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, ...

INTERNATIONAL TOURISM IN SPAIN CONTINUES TO RECOVER

Wayne M. Gore -
Spain received four million tourists in March, eight times more than the 491,000 tourists the country received during the same month last year, thus increasing the pace of recovery of previous months, ...

MEXICO: TOURISM NUMBERS IN 2022 EXCEEDED PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS

Kevin Eagan -
Increased demand and higher prices of vacation services explain the recovery of the tourism sector in Mexico. ...

OVERTOURISM: ATHENS' ACROPOLIS FALLS VICTIM TO ITS OWN SUCCESS

Michael Trout -
The Acropolis in Athens, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is being overrun by tourists to the point where experts call for measures to stem the flow of travelers. The image is often the same: on the cobb ...

ITALIAN TOURISM: A COMPLICATED END OF THE YEAR

Theodore Slate -
The omicron variant is causing trouble to the Italian tourism industry ahead of the Christmas season. The number of cancellations of trips booked for the Christmas holidays, museums and exhibitions is ...