WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM’S TRAVEL AND TOURISM REPORT HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

Nils Kraus -
Switzerland, Austria and Germany have the most attractive environments for developing the travel and tourism industry, according to the second annual Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2008, rele ...

MIDDLE EAST CAPITALIZES ON THE SPABOOM

Justin N. Froyd -
The popularity of spas grows world wide. It is perhaps caused by the new generation of customers. They like healthy lifestyle therefore luxury is no longer enough for them. Nowadays, spa going is no m ...

CHINESE TOURISM ANALYSIS

Andrea Hausold -
Chinese economy grows rapidly and so does its tourism industry. As the world’s economy improves, number of tourists rises every year. In 2020 the number of overseas travelers is expected to rise to ap ...

FIRST INDIAN GREEN HOTEL

Michael Trout -
Being environmentally friendly is very popular these days, even in India, where they will soon have their first green hotel. The Park Hotel will be located in Hyderabad, the capital of the Indian stat ...

MICE LURE LEISURE TOURISTS TO SA

Daniel A. Tanner -
The MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) sector showed to be very helpful in luring leisure tourists to the Republic of South Africa. According to a Datavision study, that covers t ...