BELGIUM: BICYCLE TOURISM CONTINUES TO GROW IN POPULARITY

Nik Fes -
In Europe more and more tourists are getting on their bikes for short or long trips, driven by the desire for more sustainable travel. In Belgium, cycle routes and certified accommodation are multiply ...

HONG KONG INTRODUCES A TOURISM FORECASTING PLATFORM

Justin N. Froyd -
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has introduced a new "GBA Tourism Forecasting Platform" tool. This system is designed to analyze data for the Greater Bay Area (GBA), an ambitious plan by the cent ...

WHAT NEXT? THAI TOURISM AT A CROSSROADS

Justin N. Froyd -
The Covid-19 pandemic is having a significant effect on the tourism industry worldwide, with the lives and businesses of millions around the world being influenced by this unprecedented crisis. Howeve ...

TOURISM: VIENNA WANTS TO SUSPEND LOCAL TAXES

Nils Kraus -
"The city hotel industry continues to be hard hit," says Markus Wölbitsch, chairman of the Vienna ÖVP (the New People's Party). If you walk through the streets, you see significantly more tourists tha ...

THE CANARY ISLANDS ARE CLINGING TO NORDIC TOURISTS TO COMPENSATE FOR A DECREASE IN GERMAN VISITORS

Laura Loss -
The popularity of the Canary Islands destination contrasts with what is happening in the Eurozone market and the United Kingdom. Half the tourist arrivals to the islands comprise two nationalities: th ...