FRENCH TOURISM INDUSTRY REPORTS MASSIVE DECLINE
Following a wave of attacks that hit France over the last 18 months, French tourism suffered the effects if these events at full force. The government announced that the number of tourists in the coun ...
U.S. TOURIST VISITS TO CUBA INCREASING
The special licenses approved by President Barack Obama, allowing US citizens to travel to Cuba, have had a significant effect on the increase of US travelers to the island. In the first half of the y ...
TOURISM IN TYROL – FARMERS BENEFIT FROM A SKI RESORT
The little town of Ischgl located in the Austrian state of Tyrol has been known for years among passionate skiers since it is close to one of the world's largest ski areas Samnaun. Its 238 km of groom ...
ITALY: NUMBER OF TRAVELERS FROM SAUDI ARABIA BOOMING
A record increase of +68% has been reported in Italy regarding the number of travelers from Saudi Arabia. Especially the north part of the country has become a popular destination for Arabian visitors ...
EUROPEAN TOURISTS SHUN TURKEY FOR POLITICS
‘Politics has nothing to do with tourism’ – at least according to Egypt’s tourism minister Yehia Rashed asked by a reporter whether the strict punishments of journalists would not deter Western touris ...