SHANGHAI TOURISM FESTIVAL IS OVER WITH 97 MILLION TOURISTS AND UNPRECEDENTED SPENDING
As the crisp autumn air begins to brush the Huangpu River, Shanghai recently wrapped up its impressive 36th Tourism Festival. It was quite an affair, running for 93 days and nicely transitioning from ...
VIETNAM'S VISA-FREE ENTRY POLICY PAYS OFF
As autumn’s gentler breezes start to replace the muggy summer days in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s tourism industry finds itself bathed in the success of a recent policy shift, one that' ...
THE COST OF PARIS 2024 OLYMPICS WAS 6.6 BILLION EUROS
One year on from the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, a new report from France's Court of Auditors offers a measured reflection. While the Games ran smoothly, the economic impact was modest, and p ...
U.S. TOURISM HIT BY YET ANOTHER SHUTDOWN
As of October 1, 2025, the United States found itself in the midst of yet another government shutdown, its twentieth since 1976. A failure to reach a consensus on the federal budget in Congress trigge ...
THE RISE OF SMART HOTEL ROOMS: BALANCING TECHNOLOGY AND HUMAN TOUCH
The hospitality sector is currently experiencing a tech-driven evolution, with "smart hotel rooms" changing the very nature of the guest experience, from the initial booking right through to check-out ...