BEIJING FACES DROP IN TOURISM NUMBERS

Larry Brain -
Alarm bells are ringing in the tourism sector in Beijing with the capital city not only recording a sharp decline in the number of tourists this year in comparison to last year but also a rise in the ...

HOTELS IN MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA – SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENTS

Sara Thopson -
A recent report released by STR Global shows that in June the hotel occupancy in the Middle East and Africa region (MEA) increased by 5.9 per cent and reached 61.8 per cent as compared to the same tim ...

EAST AFRICAN STATES HEADING TO SINGLE VISA

The East African Community (EAC) partner states may soon waiver tourist fees if the single visa system that has been proposed by Rwanda is adopted. The revolutionary proposal presented by Rwanda's del ...

HOW TO GET THE BEST SAVINGS FROM YOUR GROUND TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMME

Kevin Eagan -
Travel Trends in 2013 are going to be ground orientated as a main travel management priority for many businesses is to make savings on the various methods of ground transportation. By using ground tra ...

TOURISTS FROM MAINLAND CHINA SPENT USD 15.68 BILLION IN TAIWAN

Wayne M. Gore -
Since the opening up of the Taiwan tourism market to the mainland travelers in 2008, people that were visiting the island from mainland China spent at least 15.68 billion dollars. ...