SWISS TRAVEL AGENCIES ARE ON THE UPSWING
After a disappointing year of 2011 Swiss travel agencies are now recovering. Revenues increased slightly - albeit from a lower basis for comparison. Online competition is stagnating, which has also ha ...
ZIMBABWE: TOURISM INDUSTRY WORKING TO CHANGE WESTERN PERCEPTIONS
The United Nations World Tourism Organization ("UNWTO") held its General Assembly in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, last August. The focus for the people of Zimbabwe was on changing Western perspectives. T ...
REPORT SHOWS THAT HOTEL ONLINE REVIEWS ARE TRUSTED MORE
According to a Local Consumer Review Study published in June, 79 percent of the consumers accord as much trust to online reviews as they do to online recommendations. Out of these, 30 percent trust th ...
CHINESE TRAVELERS ATTRACTED BY SHORT CRUISES
When the Mariner of the Seas made history as the largest ocean liner to arrive in Shanghai with a home port in China it was seen as a symbol of intent. The magnificent 138,000-ton mega-ship has an imp ...
MIDDLE EAST: HOTELS REPORT A SLOW SUMMER
Dubai hotels in Middle East and North-African failed to register great occupancy in July 2013 as showed by HotStats Survey. Low occupancy levels caused hotels within Abu Dhabi and Dubai to collect min ...