ITALY HOPES TO ATTRACT MORE CHINESE TOURISTS AFTER XI JINPING’S VISIT

Nik Fes -
Last week, Chinese president Xi Jinping visited Italy. With him there were many companies including the travel sector. Several agreements were signed in the past couple of days. This should lead to an ...

JAPANESE TEMPLES TO CLOSE DOWN FOR GROUPS OF FOREIGN TOURISTS

Andrew J. Wein -
The impoliteness of foreign tourists forces Japanese temples to ban the entry of tours with large groups. ...

SOCIAL MEDIA BOOST THE OVER-TOURISM CRISIS

Andrea Hausold -
Social media can be blamed for spreading fake news, compromising one’s privacy and some people are blaming it for ruining some of the world’s top tourism destinations. Once, visitors would travel to s ...

BARCELONA: BUSINESS TOURISM DROP ALARMS HOTEL OWNERS

Gary Diskin -
The Barcelona Hotels Union reported that business tourism has been declining in recent years. Several factors would explain this significant decrease. ...

AMSTERDAM TO BAN TOURS OF OVERCROWDED RED-LIGHT DISTRICT

Nik Fes -
The red-light district is one of the biggest tourist attractions not only in Amsterdam but in the whole Netherlands. The masses of tourists arriving in the district cause problems and the city, amid t ...