COULD RATE PARITY ISSUES THREATEN THE RISE OF OTAS?

Gary Diskin -
2015 has been the year of the OTAs – online travel agents – with strong gains already projected over other companies and single brands – they saw an 15.1% increase in the first quarter of 2015 compare ...

WIFI AND AIR CONDITIONING VALUED MOST BY TOURISTS

Gary Diskin -
A good, and possibly free, WiFi connection and air conditioning are the services most valued by tourists when booking a hotel, according to the Trabber Review. Their study focused on services the tour ...

DRESDEN AIMS TO IMPROVE IMAGE AS PROTESTERS SCARE AWAY TOURISTS

Cecilia Garland -
There is a movement growing in Dresden, Germany among leading museums and other key tourist attractions to combat racism and show acceptance to other cultures and those in need. The Semperoper Opera H ...

FORBIDDEN CITY TO OPEN 85% OF ITS EXHIBITION SPACE BY 2020

Dan Rang -
85% of the exhibition space at Beijing's Palace Museum – also referred to as the Forbidden City – will be open to the public by 2020. ...

THE PROFILE OF A MODERN BUSINESS TRAVELER

Joe McClain -
Business tourism is ever-changing industry, conditioned by socioeconomic factors as well as transportation and technological advances and innovations. It is reasonable to believe then, that travelers ...