NEW ZEALAND REPORTS GROWING VISITOR SPEND

Gregory Dolgos -
New visitor spend statistics indicate that New Zealand’s tourism industry can now boast being on the right track to reach its objective of nearly doubling tourism revenues by 2015, at least according ...

SWITZERLAND CELEBRATING 150 YEARS OF WINTER TOURISM

Daniel A. Tanner -
Switzerland is celebrating 150 years of winter tourism. What started as a small spa getaway now attracts tourists from all over the world in search of fun and extreme sports. Schweiz Tourismus wants t ...

GBTA: BUSINESS TRAVEL SPEND IN CHINA TO GROW 18% IN 2015

Dan Rang -
The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) has just released a new GBTA BTI Outlook for China. The Business Travel Index (BTI) is a semi-annual publication that analyses current economic events aro ...

USA: NATIONAL PARKS TO RAISE ENTRANCE FEES IN 2015

Daniel A. Tanner -
If you are planning to visit one of the 131 national parks in the U.S. this fall, you will be among the last people to enjoy the low admission fees. The National Park Service has given permission to t ...

SCOTLAND: LEASED HOTELS GREW 7.8 %

James Morris -
According to Scottish Development International, a recent research shows that over the past three years, there has been a significant growth in returns for investors as Scottish leased hotels have tre ...