ROME IS A FAVORITE SHOPPING DESTINATION

Joe McClain -
According to Global Blue data, the second preferred Italian destination after Milan for global shoppers is Rome, with a 19% share in the market (+ 3% in purchases in the last twelve months) and an ave ...

SWISS HOTELS FIGHT DECREASING OVERNIGHT STAYS

Gregory Dolgos -
After the dissolution of the Euro minimum price, Swiss hotels had to deal with a decrease in overnight stays of 0.6 percent compared to data from the same period one year earlier. There was a slight i ...

INFOGRAPHICS: THE GLOBAL TOURISM ECONOMY FORUM

The Global Tourism Economy Forum established by The Global Tourism Economy Research Centre Forum in collaboration with the United Nation World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) since 2012. Co-organised by ...

AUSTRIA: SUMMER SEASON BRINGS A NEW OVERNIGHT STAY RECORD

Denise Chen -
This year’s summer brings positive results for Austrian tourism. A strong increase of German, Swiss, Dutch, British and American visitors has led to a new record of 17 million overnight stays (+2.1 pe ...

DISNEYLAND PARIS INVESTIGATED FOR OVERCHARGING FOREIGNERS

Dan Rang -
The European Commission announced that it is investigating whether Disneyland Paris charged foreign visitors more than French tourists, which would be against the EU rules. ...