RUSSIAN TOURISTS BOOST SPANISH TOURISM AGAIN

Theodore Slate -
Nearly a million Russian tourists visited Spain between January and November 2016, 1.8% more than in the previous year, a figure that is rebounding from the lows, although it is still far from the 1.5 ...

TUNISIAN TOURISM: GOVERNMENT REJOICES, EXPERTS ARE SKEPTICAL

Tomas Haupt -
Tunisian tourism board announced positive results of the sector for 2016, describing the year as a return to normality for the industry. At the Spanish trade fair FITUR, the officials emphasized the a ...

TYROLEAN TOURISM GENERATES 6.4 BILLION EUROS

Gary Diskin -
Tyrolean tourism provides about 80,000 jobs and accounts for almost a quarter of GDP reaching 6.4 billion euros. With around 340,000 beds, about 46 million overnight stays a year, and more than 53,000 ...

REVOLUTION ANNIVERSARY: ST. PETERSBURG PREPARED FOR CHINESE TOURISTS

Sara Thopson -
An influx of Chinese tourists is expected in St. Petersburg this year thanks to the 100-year anniversary of the October revolution. Local tourism board developed a special “Red Route” leading through ...

FRENCH TOURISM – REVIVAL IS EXPECTED

James Morris -
At risk in 2016, French tourism ended the year with a slight improvement in hotel occupancy. The positive trend is expected to continue throughout 2017, provided that the most affluent foreign tourist ...