijing's Palace Museum – also referred to as the Forbidden City – will be open to the public...
THE PROFILE OF A MODERN BUSINESS TRAVELER
Business tourism is ever-changing industry, conditioned by socioeconomic factors as well as transportation and technological advances and innovations. It is reasonable to believe then,...
DRESDEN AIMS TO IMPROVE IMAGE AS PROTESTERS SCARE AWAY TOURISTS
There is a movement growing in Dresden, Germany among leading museums and other key tourist attractions to combat racism and show acceptance to other...
CHILE EXPECTS FOUR MILLION FOREIGN TOURISTS IN 2015
Chile expects to welcome four million foreign tourists compared to 3.6 million in 2014, representing an increase of 11.11%, as reported by the Prensa...
UK IS THE FIRST IN EUROPE TO GET LOW-COST FLIGHTS
Over the years, low cost flights have revolutionized the aviation industry in Europe. Airline carriers have reduced the cost of travelling. Due to this,...
RUSSIA TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN BOOKING SYSTEM
The Russian government is taking yet another industry in its own hands, as they plan on developing their own airline booking system, in response...
EGYPT SIGNS $68M CONTRACT TO REVIVE TOURISM INDUSTRY
According to an Al-Monitor report, Ministry of Tourism in Egypt has announced that the country and J. Walter Thompson Co., a New York-based advertising...