SPAIN RECEIVED 6% MORE CRUISE PASSENGERS UP TO MAY

Gary Diskin -
Spain welcomed 2.9 million cruise ship passengers between January and May, which is 6% more than in the same period last year. These are the figures released by the State Ports. In May the country rec ...

GERMANY: BUSINESSMEN BOOK EARLY TO SAVE MONEY

Gary Diskin -
German business travelers book price-consciously. The data of Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) show that during this year’s first quarter 41 percent of all customers booked their flights 14 days in advan ...

FRANCE: DOMESTIC AND INTL TOURISTS EXPECTED TO GROW IN NUMBERS

Dan Rang -
The summer season has started rather well for tourism in France with an overall increase in tourist numbers. The amount of visitors coming to the country is expected to be at least equivalent to that ...

MEXICAN MINISTRY ACKNOWLEDGES THE IMPORTANCE OF LGBT TOURISM

Kevin Eagan -
Cancún, Mexico City, and Puerto Vallarta are among the friendliest Mexican destinations for gay travelers, stated a representative from the Ministry of Tourism. According to him, the LGBT tourism is a ...

NO SMOKING IN AUSTRIAN RESTAURANTS STARTING IN 2018

Joe McClain -
A complete smoking ban in all Austrian restaurants and other food providers has been passed by the national authorities. It will start on May 1st, 2018. Hotels and other accommodation services will ha ...