TIBET RECEIVES MORE VISITORS FROM ABROAD

Sara Thopson -
According to a top Tibetan official, the autonomous region of Tibet will further open up to outside world and welcome more foreign visitors during this summer. ...

SWISS HOTELS FACE A DROP IN OVERNIGHT STAYS

Nils Kraus -
After a temporary boom a dark cloud is sweeping over the Swiss tourism again. The number of hotel overnight stays dropped by 1.4 percent to 2.72 million in January, contrary to the previous year. Acco ...

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. ...