NEPAL TRICKS TO DECLARE MORE EIGHT-THOUSANDERS
Nepal sits between India and China’s Tibetan region and it’s keen on drawing even more climbers because, quite simply, they bring in a hefty slice of revenue. More than half of the world’s 14 mountain ...
TRIPADVISOR REMOVED OVER 2.7 MILLION FAKE REVIEWS IN 2024
Tripadvisor removed more than 2.7 million fake reviews in 2024—a jump from two million the year before—and detailed this in their 2025 Transparency Report. Apparently, moderators looked at roughly 4.2 ...
PARIS: ONLY 2% MORE INTERNATIONAL VISITORS DESPITE THE OLYMPICS
Tourism numbers in Greater Paris didn’t jump right after the Olympic Games. Figures released on March 20, by Choose Paris Region—the agency that boosts the area’s international appeal—revealed that in ...
A DECLINE IN COSTA RICA’S TOURISM IS BECOMING EVIDENT
Tourists coming to Costa Rica have noticeably dwindled over the past few months. January 2024 saw about 299,194 arrivals, while February brought in 317,830, while this year in January it was only 298, ...
SOUTH KOREA PLANS A VISA-FREE POLICY FOR GROUP TOURISTS FROM CHINA
South Korean officials in the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism recently announced a new approach that could let Chinese tour groups skip the visa process starting in the third quarter. This mov ...