Oceania Cruises, the world’s leading culinary- and destination-focused cruise line, last night christened its newest ship Vista at a glittering ceremony in Valletta, Malta. The first of the line’s Allura Class vessels, the stunning 1,200-guest, all-veranda ship made her debut with a star-studded celebration headlined by her godmother, celebrated Italian-American chef, author, restaurateur and Emmy […]
The history of Samarkand is millenary. Its presumable foundation dates back more than 2,700 years (the foundation of Rome dates to 2,273 years). Samarkand was once the wealthiest city in Central Asia and prospered from its location along the Silk Road, a must-see on the land and sea trade routes between China and Europe. The […]
An optimistic UNWTO Boss Zurab Pololikashvili says, the start of the year has shown again tourism’s unique ability to bounce back. The second UNWTO World Tourism Barometer of the year shows that the sector’s swift recovery has continued into 2023. It shows that: Overall, international arrivals reached 80% of pre-pandemic levels in the first quarter of 2023 […]
According to a report released by the European Tourism Commission European Travel Commission (ETC), tourism in Europe continues to regain lost ground during the pandemic. Foreign tourist arrivals to Europe now sit 18% below 2019 levels for the full-year 2022. Despite concerns about increasing living costs, consumers refused to cut back on travel, particularly over […]
After the longer weekends in April and May, Italy is preparing for June expecting crowds of tourists. It is estimated that next month may bring a record number of visitors who will flock to Italy. Hotel room prices are expected to increase. Currently, 65% of travelers booking hotels and other accommodation facilities (about 2.1 million) […]
According to information from the Ministry of the Interior, Quintana Roo captured 37.8% of the 3.2 million U.S. travelers who entered Mexico by air during the first quarter of 2023. It is equivalent to 1.2 million U.S. tourists, Mexico’s most important international source market by volume. Regarding Canada, the country’s second most important international market, […]
It is anticipated that many Lebanese citizens living abroad will return to their home country during the summer months to boost the struggling economy. Lebanon has been experiencing economic difficulties for over three years. Lebanon’s tourism authorities anticipate over two million tourists from June to September, mainly comprising diaspora citizens and visitors from Jordan, Kuwait, […]
The tourism sector of the Paris region is complaining about the lack of flight connections between China and the French capital, resulting in a lack of visitors and declining revenues. The head of the capital region Île-de-France, Valérie Pécresse, called on the state and the airline Air France to allow more flights to China. The […]
During the Golden Week, the five-day holiday in May, China recorded 274 million domestic tourist trips, up 71% over the same period in 2022 and 19% up compared to the same period in 2019, the last year before the Covid-19 pandemic. The Beijing Ministry of Culture and Tourism reported that the turnover generated by Chinese […]
Spain’s tourism industry is experiencing exponential growth in 2023, marking a definitive recovery from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. This is further supported by recent data from the National Statistics Institute (INE), revealing an increase in foreign tourists number during the last quarter. Spain welcomed 13.7 million international tourists in the first three months […]