LA PALMA REPORTS HOTEL OCCUPANCY RATE OF LESS THAN 15% DUE TO LAVA RIVER

Michael Trout -
Hundreds of residents on the Spanish island of La Palma left their homes last week as a new river of lava from the erupting volcano threatens to engulf another neighborhood on its possible route to th ...

VIETNAMESE TOURISM STARTS THE YEAR WITH A BANG

Larry Brain -
After the Lunar New Year (Tet) vacations, many localities reported impressive figures in terms of visitor numbers and tourism revenues. Vietnamese tourism has exploded this January, auguring a prolifi ...

TOURISM MARKETING EVOLVES TOWARD SOCIAL MEDIA

Gary Diskin -
Modern tourists are unsatisfied with stock images of idyllic destinations in fancy brochures. Instead, they now seek genuine experiences and increasingly rely on social media to find them. ...

OKTOBERFEST 2023: WHO BENEFITS THE MOST

Dan Rang -
The final weekend of Oktoberfest 2023 has come to an end. So far, visitors have increased compared to last year, and tourists are flocking to Munich in large numbers. However, have you ever wondered w ...

PARIS RETURNS TO PRE-COVID TOURIST NUMBERS

Dan Rang -
Paris has seen a notable increase in tourist attendance during the first quarter of the year, with tourist numbers approaching those seen in 2019. International tourists are spending more on average t ...