ANDALUSIA: GROWING NUMBER OF OVERNIGHT STAYS

Daniel A. Tanner -
Andalusia, the second largest autonomous community in Spain, reported 11.5% of overnight stays in May. Conflict in Egypt however is likely to negatively affect local tourism. ...

ISRAEL PLANS TO ATTRACT MORE CHINESE TOURISTS

Alec Hills -
A visa reform regarding Chinese tourists to Israel has come into effect as the Israeli Tourism Ministry seeks to increase Israel's visibility and presence in the lucrative Chinese tourism market. This ...

ITALY: TOURISM BUSINESSES FIGHT LOCAL MAFIA

Justin N. Froyd -
A number of Italian restaurants and companies join forces to fight local mafia. Tourists support them to fight crime. ...

ONLINE TRAVEL HAS GREAT POTENTIAL IN RUSSIA

Theodore Slate -
With the growth of international travel markets, online traveling is seeing an exponential rise in popularity. In Russia alone, over $60 billion were spent in 2012 for traveling abroad. Travel booking ...

THE PHILIPPINES PLAN TO REACH 6.8 M TOURISTS IN 2014

Dan Rang -
The president of the Philippines, Benigno S. Aquino, said that the country targets 6.8 million foreign tourists next year. The European Union lifted the ban on the country's air carriers, which should ...