AUSTRIAN CITIES CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE TOURISM INDUSTRY
In 2018, Austria’s federal capital and provincial capitals once again proved to be the driving force behind Austria’s tourism industry. With 24.4 million overnight stays, an all-time record was reache ...
MEXICO’S TOURISM: FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT DROPPED 50% IN 2018
Foreign direct investment in tourism plummeted by 50% in 2018, going from US$585 million in 2017, to $798.5 million, as revealed by figures from the Mexico’s tourism ministry (SECTUR). ...
NEW RUSSIAN AIRCRAFT INTENDS TO REPLACE THE B737 MAX
In the middle of Boeing 737 MAX crisis, Russia prepares to introduce the Irkut MC-21 with a capacity of up to 160 passengers. ...
WEDDING TOURISM GENERATES EUR 500 MILLION IN ITALY
If there is a market segment that is particularly popular in Italy, it is the wedding tourism, tourism for foreigners’ marriages. More than 8,700 events in 2018 in Italy generated an estimated turnove ...
LAST YEAR FRENCH TRAVELERS WENT ON HOLIDAY IN RECORD NUMBERS
Despite the SNCF and Air France strikes, the World Cup and the yellow vest movement, 66% of French people went on holiday at least once in 2018. 35.5 million, that’s two thirds of the French populatio ...