BRUSSELS: STRATEGY AGAINST THE TRANSIT TOURISM

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Tourists come to Brussels to enjoy its historical heritage, taste the legendary Belgian beer or discover the European institutions. However, the city does not seem to attract long-stay tourism: most v ...

NEW RECORD NUMBER OF TOURISTS IN JAPAN

Vanderlei J. Pollack -
More than 31 million travelers visited Japan in 2018, according to official data published recently. It is a new record as the country prepares to host the Rugby World Cup in a few months and the Olym ...

ANDORRA REPORTED 3 M VISITORS AND 9 M OVERNIGHT STAYS

Richard Moor -
For the first time in history, Andorra surpassed the threshold of 3 million visitors per year, and has almost reached 9 million overnight stays in the period between December 2017 and November 2018. ...

IN 2018, CHINESE TOURISTS TRAVELED IN GREATER NUMBERS

Justin N. Froyd -
Despite the economic slowdown that is the subject of much discussion in China, domestic tourists did not reduce their foreign travel in 2018, quite the contrary. Thus, according to data from the Chine ...

CRUISE-SHIP JOBS HAVE THEIR PROS AND CONS

Kevin Eagan -
Many cruise-ship jobs take advantage of how desperate people can be for not being able to find a decent job in their countries of origin. But as bad as it sounds, these offers have their advantages. ...