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...
HOTELS WITH FREE WI-FI GET FREE PUBLICITY
With the Internet being such a necessity rather than a luxury these days, so many bookings being made by mobile devices and hotels trying...
MEXICAN TOURISM ACHIEVED RECORD EARNINGS IN 2014
The Bank of Mexico (Banxico), the federal agency, reported that during 2014 the tourism revenue reached over 16 billion dollars According to their annual report,...
HEALTH RISK MAP HELPS BUSINESS TRAVELERS
International SOS has presented the Health Risk Map 2015 – a world map which aims to help companies and organizations estimate the medical risk...
FRENCH POLL: 14% DROP IN JANUARY RESERVATIONS
According to the most recent Snav/Atout France poll, January reservations dropped 14% in terms of passengers and volume of business compared to January 2014....
MOROCCO INVESTS EUR 9.2 MILLION TO LURE FRENCH TOURISTS
Morocco is to invest 100 million dirhams (€9.2 million) to fight the negative effects of the attack against Charlie Hebdo on its tourism. "The Ministry...
EUROSTAR: LONDON TO MARSEILLE ROUTE IS GROWING IN POPULARITY
Eurostar International Ltd. reported strong demand for a new train service from London directly to the Mediterranean. Train ticket sales on the 1,235 kilometers rail...
RUSSIAN TOURISTS PAY IN RUBLES WHEN HOLIDAYING IN EGYPT
Russian tourists can now pay in rubles for products and services that they buy from Egyptian store owners, said Muhammad Salem, a spokesman for...
SPAIN: STUDY SHOWS INCREASED INTEREST IN SUSTAINABLE DESTINATIONS
Two Spanish studies conducted jointly by researchers from the Universities of Extremadura and Jaén have revealed that tourists are increasingly showing appreciation for sustainably...
NEW HOTEL IN JAPAN TO BE STAFFED BY ROBOTS
The robot revolution has definitely started. A new hotel planned to be built in Japan will have robotic staff. While it’s not clear if...
UK REPORTED RECORD FIGURES FOR INBOUND TOURISM
UK industry leaders in the tourism sector are pleased with recent record inbound tourism figures. However, they have also reiterated calls for adjustments on...
INDONESIA’S CORAL REEFS ARE UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE THREAT
Indonesia's once pristine coral reefs have been seriously threatened by the rise in temperatures that has been caused by climate change. According to the...
WTTC: TOURISM TO LOSE 14 MILLION JOBS BY 2024
Cases of poor management in the travel and tourism industry are prone to cost future jobs, unless the private sector and state governments take...
GERMAN STUDY: OLDER EVENT SPECIALISTS HAVE GREAT POTENTIAL
Everyone is currently talking about both the demographic change and the acute shortage of specialist and management personnel. However, most of these views are...
THE PROVINCE OF FLORENCE REPORTED A RECORD YEAR
With 13 million visitors and nearly 5 million arrivals, the Italian province of Florence talks about the record year of 2014. “The data,” explains the...
RELIGIOUS TOURISM: TOUR THE ABBEYS OF NORTHERN EUROPE
A new religious tourism project has been launched in Italy. Abbeys of Trappist monks in Northern Europe and the attractions surrounding them are the...