RUSSIA LURES FOREIGN TOURISTS WITH SIMPLIFIED ENTRY MEASURES

Tomas Haupt -
As the tourism world awakens, countries are taking measures to get the industry up and running ahead of the much-anticipated summer season, which could look much more “normal” than what we have gotten ...

BALI BANS TOURISTS FROM PAYING IN CRYPTOCURRENCIES

Larry Brain -
Bali, Indonesia, has denied cryptocurrency payments for hotel stays, restaurant bills, and shopping malls. The government there has warned all visiting tourists against using cryptocurrency for everyd ...

ITALY EXPECTS 212.8 MILLION OVERNIGHT STAYS

Cecilia Garland -
212.8 million overnight stays are expected in Italy in the summer, with foreign tourists driving the growth, at +9.6 percent over 2022. These are the results of a survey by the Florence-based Center f ...

URUGUAY'S TOURISM INDUSTRY RECOVERS

Michael Trout -
Uruguay's tourism industry has shown promising signs of recovery during the first half of 2023, generating revenues of 1,000 million dollars. The sector's rebound can be attributed to the arrival of o ...

THAILAND TO RELAX CROSS-BORDER ENTRY RULES AS OF JUNE

Samuel Dorsi -
Thailand plans to further relax its cross-border entry rules for double-vaccinated tourists, probably starting in June. Then, the current model requiring PCR tests before departure and after arrival, ...