THAILAND TO LURE MORE VISITORS BY EXTENDING THE VISA WAIVER PROGRAM
The Prime Minister of Thailand, Srettha Thavisin, announced last week that tourists from India and Taiwan can enter Thailand without a visa from November 10, 2023 to May 10, 2024. This decision was ma ...
TAX-FREE SHOPPING: CHINESE TOURISTS RETURN TO ITALY
The spending of Chinese tourists in Italy is on the rise, especially when it comes to shopping. This has been observed by Global Blue, which noted a significant increase in tax-free shopping between F ...
AIRBNB'S REVENUE AND PROFITS SOAR AFTER RECORD SUMMER
Airbnb closed a record third quarter of revenue and profit. In the middle of the high season, Airbnb’s revenue soared by 18% to 3,397 million dollars (just over 3,200 million euros at the current exch ...
CUBA WELCOMED 1.8 MILLION INTERNATIONAL VISITORS BY SEPTEMBER
According to the National Office of Statistics and Information (ONEI), Cuba saw an increase of more than two-thirds in international visitors between January and September of 2023, with over 1.8 milli ...
13% INCREASE IN TOURISM REVENUES IN TURKEY
According to the Turkish Statistical Institute data, Turkey's tourism revenues surged by 13.1% to reach $20.23 billion in the third quarter of this year (July to September). This sector has been instr ...