According to experts, China’s tourism market recorded its best performance during the five-day holiday on May 1, and many see it as a turning point in the recovery of tourism. According to the president of the China Tourism Academy, visits and travel will generate tourism revenue of more than 120 billion yuan (about US$17 billion), or […]
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Destination Dubai is recovering very fast
In the first quarter of 2023, Dubai received 4.67 million foreign overnight guests, up from 3.97 million visitors in 2022. According to information released by the Department of Economy and Tourism (DET), this is a 17% year-over-year gain and the city’s highest Q1 performance since the epidemic, putting it firmly on course to become the […]
Mountain Tourism – The Market with an Unknown Potential
The UNWTO report regarding mountain tourism accounts for between 9% and 16% of international tourist arrivals worldwide, meaning 195-375 million tourists in 2019. However, the scarcity of data on mountain tourism makes it difficult or even impossible to evaluate the economic, social, and environmental impacts of this important travel segment. The mountains host around 1 […]
Jersey Relaxes Its Rules for Tourists
Jersey and Guernsey, the two main English Channel Islands – except for White – are much closer to France than to Great Britain, so there has always been a strong flow of French day-trippers from the nearby shores of Normandy and Brittany. However, lately, these trips were complicated because, in compliance with the new regulations […]
Italy Introduces New Rules for a Popular Tourist Route
The so-called Amalfitana tourist route on Italy’s Amalfi Coast will again be closed to traffic for an extended period this year. This is how the authorities want to control and regulate traffic on the busy road. The Amalfitana is one of the most famous tourist roads in southern Italy. Its complete name is: Strada Statale […]
Number of Tourists in Morocco and Revenue Went Up
Morocco’s tourist arrivals reached a record 2.9 million in the first quarter of 2023. This is an increase of 17% compared to the same period in 2019. The increased number of tourists in Morocco gives hope to the country, which aims to attract 17.5 million tourists and create 200,000 new jobs by 2026. Data compiled […]
Global Travel Data Show Widespread Recovery
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has just released figures that show the global travel and tourism sector is achieving its 2019 peak, already recovering by more than 95%. In 2023, the models show, the sector is expected to reach $9.5 billion, just 5% below the pre-pandemic levels of 2019, when travel was at […]
Drought Worries Tourism in Southern Europe
Anyone going to the beach in Barcelona these days, with temperatures already well above 20 degrees, will have to be prepared to stand in line. The capital of Catalonia has only one shower per beach in operation. The reason: an extreme drought that has lasted for many months and has now even led to restrictions […]
Sustainable Aviation Fuels Widely Supported in EU
The European Parliament and the Council reached a political agreement on the ReFuelEU Aviation proposal on the night of 25-26 April 2023. New rules aimed at decarbonizing the aviation sector will be put in place, requiring suppliers to blend a sustainable proportion of used fuels. Europe has reached an agreement between the European Parliament and […]
Berlin – the most visited travel destination in Germany
With over a million overnight guests, Berlin was Germany’s most visited travel destination in May 2022. 6.4 percent of the 16.3 million guests who visited Germany stayed in the capital. Compared to 2021, which was much more affected by corona restrictions, Berlin had seven times as many travelers. However, there were almost a fifth fewer […]