ISRAEL TO BUILD MORE HOTELS FASTER

Denise Chen -
A new program was announced by the Israeli Tourism Ministry to speed up construction and build more hotel rooms, so that the high rates of hotels in the country can be reduced. Israel, as per the Worl ...

BARCELONA PLANS TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF TOURISTS

Joe McClain -
In the past, Barcelona’s tourism industry suffered from low tourists’ turnout. However, in recent years, the city has shown signs of improvement. This year, about nine million visitors are expected to ...

TUNISIA EXPECTS $515 MILLION LOSS IN TOURISM REVENUE

William Law -
Following the recent attack on Tunisian beach, in the resort town of Sousse, that claimed 39 lives, the country expects to lose approximately $515 million. This amount is a quarter of the country’s an ...

CRISIS IN RUSSIA AFFECTS TURKEY'S TOURISM SECTOR

Gregory Dolgos -
According to the statistics, the number of Russian visitors in Turkey has dropped by 30 percent. Experts forecast that the Turkish economy will suffer a cost of $ 2.5 billion. 20,000 people are also e ...

SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL: WILLINGNESS TO PAY VS. ACTUAL BEHAVIOR

Daniel A. Tanner -
According to the UNWTO 2014 report, the number of international visitors is expected to rise from an average of nearly 43 million tourists per year, to approximately 1.8 billion each year. In order to ...