Gastronomy is a key factor in the competitiveness and sustainability of tourist destinations and, as such, should be promoted by national destinations. This is revealed by the IV Study of Gastronomic Tourism Demand in Spain, prepared by the tourism consultancy Dinamiza. Numerous indicators have been analyzed in a study carried out on the basis of […]
The number of foreign tourists in Israel rose sharply again last year. A development that has continued at the beginning of 2023 – January visitor numbers, for example, already reached 90 percent of pre-Corona levels again. Last year, nearly 2.7 million foreign visitors traveled to the Holy Land. This compares to just 397,000 in 2021 […]
Through an agreement, the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association will guide the U.S. Virgin Islands public sector on increasing cruise calls. This agreement will also facilitate new experiences to offer cruise companies and collaborate with the local private sector to maximize any opportunities. Additionally, the agreement will put the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) in the spotlight for […]
A partnership with Visa focuses specifically on building capacity of 2 crucial travel and tourism stakeholders, SMEs and informal workers. The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) announced the start of a new collaboration with Visa to extend the Tourism Destination Resilience (TDR) Program and continue to help build a more resilient and sustainable tourism industry. […]
Lufthansa is now offering a green fare in the form of sustainable travel offers to provide more climate-friendly flying. The Green Fares will make it possible to fly more sustainably in the future with just one click, as the new fares already include offsetting of flight-related CO₂ emissions. This is achieved by using 20 percent […]
The latest update as of today, February 13, 2023, by the U.S. Department of State is for all U.S. citizens to leave Russia now. According to the U.S. Department of State this urgent update is due to the potential for harassment and the singling out of U.S. citizens for detention by Russian government security officials, […]
The key driver of Tanzania’s tourism industry has unveiled its most ambitious plan of supporting local entrepreneurs to venture into tourism. The Tanzania Association of Tour Operators (TATO) has so far assisted 17 out of 50 targeted entrants into the tourism industry in its latest efforts to create new employers and taxpayers. Handing over the […]
The U.S. State Department issued its strongest possible “do not travel” warning for several Mexican states because of “crime and kidnapping.” The U.S. travel warning describes violent crime – such as homicide, kidnapping, carjacking, and robbery – as being widespread and common in Mexico since October of last year. The U.S. government has limited ability […]
This time it is all about UGA (no – not the University of Georgia), instead think Unita Geografiche Aggiuntive. This designation offers Chianti Classico wine consumers additional information as to where the Sangiovese grapes in their glass were grown, variations in soil composition, elevation, exposure, and steepness of slopes. The Chianti Classico producers with UGA […]
Severe backlog in processing of US visitor visas is delaying the visitation of foreign travelers from key markets A bipartisan group of 44 mayors and officials representing American cities and counties came together to send Secretary of State Antony Blinken a letter urging immediate action to reduce visitor visa interview wait times, which persistently remain […]