MAURITIUS: DECREASING TOURIST ARRIVALS BUT VISITORS STAY LONGER

Theodore Slate -
While it is difficult to compare 2020 with 2021 because of the closed borders, the latest statistics of Mauritius for 2021 show a decline in tourist arrivals, from 442,749 in 2020 to 246,260 in 2021, ...

ST. PETERSBURG BECOMES A NO-GO DESTINATION FOR CRUISE OPERATORS

Larry Brain -
The situation in Ukraine is escalating and more and more shipping companies and tour operators are stopping their Russia offers. As expected, the war in Ukraine is having a strong impact on tourism. A ...

WAR IN UKRAINE: RUSSIAN AIR TRANSPORTATION WILL CHANGE DRAMATICALLY

Last week, the EU announced a ban on the sale, lease, transfer or export of aircraft and any components to Russia following the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The ban applies not only to new contracts ...

JANUARY: SPAIN WELCOMED SIX TIMES MORE TOURISTS THAN IN JAN 2021

Andrew J. Wein -
Spain received 2.48 million tourists last January, which is almost six times more tourists (+467.7%) than in the same month of 2021 (434,000), a year marked by the third wave of the pandemic and by th ...

HOW TO TRAVEL ON A BUDGET IN MEXICO

Denise Chen -
If you are currently in the US and are looking for a way to explore all that Mexico has to offer, you are not alone. Mexico remains a highly popular travel destination for US citizens and one of the ...