CHINESE TOURISTS ARE HEADING TO NEPAL IN LARGE NUMBERS

Theodore Slate -
A recent report from Nepal's Tourism Ministry shows that the recent attempts to attract tourists from neighbouring countries through selling low-cost travel with desirable air links has had a great im ...

SPENDING ON BUSINESS TRAVEL IN THE U.S. TO GROW BY 7%

Pat Hyland -
According to a Visa-sponsored survey conducted by the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the U.S. business travel spending is expected to grow about 7 percent on year-on-year basis in 2014. Th ...

INCREASE IN TOURISTS FROM EMERGING MARKETS TO CHILE

Nils Kraus -
A study by El Servicio National de Turismo (SERNATUR) shows that in May, Chile enjoyed a 9% increase in foreign visitors. Undersecretary of Tourism, Javiera Montes, explained, “In the fifth month of ...

HOTELIERS ARE FURIOUS: HIGHER TAXES AGAIN

Chris Grad -
Following the adoption by the National Assembly of an amendment to establish an additional regional tax of 2€ per night and person in Ile-de-France, Roland Heguy, the Confederal President of the Union ...

EUROPE RELAXING VISA RULES TO ATTRACT CHINESE TRAVELLERS

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Relationships between Europe and China have been improving in recent times and European embassies are looking to build upon new political relations by opening the door a little wider and being more in ...