SWISS HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY FACES DECREASING GUEST NUMBERS

Daniel A. Tanner -
In spite of the beautiful weather in Switzerland, this August saw fewer tourists than last year’s. The overnight stays decreased by 3.6 percent to 4.1 million. Especially the mountain regions struggle ...

WELLNESS TOURISM IN AUSTRIA: THE BOOM IS OVER

Gregory Dolgos -
The days of new wellness tourism records in Austria are over. According to the publisher of independent wellness hotel guide „Relax Guide“, the struggling economy combined with an increased competitio ...

CRUISE TOURISM IN THE CARIBBEAN GENERATED $3.16 M

Dan Rang -
Recently, the Business Research & Economic Advisors (BREA) released its study of cruise tourism spending in the Caribbean and its impact on the destination economies. ...

CUBAN TOURISM BENEFITS FROM AN INCREASE OF FLIGHTS TO THE ISLAND

Denise Chen -
Cuban tourism is growing and air links are having a major impact. The trends indicate that 2015 will close with the arrival of more than 3.5 million foreign visitors. ...

1 BILLION EUROS TO DEVELOP TOURISM IN FRANCE PROVIDED BY THE DEPOSITS FUND

Daniel A. Tanner -
This year France expects to welcome 85 million tourists. To achieve the goal of hosting 100 million visitors per year by 2020 and thus to boost tourism in France the Deposits Fund intends to implement ...