TURISMO DE PORTUGAL LAUNCHES A MINI PROMOTION IN CHINESE ON WECHAT

Sara Thopson -
To promote Portuguese gastronomy, monuments, and festivals, a promo mini-program has been launched on WeChat. The initiative illustrates the efforts of the Portuguese authorities to generate more valu ...

HOTEL ROOM RATES IN TURKEY DECREASED

Laura Loss -
Turkey's average daily hotel room rates decreased by 1.5% in September 2023, compared to the same period last year, amounting to 139 Euros. However, it increased by 16% from January to September 2023, ...

USA WARN AGAINST ANY TRAVEL TO MEXICO

Michael Trout -
The United States Government issues travel alerts for every country on the planet. The problem is that, in Mexico’s case, these warnings could dry up one of the most important revenues that the countr ...

THE RISE OF PRISON TOURISM: HISTORICAL INTEREST OR MORBID CURIOSITY?

Andrew J. Wein -
From the well-known Alcatraz ("The Rock"), in San Francisco (United States), to La Modelo, in Barcelona: prisons all over the world have become successful tourist destinations, somewhat peculiar, but ...

SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE TOURISM SEARCHING FOR INFLUENCE

With its 211,000 inhabitants, the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe is, in many ways, considered the natural gem of the Atlantic Ocean. Nicknamed "Chocolate Island" for its richness in co ...