ISRAELI TOURISM AND AVIATION SECTORS ARE SEVERELY AFFECTED BY THE WAR

Kevin Eagan -
Israel's economy has suffered a setback due to a state of emergency caused by the war with Gaza. The government and private sector has tried to intervene to reduce the losses incurred. Many sectors, i ...

HEALTH RESTRICTIONS IN CHINA HURT TOURISM SECTOR

Alec Hills -
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

Theodore Slate -
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

Theodore Slate -
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

Theodore Slate -
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 ...