SHORTEN THAI VISA PROCESSING TIMES TO ATTRACT MORE CHINESE TOURISTS

Wayne M. Gore -
The Association of Thai Travel Agents (ATTA) has asked the Thai Department of Consular Affairs to shorten the visa approval period for Chinese tourists, which can be as long as 15 working days, to fac ...

FOREIGN VISITORS SET THE PACE OF TOURISM IN HUNGARY

Michael Trout -
Domestic and foreign tourism in Hungary is expected to increase by 10-15 percent compared to last year and reach 90-95 percent of the pre-pandemic level. In the first five months of the year, Hungaria ...

VIETNAMESE TOURISM STARTS THE YEAR WITH A BANG

Larry Brain -
After the Lunar New Year (Tet) vacations, many localities reported impressive figures in terms of visitor numbers and tourism revenues. Vietnamese tourism has exploded this January, auguring a prolifi ...

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EXPECTS 4.8 MILLION FOREIGN TOURISTS THIS YEAR

Larry Brain -
The Dominican Republic expects 4,840,376 tourists at the end of this year, though still far from the 6,446,036 arrivals recorded in 2019 before the pandemic, according to forecasts revealed last week ...

HOTEL SECTOR IN PORTUGAL - REVENUES WENT UP 24%

Laura Loss -
Throughout the third quarter of this year, the hotel sector in Portugal has achieved a revenue increase of 24.4% compared to the summer of 2019, the reference year before the Covid-19 pandemic, accord ...