IN LATIN AMERICA 45% OF JOBS IN TOURISM WERE LOST OVER COVID-19

Sara Thopson -
The hotel and restaurant industry has been hit the hardest by the ongoing health emergency in Latin America. 60% of the personnel in the industry are women; with 80% of them informally employed. ...

BOOKING LAUNCHES AI TRAVEL PLANNING TOOL POWERED BY CHATGPT

Richard Moor -
Booking has announced its AI travel planner. The "AI Trip Planner" launched in beta on June 28 for a select group of US travelers on the company's app. The new tool is based on Booking's existing mach ...

TURKEY'S CRUISE TOURISM HAD A GOOD START TO 2023

Justin N. Froyd -
The resumption of cruise tourism in Turkey after the pandemic has caught experts' attention. The total number of cruise passengers, including those in transit, increased by 14 times in the first quart ...

U.S. TOURISM REBOUNDS BUT REMAINS WELL BELOW PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS

Theodore Slate -
Tourism to and from the U.S. has gradually recovered in 2022 without fully returning to pre-pandemic levels, according to data released the Commerce Department. For the year as a whole, more than 50.8 ...

THE ITALIAN TOURISM TREND IS POSITIVE

Richard Moor -
There are several considerations that can stimulate the data collected by the Astoi Confindustria Viaggi Observatory, the company that represents over 90% of the Italian tour operating market regardin ...