RUSSIAN OUTBOUND TOURISM FINALLY GROWING

Bill Alen -
For the first time in four years Russian outbound tourism has shown growth, the Russian Union of the Tourism Industry (RST) reported. The Union notes that since 2014, the outgoing tourist flow has onl ...

THE BIG DATA REVOLUTION IN TOURISM

Nils Kraus -
What real and tangible advantages does Big Data brings for tourism? What are the business opportunities offered by this technology? ...

MEXICO: FOREIGN TOURISTS COME IN GREATER NUMBERS

Richard Moor -
More than 22.9 million of foreign tourists traveled to Mexico from January to July representing an increase of 12 percent compared to last year according to the Bank of México (BdeM). ...

HURRICANE IRMA – THE IMPACT ON THE CARIBBEAN TOURISM DESTINATIONS

Nik Fes -
The three September days when Hurricane Irma flew through the eastern Caribbean meant enormous change for many peoples’ lives. Irma reaching 300kph (185mph) speed completely wiped out several communit ...

MADRID AND BARCELONA CHALLENGE PARIS AND LONDON AS SHOPPING TOURISM CENTERS

Larry Brain -
Spain is set to surpass France for the first time as a global destination with more tourists. Official forecasts and study services raise the numbers to 84 million visitors with a predominance of the ...