MEXICO CITY EXPECTS 29.6 MILLION TOURISTS IN 2016

Sara Thopson -
Mexico City tourism authorities expect 29.653 million tourist arrivals this year, representing a total increase of 1.7% over 2015, according to an announcement from that city’s Director of Tourism, To ...

BUSINESS MEETINGS AT THE SPA – A POPULAR TREND

Ashley Nault -
It may seem that visiting a spa is an indulgence and not something that is compatible with business meetings. However, more and more U.S. corporates and organizations are booking spas as a part of the ...

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 ...