PORTUGUESE TOURISM PARADOX – OVERNIGHT STAYS UP, WAGES DOWN
The amount of overnight stays in Portuguese hotels in 2016 increased, the number of guests increased, the occupancy rate increased, the revenues increased. The average wages of the hotel staff, howeve ...
REUNION TOURISM INCREASING FOR THE 3RD CONSECUTIVE YEAR
Île de la Réunion Tourisme (IRT) recently published positive figures for the fiscal year of 2016, congratulating themselves for having had an “intense year of tourism”. The Reunion tourism companies w ...
SKI SEASON IN THE ALPS THREATENED BY LACK OF SNOW
For the third year, the level of snow in the the French and Swiss Alps has reduced again affecting the ski season. Several resorts from France to Austria are no longer able to start their season accor ...
AZERBAIJAN TOURISM AUTHORITIES REJOICE OVER AN INCREASE
Last year, Azerbaijan tourism industry was boosted by 2.25 million tourists. One third of them were Russians, as reported by the State Statistics Committee. ...
FOREIGN TOURISTS IN COLOGNE DECREASED IN NUMBERS
While Germany reports new records in terms of tourism, the number of tourists in Cologne declined sharply at the turn of the year. The main reason were the New Year’s Eve gang assaults on women that s ...