TOUR OPERATORS ARE PLEASED WITH EARLY BIRD BOOKINGS OF GERMAN TRAVELERS

Andrew J. Wein -
The first few weeks of the year are the prime time for booking summer holidays, with tour operators offering attractive early bird discounts. This year, German travelers are booking even earlier; earl ...

MARTINIQUE HOTEL OCCUPANCY SHOWS SLIGHT DECLINE IN 2023

Michael Trout -
The peak tourist season is currently underway in Martinique. However, the latest data INSEE collected regarding hotel occupancy shows no improvement. Although the data is not catastrophic, it indicate ...

SKI RESORTS IN THE HIMALAYAS HAVE A SEVERE LACK OF SNOW

Laura Maudlin -
In the Himalayas, winter should bring a thick blanket of snow, but Gulmarg, which is one of the highest ski resorts in the world (it is between 2650 and 3980 m above sea level), located in Indian Kash ...

EU TOURISM: OVERNIGHT STAYS SURPASS PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS

Samuel Dorsi -
The European statistics office Eurostat reported that the number of overnight stays in EU tourist accommodation establishments in 2023 reached 2.92 billion, surpassing the pre-pandemic 2019 level of 2 ...

JAPANESE TOURISM SETS NEW RECORD

Andrew J. Wein -
In December 2023, Japanese tourism authorities announced a record number of 2.73 million travelers. This figure marks a year of rapid tourism recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic. The number is ab ...