KENYA HOPES TO ATTRACT 1M CHINESE TOURISTS ANNUALLY

Wayne M. Gore -
More Chinese tourists are expected to visit Kenya according to a senior tourism official. There are two essential reasons: the direct flights from mainland China to Kenya introduced recently and effor ...

BUSINESS TOURISM IN SPAIN UP 9% IN 2014 GENERATING NEARLY €4.4 B

Denise Chen -
Business tourism had an economic impact of almost 4.4 billion Euros for Spain in 2014, representing a 9% increase over the previous year, according to a study by The Ostelea Business School of Tourism ...

SWISS HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY FACES DECREASING GUEST NUMBERS

Daniel A. Tanner -
In spite of the beautiful weather in Switzerland, this August saw fewer tourists than last year’s. The overnight stays decreased by 3.6 percent to 4.1 million. Especially the mountain regions struggle ...

WELLNESS TOURISM IN AUSTRIA: THE BOOM IS OVER

Gregory Dolgos -
The days of new wellness tourism records in Austria are over. According to the publisher of independent wellness hotel guide „Relax Guide“, the struggling economy combined with an increased competitio ...

CRUISE TOURISM IN THE CARIBBEAN GENERATED $3.16 M

Dan Rang -
Recently, the Business Research & Economic Advisors (BREA) released its study of cruise tourism spending in the Caribbean and its impact on the destination economies. ...