MAURITIUS REPORTS TOURIST ARRIVALS DOWN BY 41% COMPARED TO 2020

Richard Moor -
The tourism sector figures were released by Statistics Mauritius last week. While in 2020, the country had welcomed 308,980 tourists, the figure fell to 179,780 for the past year, which represents a d ...

THE CITY OF GHENT PROTECTS ITSELF FROM OVER-TOURISM SO AS NOT TO SUFFER FROM IT

Cecilia Garland -
Cities like Barcelona, Amsterdam, and Venice have faced the issue of over-tourism, which has caused frustration among locals. However, some cities not yet experiencing this problem are taking proactiv ...

THE SLOW RECOVERY OF CATALAN TOURIST SECTOR

Sara Thopson -
Catalan tourist sector closed 2021 with 5.6 million international visitors, less than half the level of 2019. ...

FRANCE CAN HARDLY HANDLE SO MANY TOURISTS

Ashley Nault -
France faces challenges in managing the large influx of international visitors, even though tourists contributed a staggering $95 billion to the French economy last year. In 2020, France remained the ...

ISTANBUL TARGETS 19 MILLION INTERNATIONAL TOURISTS THIS YEAR

Gregory Dolgos -
Istanbul is expecting 45,777 congress tourists in the remaining months of the year, according to Şekib Avdagiç, President of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ITO). Turkey is aiming for a tourism inco ...