ITALY TO FOCUS MORE ON MEDICAL TOURISM

Anna Luebke -
After food, culture, fashion and design, health is another candidate to become one of the distinctive features of Made in Italy. The goal is to make Italy a top destination of medical tourism. ...

LATVIAN TOURISM ON THE RISE BUT STILL BEHIND ESTONIA AND LITHUANIA

Nik Fes -
In 2017, the number of nights spent by tourists in accommodation facilities in Latvia increased by 12.1% compared to 2016. All in all, this amounted to 4.951 million overnight stays, according to the ...

PORTUGUESE TOURISM INCOME GROWS 16.6%

James Morris -
The tourism income in Portugal increased by 16.6% last year compared to 2016, to a total of 39 billion euros. 20.6 million guests and 57.5 million overnight stays were registered, according to the lat ...

CZECH TOURISM REPORTS A RECORD OF 20 MILLION VISITORS

Ashley Nault -
Last year 20 million tourists spent their holidays in Czech hotels and other accommodation facilities, which represents a record increase of 9.1% over 2016. More than half of the guests were foreigner ...

FAVELA TOURISM IN RIO HIT BY INCREASED VIOLENCE

Pat Hyland -
During the Rio Carnival of 2018 taking place between 9th and 19th of February many tourists who come to enjoy the ‘Marvelous City’ may wonder if visiting some of the poorest neighborhoods will be poss ...