SPAIN: AIRBNB SEEMS IMMUNE TO TOURISM SLOW DOWN

Pat Hyland -
Airbnb is immune to the most recent tourism slowdown in Spain. The rental platform has not seen a drop in foreign visitors during the summer and has increased once again the number of visitors in the ...

EUROPEAN CRUISE SECTOR REPORTS INCREASING DEMAND

Nils Kraus -
European cruise sector reported growth. The demand for cruises has increased by 68% in ten years. Between 2010 and 2017, the number of passengers in Europe increased from 5.5 million to 6.96 million, ...

TOURISM INDUSTRY IN PANAMA LOSES ITS POTENTIAL DUE TO HIGH PRICES

Chris Grad -
Tourism experts in Panama claim that travelers prefer to visit other places such as Colombia, which is 30% cheaper than Panama. Due to expensive services, the country loses its competitiveness in the ...

DECRIMINALIZATION OF HOMOSEXUALITY FUELS INDIA’S LGBT TOURISM AND ECONOMY

Andrea Hausold -
Indian LGBT community includes more than 55 million people, whose income is about $113 million per year. As such, LGBT tourism in India has a great potential. ...

QATAR’ TOURISM AFFECTED BY POLITICAL CRISIS

Vanderlei J. Pollack -
The diplomatic crisis faced by Qatar since last year is increasingly affecting the tourism industry. The country, future host of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, has reported an 18% decrease in arrivals from ...