HONG KONG INTRODUCES A TOURISM FORECASTING PLATFORM

Justin N. Froyd -
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has introduced a new "GBA Tourism Forecasting Platform" tool. This system is designed to analyze data for the Greater Bay Area (GBA), an ambitious plan by the cent ...

VIETNAM'S TOURISM ACCELERATES RECOVERY AND GROWTH

Andrew J. Wein -
As of March 15, 2022, Vietnam has fully resumed its tourism activities after over two years of stagnation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The country's tourism industry is recovering and developing to b ...

SWISS GUESTS SAVE THE DOMESTIC HOTEL MARKET

Larry Brain -
Last year, Switzerland recorded 38 million hotel overnight stays. Most of them were accounted for by the Swiss domestic travelers, which provided another record result. Only in the "pre-Corona years" ...

CHALLENGES TO TOURISM GROWTH IN AFRICA

Justin N. Froyd -
According to data from the World Bank, the number of visitors to Africa grew from 25 million in 1995 to over 75 million in 2019. ...

TOURIST CROWDS CONTINUE TO PLAGUE DUBROVNIK

James Morris -
Dubrovnik's Old Town is experiencing blistering heat, with temperatures soaring to 33 degrees in the shade. Despite the sweltering conditions, tourist crowds can be seen wandering through the town's s ...