SCHENGEN VISA FEES WILL INCREASE IN 2024

Richard Moor -
The European Commission has proposed increasing the basic fee for a Schengen visa for 2024. If the proposal is approved, the adult fee will rise from 80 euros to 90 euros, while for children, it will ...

WEDDINGS IN ITALY CLOSED 2023 WITH 2,500 MORE EVENTS THAN IN 2022

Michael Trout -
Italy has become one of the most popular destinations for weddings, with varied trends in requests from foreign countries. In 2023, there was an increase in demand for wedding in Italy from U.S. coupl ...

EUROPEAN AIRPORTS PLAN TO INVEST SIGNIFICANTLY

James Morris -
The Spanish government plans to invest over two billion euros to expand the Madrid Barajas airport to increase its capacity to 90 million passengers by 2031. It is not the only airport planning to inv ...

RYANAIR WINS THE CASE AGAINST STATE AID FOR COMPETITORS

Kevin Eagan -
Ryanair has won a legal battle against KLM regarding state aid from the Netherlands. Last week, the EU court ruled that the EU Commission was wrong to approve KLM's 3.4 billion euro aid package. This ...

BHUTAN’S TOURISM REPORTED EXCEPTIONAL REVENUES

Pat Hyland -
Bhutan recorded more tourist revenue in 2023 than ever before. According to the latest report by the World Tourism Organization, tourism in Asia and the Pacific region has only reached 65% of pre-pand ...