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...
FUKUSHIMA CAN’T STOP GROWING TOURISM ANY MORE
The disaster of 2011, an earthquake and successive tsunami, that devastated the Tohoku coastline, killed thousands, and resulted in the worst nuclear crisis in...
REPORT SHOWS POSITIVE GROWTH OF EUROPEAN CITY TOURISM
The network that is responsible for increasing competitiveness and performance in Europe's leading cities, European Cities Marketing, is scheduled to release its yearly Benchmarking...
GERMANY REPORTED 75 MILLION OVERNIGHT STAYS BY INTL VISITORS
The number of people from other countries traveling to Germany hit a record high for the 5th consecutive year in 2014, with a total...
NETHERLANDS, BELGIUM AND FRANCE TO COMMEMORATE VAN GOGH
Commemorating the 125th anniversary of the death of the famous painter Vincent Van Gogh, the tourist boards of the Netherlands, Belgium and France programmed,...
POACHING SERIOUSLY THREATENS AFRICA’S TOURISM AND ECONOMY
Poaching and illegal wildlife trade pose a serious threat to the economic development of Africa and its tourism potential. One of the most important tourist...
CHINESE OUTBOUND TRAVEL REPORT – MORE TOURISTS WITH GREATER EXPENDITURES
A new report by the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the largest hotel chains, and Oxford Economics, provides comprehensive data about China's outbound...
FOR MUSLIM TRAVELERS MALAYSIA IS THE TOP CHOICE
According to a survey that was carried out by Crescentrating and MasterCard, Malaysia is still the favorite destination for Muslim travelers. The survey that...
WHAT’S THE ONLY THING BETTER THAN A SUNNY WARM VACATION? SNOW
I grew up with beach vacations every summer. I’m not saying that I don’t love them and I don’t look forward to them from...
DESTINATION WEDDINGS – NEW TREND IN MEXICO
More and more couples looking to give their wedding an original touch are discovering Mexico. The country now is seeking to be much more...
UNWTO: VISA ON ARRIVAL GROWING IN POPULARITY
Strong progress has been made through visa facilitation in recent years, especially by implementing policies of visa on arrival. These are the findings of...
STRONG SWISS FRANC ACCELERATES CHANGES IN TOURISM
The tourism industry in Switzerland has had a successful year. The amount of overnight stays increased in 2014, especially thanks to the cities. However...
SARDINIA LAUNCHED A NEW PROMOTION CAMPAIGN
‘Sardinia Is the Island of the Quality of Life.’ The slogan epitomizes the contents of the new strategy undertaken by Regione Sardegna to reposition...
WORLD NATIONAL PARKS RECEIVE 8 BILLION VISITORS ANNUALLY
The world’s national parks and reserves receive 8,000 million visitors a year, according to the first comprehensive study of nature tourism in protected areas....
JAPAN WELCOMED 30% MORE INTERNATIONAL TOURISTS LAST YEAR
A strong growth of international arrivals was registered in Japan. The travel trade reported 43% increase in tourist expenditures. The last quarter of 2014 showed...
HOTEL INVESTMENT – 2014 WAS A RECORD YEAR FOR EUROPE
2014 was the best year for hotel investment in Europe in recent years – reaching EUR 12.2 billion. Particularly outstanding was the activity in...