EU INTRODUCED NEW HOTEL CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA

Kevin Eagan -
The Hotelstars Union (HSU), the European association for harmonized hotel classification, has approved new criteria for awarding hotel stars from 2025-2030. ...

PHILIPPINE TOURIST ARRIVALS JUMPED 21.27%

Daniel A. Tanner -
Tourism in the Philippines has experienced a significant resurgence, with official data revealing 1.7 million tourist arrivals in the first three months of 2024. This marks a 21.3% increase compared t ...

SAUDI ARABIA: 320,000 NEW HOTEL ROOMS IN DEVELOPMENT BY 2030

Alec Hills -
Saudi Arabia is planning to bolster its hospitality industry by constructing 320,000 new hotel rooms by 2030, as per the analysis conducted by global real estate firm Knight Frank. ...

TOURISM IN BRAZIL: MOST FOREIGN VISITORS COME FROM THE AMERICAS

Larry Brain -
Argentina is currently going through one of its most significant economic crises, but its citizens still travel. In the first quarter of this year, nearly one million Argentines visited Brazil. The ot ...

THIS YEAR MARKS THE PEAK OF MAY DAY HOLIDAY TOURISM IN CHINA

Justin N. Froyd -
People are enthusiastic about travel as the May Day holiday approaches in China. Bookings for domestic, outbound, and inbound travel are hot, with several bookings increasing significantly from the pr ...