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. ...

LOWER VAT IN GREECE LIKELY TO BOOST TOURISM

Cecilia Garland -
Tourists travelling to Greece from the 1st of August 2013 are likely to experience lower prices thanks to reduced VAT rate on catering. The rate was lowered markedly from 23% to 13%, the Greek Prime M ...

VENEZUELA: NEW EXCHANGE SYSTEM TO IMPACT VISITORS

Anna Luebke -
Venezuela’s Tourism Minister, Andrés Izarra, announced that the Venezuelan government expects to receive USD 2.5 million from foreign exchange thanks to tourism. ...

UAE: DROP IN TRAVEL DEMAND DUE TO RAMADAN NOT THE CORONAVIRUS

Kevin Eagan -
Fears of the MERS-CoV, a SARS-like coronavirus, are not the reason behind travel cancellations to UAE, but more transparency is needed from UAE on the level of risk. ...

FRANCE RECORDED DROP IN CRUISE RESERVATIONS

Larry Brain -
Recent data published by the SNAV Barometer show that cruise bookings for June decreased by 10% for leisure tourists and by 6% for business travelers compared to June 2012. ...