WUHAN VIRUS THREAT: PARIS EXPECTS INBOUND CHINESE TOURISM FALL

Nils Kraus -
The coronavirus outbreak could significantly affect world tourism, starting with Asian countries that rely mostly on Chinese visitors, such as Japan, Thailand and Korea. However, there is also growing ...

U.S. EMBARGO AND THOMAS COOK BANKRUPTCY RESULTS IN 9.3% TOURISM FALL FOR CUBA

Pat Hyland -
In 2019, Cuba received less than 4.3 million foreign tourists, accounting for a 9.3% year-on-year decrease credited to the U.S. tightening of the embargo and the bankruptcy of British tour operator Th ...

RISING SEA WATER LEVELS WORRY FLORIDA MORE THAN EVER

Larry Brain -
The popular U.S. holiday state of Florida apparently accepts the reality of climate change after all - and wants to be prepared for it in the future. The possibility of rising seawater levels brought ...

GREECE: UNIQUE WRECK DIVING OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL ADVENTUROUS TRAVELERS

Tomas Haupt -
Greece plans to offer wreck diving activities to the tourists in an effort to boost tourism, announced Greek Tourism Minister, Harry Theocharis. Diving in old sunken ships has been hugely popular arou ...

HOTELIERS NEED TO KNOW: HOTEL ROOMS WITH SMART NAMES BRING MORE PROFITS

Nils Kraus -
Ever wondered if a room’s name plays a part when securing a reservation? Several revenue management experts think so, and they urge hotel managers to think twice before naming their hotel rooms the ol ...