TOURISM IN PERU PLANS 7 MILLION VISITORS
The Peruvian tourism sector has been going through a very positive phase in 2016, and the outlook for the next year is very promising. The government's goal is to keep getting as many tourists as poss...
ITALY TO FOCUS MORE ON SLOW TOURISM
Instead of mass tourism, Italy wants to focus more and more on the so called “slow tourism”. Italian Minister of Culture Dario Franceschini has set up an internet portal for eco-conscious travelers wh...
CATALAN TOURISM PLAN LAUNCHED TO INCREASE TOURIST EXPENDITURE
David Font, director of the Catalan Tourist Board (CBT), introduced the Tourism Marketing Plan 2018-2022, whose main objective is for Catalonia to become one of the top three tourist destinations in E...
CHILEAN TOURISM AUTHORITIES INTRODUCE NEW PLACES OF INTEREST
After several months of work, the Committee of Tourism Ministers declared the regions of Lonquimay, the Chiloé Archipelago, Torres del Paine, and Cape Horn as places of interest, adding these to the 3...
BRAZIL READY TO CANCEL VISAS FOR U.S. CITIZENS TO BOOST TOURISM
The new Brazilian government intends to unilaterally abolish visa requirements for U.S. citizens, as claimed by the country’s Minister of Tourism Marcelo Álvaro Antônio. The aim is to boost tourism in...
