Tourism News

Vietnam welcomes 4.9 million foreign visitors in 8 months

Vietnam received more than 677,000 foreign arrivals in the early days of August, up 22% against the same month last… Read More »Vietnam welcomes 4.9 million foreign visitors in 8 months

Aug. 23–BERLIN — What the jaywalking tourists and nose-to-tail convoys of sightseeing buses in central Berlin suggest was confirmed Friday… Read More »Boom Times for Berlin Hotels with 9% Rise in Overnight Stays in First Half of 2013

RICHLAND COUNTY, SC?? The state?s hospitality industry wants policymakers to clarify what?s meant by a ?tourist? to ensure money collected… Read More »What is a ?tourist?? Definition key for proper use of tax money, group says

For the record, the Republic of Ireland boasts 516 castles. Just hold that thought for now. In the wide world… Read More »Why Do Ireland Tourism Ads Always Show Castles?

The travel industry last week struggled to decide how to handle Russia?s recently enacted anti-gay law, which could potentially put… Read More »Travel industry wary of new anti-gay law in Russia

hotels had big profit growth in 2012, according to PKF Consulting USA’s 2013 edition of Caribbean Trends in the Hotel… Read More »Caribbean hotels continued big profit growth in 2012, says PKF study

SEOUL – The?Seychelles Hospitality & Tourism Association?is engaging in a partnership with the Korean market that will promote reciprocal internships… Read More »Seychelles to boost tourism relations with Korea

Hotels.com’s CITM 2013 highlights big shift towards independent travel SINGAPORE, Aug. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — China has overtaken Germany and… Read More »Chinese become world’s biggest travel spenders

The second annual Chinese International Travel Monitor (CITM) released today by Hotels.com, the world?s leading hotel booking website, reveals significant… Read More »Chinese travellers shift towards independent travel – study

SATTE focuses on tapping buyers from tier II & III markets. According to UNWTO reports, the number of Indians travelling… Read More »50 Million Travellers From India

After spending the better part of a week at one of the business travel industry?s largest and most influential events,… Read More »HERE’S WHAT BUSINESS TRAVEL WILL LOOK LIKE IN 2014

Adam Schacter always stays in international chain hotels when he travels to China. ?That?s where I?m most comfortable and I… Read More »Travel to emerging markets presents unique challenges

Thailand and China are the main source of Yangon’s tourism market, according to a recently released report from the Jones… Read More »Thailand, China lead Yangon’s tourism market

Fans attending soccer?s?World Cup?next year face soaring hotel room prices, with rates rising as much as sixfold, according to Brazil?s… Read More »Brazil World Cup Hotel Prices Are Surging as Much as Sixfold

Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) and TUI, one of the world’s leading leisure travel companies, have… Read More »Abu Dhabi and TUI join forces to target buoyant Indian market

NEW YORK – Oman recorded more than $1 billion from international tourism for the first time in 2012, according to… Read More »Sultanate of Oman: One of top four tourist destinations in GCC

Europe’s largest tour operator TUI has cancelled all holidays bought by German customers to Egypt until mid-September. The move comes… Read More »Egypt: Travel firms cancel holidays as violence escalates

NORWALK – The results are a marked departure from past years of increased economic uncertainty, when some surveys cited up… Read More »The staycation is dead, new survey finds 83% of Americans say they will vacation away from home

CARACAS, Aug 14 (BERNAMA-NNN-Prensa Latina) ? Venezuelan authorities are promoting ways to expand tourism in the country?s key destinations, in… Read More »Venezuela To Develop Tourism Industry

Tourism business owners and Betawi art performers are heading to Taipei in a bid to get more tourists from Taiwan.… Read More »Jakarta eyes more tourists from Taiwan