SWISS TOURISM CAN LOOK FORWARD TO A STRONG SUMMER

Alec Hills -
Swiss tourism is looking forward to a strong summer, not least because of the return of Chinese tourists. And overall, the record from the pre-Corona period could fall in 2023 regarding overnight stay ...

JAPAN CITY INTRODUCED A SUSTAINABLE TOURISM TAX

Chris Grad -
Hatsukaichi, a city in Hiroshima Prefecture, has become the first city in Japan to introduce a sustainable tourism tax. The tax has been introduced to preserve the legacy of the centuries-old Itsukush ...

THE PEARL OF THE ORIENT – SAMARKAND AND UZBEKISTAN TO ATTRACT MORE TOURISTS

Cecilia Garland -
Uzbekistan is committed to making tourism one of the primary drivers of its economy replacing cotton cultivation. Cotton is one of the country's main sources of income, but has also led to severe envi ...

PORTUGAL: OVERNIGHT STAYS UP BY MORE THAN 500 % IN FEBRUARY

Justin N. Froyd -
The Covid-19 pandemic is having a drastic effect on the tourism industry worldwide and some countries are still struggling to recover. Others, however, are seeing signs of improvement and slowly appro ...

FOREIGN TOURISTS HELP DRIVE ARGENTINA'S ECONOMY

Ashley Nault -
According to data from the National Ministry of Tourism, more than 5.3 million foreign tourists visited Argentina this year. The government projects that by the end of 2023, this number will grow to o ...