BUENOS AIRES: 2.7 MILLION FOREIGN TOURISM ARRIVALS IN 2018

Samuel Dorsi -
In 2018, foreign tourism expenditure in goods and services increased by 30%. The growth was recorded by the hotel industry as well, which reported its highest occupancy rate since 2011. ...

GOOGLE ENABLES TRAVELERS TO RENT APARTMENTS

Theodore Slate -
Google now allows to book or rent apartments and other types of properties around the world. ...

ITALY HOPES TO ATTRACT MORE CHINESE TOURISTS AFTER XI JINPING’S VISIT

Nik Fes -
Last week, Chinese president Xi Jinping visited Italy. With him there were many companies including the travel sector. Several agreements were signed in the past couple of days. This should lead to an ...

JAPANESE TEMPLES TO CLOSE DOWN FOR GROUPS OF FOREIGN TOURISTS

Andrew J. Wein -
The impoliteness of foreign tourists forces Japanese temples to ban the entry of tours with large groups. ...

SOCIAL MEDIA BOOST THE OVER-TOURISM CRISIS

Andrea Hausold -
Social media can be blamed for spreading fake news, compromising one’s privacy and some people are blaming it for ruining some of the world’s top tourism destinations. Once, visitors would travel to s ...