MEXICO’S TOURISM: FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT DROPPED 50% IN 2018

Wayne M. Gore -
Foreign direct investment in tourism plummeted by 50% in 2018, going from US$585 million in 2017, to $798.5 million, as revealed by figures from the Mexico’s tourism ministry (SECTUR). ...

NEW RUSSIAN AIRCRAFT INTENDS TO REPLACE THE B737 MAX

Joe McClain -
In the middle of Boeing 737 MAX crisis, Russia prepares to introduce the Irkut MC-21 with a capacity of up to 160 passengers. ...

WEDDING TOURISM GENERATES EUR 500 MILLION IN ITALY

Nik Fes -
If there is a market segment that is particularly popular in Italy, it is the wedding tourism, tourism for foreigners’ marriages. More than 8,700 events in 2018 in Italy generated an estimated turnove ...

LAST YEAR FRENCH TRAVELERS WENT ON HOLIDAY IN RECORD NUMBERS

Daniel A. Tanner -
Despite the SNCF and Air France strikes, the World Cup and the yellow vest movement, 66% of French people went on holiday at least once in 2018. 35.5 million, that’s two thirds of the French populatio ...

REUNION ISLAND: OVERNIGHT STAYS DECREASED IN 2018

Denise Chen -
All hotels in Reunion Island have recorded a decrease in overnight stays in 2018. With a total of 1,196,100 overnight stays, bookings and reservations have dropped by 1% compared to 2017. ...