EBOLA: UN URGES AFFECTED COUNTRIES TO SCREEN TRAVELERS
Countries affected by the Ebola virus must start exit screening immediately of all the passengers who are leaving the international airports, major ground crossings and sea ports – stated the recent r ...
CARIBBEAN: GRENADA REPORTED HIGHEST INCREASE IN TOURIST ARRIVALS
The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) received the tourism statistics for the first half of 2014, from most Caribbean countries. The results show that the Caribbean in general recorded a mean growt ...
MALLORCA FACING DROP IN TOURISM ARRIVALS
The tourism increase expected at the beginning of the year for the largest Balearic Island Mallorca has not occurred yet. After the record of 2013 with 9.488 million arrivals (+ 3.4%), it was expected ...
ITALY REPORTED A SEASIDE BOOM IN TAX FREE SHOPPING
International tourists who visit Italy during the summer increasingly seek the beach resorts for shopping. ...
OLYMPICS TO BOOST TOURISM IN RIO DE JANEIRO
The choice of Rio de Janeiro as the 2016 Olympics host is viewed as the extension of the World Cup success. The city tourism expects a significant boost of the industry thanks to the Olympics. ...