SPENDING ON BUSINESS TRAVEL IN THE U.S. TO GROW BY 7%

Pat Hyland -
According to a Visa-sponsored survey conducted by the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the U.S. business travel spending is expected to grow about 7 percent on year-on-year basis in 2014. Th ...

INCREASE IN TOURISTS FROM EMERGING MARKETS TO CHILE

Nils Kraus -
A study by El Servicio National de Turismo (SERNATUR) shows that in May, Chile enjoyed a 9% increase in foreign visitors. Undersecretary of Tourism, Javiera Montes, explained, “In the fifth month of ...

HOTELIERS ARE FURIOUS: HIGHER TAXES AGAIN

Chris Grad -
Following the adoption by the National Assembly of an amendment to establish an additional regional tax of 2€ per night and person in Ile-de-France, Roland Heguy, the Confederal President of the Union ...

EUROPE RELAXING VISA RULES TO ATTRACT CHINESE TRAVELLERS

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Relationships between Europe and China have been improving in recent times and European embassies are looking to build upon new political relations by opening the door a little wider and being more in ...

EUROPEAN TRAVEL TRENDS FOR SUMMER 2014

Andrea Hausold -
Summer is in full swing and millions of European travellers are either heading abroad for their holidays, planning an August trip for the school holidays or returning from sunny climes after an early ...