THE TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CHANNEL TUNNEL

Wayne M. Gore -
The Channel Tunnel has become such well-known and well-used transport system in Europe that it is hard to believe it is only twenty years old. May 6th 2014 marked the twentieth anniversary of the open ...

CHINESE ONLINE TRAVEL MARKET PUTS OUTBOUND TRAVEL AHEAD OF ARRIVALS

Theodore Slate -
Recent reports into the status of China's inbound market do not make for great reading for local tourist agencies. While many are looking at potential growth in the number of Chinese passengers using ...

ARE GERMAN AND AUSTRIAN TRAVELERS TIRED OF TURKEY?

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The first quarter of 2014 brought a bitter disappointment for Turkey's tourism. "I am not sure if Turkey recorded the run that they reckoned with, not only ex Austria but in general," said Klaus Pümpe ...

TRANSLATION ERRORS COST 120 MILLION EUROS FOR E-TOURISM IN FRANCE ALONE

Laura Maudlin -
Sixty-five percent of travel sites in France contain blunders or translation errors according to the latest study by TextMaster; professional translation services as well as writing and editing online ...

CULTURAL TOURISM REPRESENTS 40% OF FOREIGN ARRIVALS TO CHILE

Pat Hyland -
According to a study by SERNATUR, about two in five foreign tourists who entered Chile did so motivated by Chilean culture, heritage, and traditions, and that is why there is a strong urgency in promo ...