HALF OF AUSTRIAN WINTER SPORT EQUIPMENT IS RENTED

Dan Rang -
The winter season is approaching and snow enthusiasts are already looking forward to the slopes. Obviously without skis, snowboards and helmets none of it is possible. In Austria, around half of winte ...

GLOBAL MARKET FOR LUXURY GOODS LIKELY TO DECLINE

Pat Hyland -
The luxury goods market is expected to decline by 1% this year, according to Bain & Company. Geopolitical crises, terrorist threats, turmoil caused by Brexit, slowdown of emerging economies and of Chi ...

FRANCE: MOBILE BOOKING REPRESENTS 23% OF RESERVATIONS

Tomas Haupt -
In the second trimester of 2016, a third of online travel bookings in the world was done via mobile devices, compared to 24% for the same period of 2015 – 20% for hotels, 18% for visits, and 12% for f ...

CULTURAL TOURISM IN ITALY GROWING BUT NOT EVERYWHERE

Samuel Dorsi -
Cultural tourism in Italy is on the rise, according to the 12th edition of Fedeculture Annual Report. The data show that in 2015 Italian families spent €67.8 billion on culture. This represents an inc ...

TOURISM IN KYRGYZSTAN PLANS TO IMPROVE THE SERVICES

Nik Fes -
In 2015, tourism in Kyrgyzstan recorded 4 million visitors. The authorities plan to improve the conditions and services in the country and to attract more tourists. ...