JAPAN TO FINALLY REOPEN TO INDIVIDUAL TRAVELERS

Japan, like many others, has closed its borders due to the Covid pandemic. While other nations have opened borders to any tourist (even Japanese), in Japan only in recent months have the first progres ...

CROATIA PLANS A TOURIST TAX TO FIGHT MASS TOURISM

William Law -
Croatia is a popular holiday destination in Southeastern Europe. The country's tourism industry has been booming for years, with the Ministry of Tourism projecting a record in 2023. ...

TRAVEL TRENDS THAT INSPIRE TRAVELERS IN 2023

Laura Loss -
Inspiration in movies, food, mental health, and the discovery of places far from the ‘mainstream’ are pulling tourism strongly in 2023. ...

GREEK TOURISM SECTOR IS OPTIMISTIC, DESPITE THE WAR IN UKRAINE

Laura Maudlin -
Greek tourism now represents 25% of the country’s GDP, a quarter of the national wealth, and the jobs that go with it. It is an important sector for Greece which is recovering from a long depression s ...

THAILAND REMAINS TOP DESTINATION FOR EUROPEANS

Theodore Slate -
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) expects 6 million tourists from Europe this year, about 80% of the pre-pandemic total, to bring in more than 420 billion baht by the end of the year as part of ...