RIO WORLD CUP 2014 IN NUMBERS

Andrew J. Wein -
The FIFA world cup is just days away in Rio; the teams are getting ready with their warm-up games, the fans will soon be arriving for their football-themed holidays, the country's hoteliers are ready ...

MEDITERRANEAN RESORTS THE TOP CHOICE FOR RUSSIAN TRAVELLERS

William Law -
With summer on the way, many travellers are booking their holidays and looking forward to a trip to foreign shores. A recent survey from Russian hotel booking site oktogo.ru has led to a interesting t ...

LUXURY AIR TRAVEL EXPANDING FROM FIRST CLASS SEATS TO PRIVATE SUITES

Andrea Hausold -
First class travel is a luxury that many tourists would like to spoil themselves with if the opportunity arose but, in many of these cases, all they would most likely ask for is the better food, enter ...

AUSTRIAN REVENUE DOWN AS TOURISTS RESTRICT THEIR SPENDING

Anna Luebke -
Depending on which way the figures for Austrian tourism in the past year are viewed, there are either clear reasons to celebrate or there is a larger problem that needs to be fixed; visitor numbers ar ...

KENYA LOWERING TAXES TO BOOST A RECOVERY IN TOURISM

Tomas Haupt -
The Kenyan tourism industry has seen its fair share of problems in recent years as it has struggled to attract tourists and fight off its negative image. There is an undeniable need for recovery in th ...