CHINESE VISITORS COME TO ITALY FOR SHOPPING

Tomas Haupt -
According to Global Blue, tax-free shopping by non-EU tourists, especially Chinese visitors, in Italy increased by 28% in the summer of this year compared to 2019. This growth was even higher, reachin ...

THE TARGET OF 4 MILLION CHINESE TOURISTS IN THAILAND NOT ACHIEVED BEFORE THE END OF 2023

Dan Rang -
The Tourism Board of Thailand (TAT) has revised its prediction of Chinese arrivals to 3.4 to 3.5 million, lower than the expected 4 million. This is due to middle-class Chinese tourists now traveling ...

TURKISH TOURISM REVENUES JUMPED TO $13 BILLION IN THE SECOND QUARTER

Daniel A. Tanner -
According to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK), tourism revenues in Turkey saw a remarkable increase of 23.1% in the second quarter (April-June) of this year, reaching $12.98 billion. ...

JAPANESE TOURISM SETS NEW RECORD

Andrew J. Wein -
In December 2023, Japanese tourism authorities announced a record number of 2.73 million travelers. This figure marks a year of rapid tourism recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic. The number is ab ...

INTERNATIONAL TOURISTS SPENDING TO REACH 93% OF PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS

The UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has estimated that around 975 million tourists have traveled worldwide between January and September 2023. This is a significant increase of 38% compared to l ...