CROATIA CONSIDERS NEW ENVIRONMENTAL TOURIST TAX

Joe McClain -
Next year, Croatia may introduce new environmental tourist tax. This is in response to the negative impact of tourism on the local ecosystem. The tax revenue would be utilized for environmental protec ...

HOTEL SECTOR IN PORTUGAL - REVENUES WENT UP 24%

Laura Loss -
Throughout the third quarter of this year, the hotel sector in Portugal has achieved a revenue increase of 24.4% compared to the summer of 2019, the reference year before the Covid-19 pandemic, accord ...

HONG KONG RETAIL SALES RISE DUE TO INBOUND TOURISM RECOVERY

Ashley Nault -
Hong Kong's retail sales continued to grow for the eighth consecutive month in July, rising by 16.5% compared to last year. The total sales amounted to HK$33 billion ($4.2 billion). Positive performan ...

RECORD NUMBER OF TOURISTS IN GREECE

James Morris -
According to the Central Bank of Greece, between January and the end of August, there were 22.65 million visitors to the Mediterranean country, which is famous for its Aegean islands and ancient sites ...

WHAT IS THE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT OF SPACE TOURISM?

Vanderlei J. Pollack -
Space tourism is all over the news these days. It would be easy to think that what happens in space does not affect us. But the reality is that it does, and increasingly in less subtle ways. ...