HEALTH RESTRICTIONS IN CHINA HURT TOURISM SECTOR
The Chinese policy tightening the restrictions imposed on the population - with several cities under lockdown - to contain the spread of variant Omicron COVID-19 in the country, continues to impact th ...
THE MEGA CRUISE SHIPS ARE BACK IN PHUKET
Over the last three years, not a single cruise ship has visited Phuket. Prior to the pandemic, in 2019, 154 cruise ships had brought some 485,000 visitors to the island. ...
MAURITIUS: DECREASING TOURIST ARRIVALS BUT VISITORS STAY LONGER
While it is difficult to compare 2020 with 2021 because of the closed borders, the latest statistics of Mauritius for 2021 show a decline in tourist arrivals, from 442,749 in 2020 to 246,260 in 2021, ...
THAILAND REMAINS TOP DESTINATION FOR EUROPEANS
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) expects 6 million tourists from Europe this year, about 80% of the pre-pandemic total, to bring in more than 420 billion baht by the end of the year as part of ...
NEW PLAN TO REOPEN THAILAND TO TOURISM IS IN MOTION
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is preparing a new plan to reopen Thailand, which it proposed to the Center for Economic Situation Administration (CESA). Moreover, the authority plans to attra ...
