RUGBY WORLD CUP BOOSTED FRENCH TOURISM
The Rugby World Cup played a significant role in achieving good French tourism results. According to Atout France, the state promotion agency, revenues increased to 50.4 billion euros from January to ...
TOURISM STAKEHOLDERS IN EGYPT CALL FOR 5-YEAR TAX AND CUSTOMS EXEMPTIONS FOR THE SECTOR
The Egyptian Businessmen Association's Tourism and Civil Aviation Committee recently convened to assess the state of the tourism sector. It developed strategies to enhance it amidst the current econom ...
WHAT TRAVELERS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT OVERBOOKING
Overbooking is common in travel, especially among airlines, hotels, and car rental companies. They sell more tickets or rooms than they can provide, expecting cancellations. ...
BRUSSELS WANTS AIRBNB AND UBER TO COLLECT VAT
The European Commission has proposed last week that platform operators in the passenger transport and short-term tourist accommodation sectors, such as Airbnb and Uber, among others, be responsible fo ...
SINGAPORE HOPES TO WELCOME UP TO 14 M VISITORS IN 2023
International visitor arrivals to Singapore reached 6.3 million in 2022 (about 33% of 2019 levels), experiencing a faster-than-expected recovery of its post-Covid tourism. The authorities hope to attr ...
