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 ...

TOURISM IN ECUADOR RELIES ON INTENSIVE VACCINATIONS

Nik Fes -
Developing countries are those who are hit more by the impact of the current crisis in tourism, as the slow progress of vaccination keeps away the tourists. Ecuador has begun to reverse that reality w ...

TOURISM ENEMY NO. 1 IS TERRORISM

Kevin Eagan -
Between November 2015 and July 2016, three jihadist attacks in Paris and Nice killed 224 people, wounding at least 850 others. The attacks put France on alert, but also the hundreds of thousands of pe ...

BRAZIL’S TOURISM RECOVERING SLOWLY FIGHTING DEEP-ROOTED PROBLEMS

Andrea Hausold -
With the colorful parades of the Sambódromo in Rio de Janeiro postponed because of the spread of the omicron variant, Brazil is experiencing a carnival week with not much partying this year. This is b ...

OUTBOUND TRAVEL IS CHANGING IN 2023

Daniel A. Tanner -
The year 2023 is an important milestone for the travel industry, as many travel destinations and businesses are still struggling to recover from the impact of COVID-19. While the recovery speed varies ...