80% OF MARINE DEBRIS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN CAUSED BY TOURISM Video

Larry Brain -
An international study by the Autonomous University of Barcelona warns that tourism is responsible for 80% of marine debris found on the beaches of the Mediterranean islands during the summer. ...

MEXICAN TOURISM: FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS BACK TO 2004 LEVELS Video

Vanderlei J. Pollack -
Mexican tourism data for 2020 revealed that the decrease in international arrivals was 45.9%, going back to 2013 levels. The slowdown could have been greater if air travel restrictions had been implem ...

U.S. RECOMMENDS AVOIDING TRAVEL TO TANZANIA AS THE COUNTRY DENIES ANY COVID-19 CASES Video

Richard Moor -
The U.S. Embassy in Tanzania has recommended avoiding travel to Tanzania amid the “significant increase” in the number of coronavirus cases, which, added to the poor health care facilities of the Afri ...

THAI TOURIST DESTINATIONS LAUNCH OWN CAMPAIGNS TO BOOST TOURISM Video

Andrew J. Wein -
Two of Thailand's most popular tourist destinations, Phuket and Pattaya, have launched new promotions as the Covid-19 epidemic subsides. ...

VACCINATION PASSPORT CONTINUES TO DIVIDE EUROPE Video

Alec Hills -
The vaccination passport continues to be the subject of a debate in the EU. Submitted in January by Greece, the idea of such a "vaccination certificate" aims above all to save tourism in Europe. But w ...