PARIS: THE ENTRY FEE TO THE EIFFEL TOWER TO INCREASE BY 20%

Larry Brain -
The Eiffel Tower Operating Company (SETE) plans to increase the ticket prices for visiting the Parisian monument by approximately 20% to compensate for the economic losses caused by COVID-19. ...

THE DEATH OF VENICE – THE OPEN-AIR MUSEUM

Richard Moor -
For the first time in centuries, fewer than 50,000 people live in Venice. So far, this trend cannot be stopped. The lagoon city is in danger of degenerating into an open-air museum. ...

ANDALUSIA IS THE DRIEST REGION IN EUROPE

Andrew J. Wein -
Heat and drought are causing problems all over Europe. But especially in southern Spain. Andalusia's tourist region is drought alert. Drought and water scarcity in Andalusia impact an expected tourism ...

EXPERT WARNS OF MALLORCA'S BEACHES

Anna Luebke -
While tourism is booming in Mallorca, the beaches are shrinking. Experts caution that without human intervention, there will be no beaches in the future. ...

THE RISKS OF THE WAR FOR TOURISM RECOVERY

Joe McClain -
A drop in consumer confidence, a rise in inflation that makes travel more expensive, loss of spending in the Russian and Ukrainian markets, impact on traditional destinations and also on emerging ones ...