HOTEL TAX TO INCREASE CONSIDERABLY IN FRANCE

Daniel A. Tanner -
The French Minister for Tourism, Laurent Fabius, announced coming changes to the hotel tax rates that will affect not only the traditional hotels but apartments booked via internet like Airbnb website ...

CANCÚN BECOMING THE HUB OF ONLINE AGENCIES

Cecilia Garland -
Quintana Roo, one of the Mexican states, has become in recent years the epicenter of online travel agencies ever since they have established their central offices there. ...

CHRISTMAS IN EUROPE – TRADITIONAL MARKETS ARE MOST POPULAR

Bill Alen -
From the German and Austrian markets to the Jewish Prague – European tours take the traditional and cultural route for this year’s Christmas. ...

ITALY: ONLINE AND OFFLINE TRAVEL SALES SEEM TO BE BALANCED

Since the end of the summer, several indicators point to a change in the balance between online and offline travel bookings in Italy. ...

ALITALIA AIRLINE TO BE HEADED BY EX-FERRARI BOSS

Chris Grad -
Last week, a number of reports have linked Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, the former Ferrari boss, with the future top job at Italy’s Alitalia Airline. ...