OMAN TO INVEST IN CRUISE TOURISM TO DIVERSIFY THE ECONOMY

Nik Fes -
Oman plans to reduce their dependence on commodities such as oil by diversifying the economy. Tourism in general and cruise tourism in particular play a special role in the country. ...

GERMAN HOSPITALITY MARKET KEEPS EXPANDING

Nik Fes -
German hospitality stakeholders identify a specific trend of the sector. The number of hotels in Germany is decreasing, but the number of guest beds goes up. Nearly 700 new hotels are planned to be bu ...

MEXICAN TOURIST DESTINATIONS ENDANGERED BY CARTEL WARS

Theodore Slate -
Mexican cartel wars are becoming a bigger and bigger problem for the country. Currently, violent incidents such as shootings are spreading even to the tourist destinations, for example Cancun. ...

MOROCCAN BUSINESS TRAVEL NEEDS MORE INVESTMENT

Vanderlei J. Pollack -
The Moroccan foreign exchange office's statistics show that the revenues from international business travel in the country amounted to 3.2 MMDH (about $US 350 000) in 2017, or barely 4.4% of the total ...

PARIS CITY HALL FIGHTS AIRBNB AND WIMDU

James Morris -
New stage in the battle of tourist rental has come. The city of Paris announced recently to sue the platforms Airbnb as well as Wimdu, which according to the city hall "do not respect the law". ...