JAPAN WELCOMED 30% MORE INTERNATIONAL TOURISTS LAST YEAR

Kevin Eagan -
A strong growth of international arrivals was registered in Japan. The travel trade reported 43% increase in tourist expenditures. ...

WORLD NATIONAL PARKS RECEIVE 8 BILLION VISITORS ANNUALLY

Anna Luebke -
The world’s national parks and reserves receive 8,000 million visitors a year, according to the first comprehensive study of nature tourism in protected areas. The study was conducted by researchers a ...

SARDINIA LAUNCHED A NEW PROMOTION CAMPAIGN

Andrew J. Wein -
‘Sardinia Is the Island of the Quality of Life.’ The slogan epitomizes the contents of the new strategy undertaken by Regione Sardegna to reposition its brand on the international market. ...

STRONG SWISS FRANC ACCELERATES CHANGES IN TOURISM

Sara Thopson -
The tourism industry in Switzerland has had a successful year. The amount of overnight stays increased in 2014, especially thanks to the cities. However the mountainous regions stagnated. Thanks to th ...

OVER 5M CHINESE TRAVELED ABROAD AT THE SPRING FESTIVAL

Holidays are the days when consumers usually travel and shop and enjoy luxury services. It is in these days that people find some respite from their jobs and get to relax and explore the world. That i ...