SOUTH KOREA AND CHINA SHOW SIGNS OF EASING UP ON TOURISM

Larry Brain -
South Korea and China have had several economic and geopolitical disagreements recently. However, tourism has seen appeasement gestures. ...

THE NUMBER OF FOREIGN GUESTS WITH ELECTRONIC VISAS IS GROWING IN RUSSIA

Gary Diskin -
Since August 1st, Russia's new electronic visa system has resulted in a 25% increase in hotel bookings for tourists compared to the previous month and a 40% increase from last year. ...

JAPAN HAD MORE THAN TWO MILLION TOURISTS IN JUNE

Alec Hills -
Japan's tourism industry has been at an almost complete standstill for over two years due to the pandemic. ...

THAILAND TO LURE MORE VISITORS BY EXTENDING THE VISA WAIVER PROGRAM

James Morris -
The Prime Minister of Thailand, Srettha Thavisin, announced last week that tourists from India and Taiwan can enter Thailand without a visa from November 10, 2023 to May 10, 2024. This decision was ma ...

MAURITIUS: DECREASING TOURIST ARRIVALS BUT VISITORS STAY LONGER

Theodore Slate -
While it is difficult to compare 2020 with 2021 because of the closed borders, the latest statistics of Mauritius for 2021 show a decline in tourist arrivals, from 442,749 in 2020 to 246,260 in 2021, ...