AIR BERLIN AND NIKI AIRLINES EXPAND IN RUSSIA

Kevin Eagan -
Air Berlin, Germany's second largest airline, and its subsidiary - NIKI - continue expanding services for Russian travelers as a part of their eastern Europe strategy in 2013. ...

BRAZIL PLANS TO CONTROL HOTEL RATES DURING FIFA CUP

Andrew J. Wein -
During the upcoming FIFA Confederations Cup (15-30 June) and the next year’s FIFA World Cup, the Brazilian government promised to control the hotel room prices to prevent steep rise in the rates, as r ...

SPAIN ENJOYS AN INFLUX OF RUSSIAN TOURISTS

Sara Thopson -
In 2012 Spain saw a promising change in fortunes as Russian visitor numbers rocketed and this seemingly unlikely group overtook the British tourists in some of the more popular North-Eastern resorts. ...

IRELAND LOSING BRITISH HOLIDAYMAKERS

Tomas Haupt -
According to hotel operators, the major challenge for Ireland's struggling tourism industry is to bring back British holidaymakers. ...

TOURISM: CENTRAL REGION IN VIETNAM STRUGGLING

Alec Hills -
The year 2012 saw the central region in Vietnam receive a lot of tourists. The Hue City was able to award a gift to the 2-millionth tourists while the Da Nang received about 2.7m tourists. Hoi An town ...