2,000 APARTMENTS FOR TOURISTS: VIENNA TAKES ACTION AGAINST AIRBNB

Ashley Nault -
Airbnb is driving up rents. In Vienna alone, 2,000 apartments are being completely removed from the housing market in order to rent them out to tourists. The city is now intervening and taking legal a ...

SWISS MOUNTAIN RAILWAYS ENJOY IMMENSE POPULARITY AGAIN – IS IT ENOUGH?

Nils Kraus -
Mountain railways in the Swiss Alps enjoy the good times again. According to a recent report, their popularity goes up together with the revenues. ...

WILDFIRES: NUMBER OF TRAVELERS HEADING TO AUSTRALIA DECREASED DRAMATICALLY

Theodore Slate -
The number of travelers booking stays in Australia has plummeted since the fires started in September. ...

BUSINESS TRAVEL TO INCREASE WHILE PROTECTING THE CLIMATE

Dan Rang -
Some may be surprised to discover that the climate debate has a considerable impact on business travel. Two thirds of the companies have adapted their travel policy as a result of the raised climate-r ...

TOURIST DEATHS: DOMINICAN FOREIGN ARRIVALS FALL 4.6%

Theodore Slate -
Foreign arrivals to the Dominican Republic, the country’s main source of income, registered a 4.6% drop in 2019 according to the Central Bank’s report, showing the first negative figures in a decade. ...