RÍO CARNIVAL TO ATTRACT 1 MILLION TOURISTS

Samuel Dorsi -
Some 5 million people are expected to celebrate this year’s Río carnival with 505 processions and 650 scheduled parades. 11 ships will dock at the port of Río on February 7, Carnival Sunday, which is ...

KREMLIN AND RED SQUARE ABOUT TO LOSE WORLD HERITAGE STATUS

Richard Moor -
Russian president Vladimir Putin wants to alter the area around the Kremlin in Moscow. Such changes however could cost Russia’s center of power its status as a UNESCO world heritage site. ...

ZIMBABWE'S TOURISM CRIPPLED BY EBOLA, TAX, AND A HUNTING BAN

Ashley Nault -
Not the best of times for Zimbabwe’s tourism industry. Tourist arrivals were down by 20% in 2015 in comparison to the previous year, according to the Employers’ Association of Tourism and Safari Opera ...

AUSTRIAN CHRISTMAS SEASON CURBED BY LACK OF SNOW

Cecilia Garland -
During the Christmas season in Austria, the booking situation in the winter resorts left a lot to be desired mostly because of the lack of snow. ...

RECORD 6 MILLION CHINESE TOURISTS TO TRAVEL DURING SPRING FESTIVAL

Sara Thopson -
It is expected that a record number of nearly 6 million, highest ever, Chinese tourists will be traveling around the world during the Spring Festival holiday season starting on 7 February 2016. ...