POLITICAL CRISIS IN BURUNDI AFFECTS TOURISM IN EAST AFRICA

Justin N. Froyd -
The instability of Burundi, the East African country fighting poverty and political crisis, has an impact on the business activities of the East Africa Community (EAC), which has tried to promote the ...

TOURISM IN CUBA UP 12.7% IN JANUARY

Sara Thopson -
In the first month of this year, tourism in Cuba grew by 12.7%, over January 2015, with almost 418,000 visitors, according to the analyst José Luis Perelló. ...

ZIKA: LATIN AMERICAN TOURISM IS LIKELY TO SUFFER HEAVY LOSSES

Daniel A. Tanner -
The spread of the Zika virus is increasingly worrying the Latin American tourism authorities as well as the international professionals. According to estimates, the affected countries in Latin America ...

FRENCH TOURISM INDUSTRY IN STEEP DECLINE AFTER PARIS ATTACKS

Justin N. Froyd -
Following the November attacks, French tourism numbers decreased substantially, especially regarding the amount of international visitors. Ile de France is the region most affected. ...

ARMENIAN TOURISM INDUSTRY DECLINED BY 1%

Chris Grad -
The tourism industry in Armenia decreased by one percent in 2015, according to Karen Chshmarityan, the country’s economy minister. As many as 1,192,120 foreign tourists visited the country last year. ...