INFOGRAPHICS: STUDENT TRAVEL MARKET OVERVIEW
Some estimate forecasts that the youth, student and educational travel market by 2020 will approach 300 million arrivals and value about US$320 billion. It is...
SPAIN EXPECTS A RECORD YEAR FOR CRUISES
In the current year Spain has ambitions to beat its cruise record by hosting more than 8.1 million passengers per year. The prediction is...
THE MOST POPULAR ROUTE FOR PRIVATE JET TRAVELERS? MOSCOW-NICE
The USA is the leading private jet market in the world, according to NetJets, a provider of private aviation. This market is so dominant...
30 EXTRA COUNTRIES INCLUDED IN INDONESIA’S VISA-FREE TRAVEL POLICY
The government of Indonesia has announced new measures designed to help boost the number of tourists visiting the South East Asian country. Beginning in...
HOTEL COMPARISON WEBSITES DON’T ALWAYS SHOW THE CHEAPEST OFFERS
Statistics show that 42% of all trips are booked online today. Those looking for a hotel generally look for the best offer. Hotel comparison...
CHILEAN GOVERNMENT TO INVEST USD 100 M IN TOURISM PROMOTION
On the first anniversary of the Michelle Bachelet government, tourism undersecretary, Javiera Montes, noted that the sector "is a strategic priority of this government." The...
CANCUN EXPECTS ARRIVAL OF 80,000 SPRING BREAKERS
Cancun, the popular destination in southeastern Mexico, is expecting the arrival of between 70,000 and 80,000 US students during the six-week spring break season...
WELLNESS TOURISM TRENDS – SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA GROWING THE MOST
With a net worth of USD 494 billion, wellness tourism is one of the fastest growing industries in the world according to the last...
INFOGRAPHICS: A ROBUST GROWTH OF THE CRUISE INDUSTRY IN 2015
The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) reveals positive prospects for the Cruise Industry in 2015 as well as strong growth in the cruise market.
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FASTEST GROWING CARIBBEAN DESTINATION? TURKS AND CAICOS
Out of all the Caribbean countries Turks & Caicos was, by far, the most prolific of them in terms of visitor arrivals in 2014....
HONG KONG: CHINA TO CHANGE TRAVEL REGULATIONS FOR MAINLAND VISITORS
The Chinese government has embarked on a mission to reassess the rules governing individual visits from the mainland to Hong Kong, which is a...
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,...
IRAN’S TOURISM TO BE REVIVED AS DIPLOMACY PREVAILS
The former president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and his aggressive anti-western rhetoric caused a steady, negative impact on Iran's tourism sector. Under the new...
EASTER ISLAND PLANS TO BOOST TOURISM
Chile’s National Tourism Service (SERNATUR) is planning to stimulate tourism on the Easter Island, with work on the ground and the support of local...
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...
SURVEY: SPANISH TOURISTS ADMIT GAINING WEIGHT WHEN ON HOLIDAY
A recent survey by Weight Watchers discovered that 71% of Spanish tourists gain weight on their holiday. The findings indicate that the reason is...