GLOBAL TOURISM RECOVERY IS ACCELERATING
According to the latest WTO World Tourism Barometer, global tourism has seen a 182% year-on-year increase in January-March 2022, with destinations around the world hosting around 117 million internati ...
SAUDI ARABIA HAS AMBITIONS TO BECOME A GLOBAL TRANSPORTATION HUB
Riyadh Air aims to compete with Gulf airlines such as Emirates, Qatar Airways or Etihad and turn the kingdom into a transportation hub. Saudi Arabia has the means of its ambitions as it has just place ...
THAILAND'S TOURISM INDUSTRY RECOVERS THANKS TO VISA EASING
Nationwide hotel occupancy in Thailand reached 47.5 percent in August, up from 45.1 percent in July, and is expected to continue rising this month as the Kingdom lifts all restrictions. ...
AIRBNB IS PICKING UP STRONGLY AND DOING BETTER THAN BEFORE THE PANDEMIC
Airbnb – the accommodation booking site – has been experiencing record booking figures. The quarterly results reflect "the return of tourism", the rise of telecommuting and "the efficiency" of the mod ...
TOURISM IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN IS THE LEAST AFFECTED BY THE PANDEMIC
According to the WTTC Global Economic Impact Trends report, the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean resulted in a 42.4% decline in travel and tourism GDP in 2020. ...
