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 ...

ARAB TOURISM SAVED THE SUMMER SEASON IN ISTANBUL

The glass can look half full or half empty for Turkish tourism, but one thing is certain. The gigantic Istanbul airport, untimely inaugurated nine months before the pandemic, was visibly designed for ...

ST. PETERSBURG BECOMES A NO-GO DESTINATION FOR CRUISE OPERATORS

Larry Brain -
The situation in Ukraine is escalating and more and more shipping companies and tour operators are stopping their Russia offers. As expected, the war in Ukraine is having a strong impact on tourism. A ...

EUROPEAN TOURISM REBOUNDS STRONGLY

Anna Luebke -
The latest edition of the EU Tourism Trends and Prospects quarterly report was released, revealing that international tourist arrivals in Europe are only 3.2% below 2019 levels, despite the ongoing pa ...

EXPERT: INVESTMENT IN TOURISM IN CUBA IS NOT RATIONAL

Andrew J. Wein -
Even if the official forecast for visits to Cuba in 2022 is met, more than half of the hotel rooms will be empty, says economist Pedro Monreal suggested a halt for investment in tourism. ...