HOTEL RESERVATIONS AFFECTED BY CATALONIAN UNREST

Daniel A. Tanner -
Tourism contributes 15% to Barcelona’s GDP. Hoteliers warn that the current instability caused by the independence movement in Catalonia may affect the hotel reservations and the profits of the indust ...

TOURISM RECOVERY IN TURKEY? 46% MORE VISITORS CAME IN AUGUST

James Morris -
According to provisional data from the Turkish border control, the amount of foreigners arriving in Turkey in August this year has reached 4.6 million, a 46.35% more than in August 2016. The authoriti ...

HOTEL INDUSTRY OFFERS JOBS TO ROBOTS

Pat Hyland -
Thinking of hotel run by robots is creepy? What sounds like a fantasy movie is reality in Japan. Instead of human employees, a local hotel is in the hands of robots. Even though this is an extreme exa ...

GOLDEN WEEK SERVES AS A BOOST FOR CHINESE ECONOMY

Pat Hyland -
Millions of Chinese travelers visited various tourist sites and went shopping around China and abroad during the Golden Week in October. Their consumption power shows that tourism is a sector that cou ...

OKTOBERFEST – FAMOUS BEER FESTIVAL BECOMING TOO MODERN

Gary Diskin -
Every year, approximately 6 million people visit the world famous beer festival, Oktoberfest. However, surprisingly about 71% of the visitors are from Bavaria, with 58% being from the Munich area itse ...