Permanent Resident Cards (also known as Green Cards) and Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced new designs to improve security of Permanent Resident Cards (also known as Green Cards) and Employment Authorization Documents (EADs). The new Green Card and EAD designs contain state-of-the-art technology that continue to safeguard […]
To boost its tourism sector, Algeria plans to issue visas on arrival to tourists who would like to travel to the south of the country, according to a document from the country’s Ministry of the Interior. Tourists can now arrange their travel, visas, tickets and hotel reservations through licensed tourism professionals working in Algeria. They […]
Over 15 million people arrived in Rome to stay in the city’s accommodation facilities in 2022, for a total of 34,737,389 overnight stays. An increase of 176.46% and 190.30% respectively compared to 2021. The data on attendance in Rome is the result of the final official surveys of the Lazio Bilateral Tourism Authority. In 2022, […]
After three years of the pandemic, it’s not just tourists who know what they’ve been missing. The travel industry is also breathing a sigh of relief in the hope that the crisis is finally behind them. But as soon as things pick up again, the first complaints start pouring in because customers are behaving badly. […]
The latest report from AirDNA, which analyzes data from vacation rental platforms, shows that last year was indeed the year of tourism recovery in Europe. Furnished tourist accommodation recorded 355 million nights in 2022 on the Old Continent, an increase of 39% compared to 2021 and 2.9% compared to 2019, the last year before Covid. […]
International visitor arrivals to Singapore reached 6.3 million in 2022 (about 33% of 2019 levels), experiencing a faster-than-expected recovery of its post-Covid tourism. The authorities hope to attract between 12 and 14 million visitors in 2023. Visitor arrivals were driven by strong demand from Singapore’s major source markets, led by Indonesia (1.1 million visitors), India […]
Tourism in Vienna recorded more guests, overnight stays and sales in 2022. However, it is still below the level seen before the Corona crisis. Vienna’s City Councilor for Economic Affairs Hanke nevertheless sees a trend reversal. “We are back,” said Vienna’s city councilor at a press briefing last week. With 13.2 million overnight stays, however, […]
The Spanish hotel industry has matched 2019 revenue and price levels with the challenge of continuing to improve occupancy. Last year, Spanish hotels recorded an average daily price that hovered around €133, above the pandemic level, with an overall average occupancy of 67.7%, a figure that is expected to be recovering in the coming months […]
Winter is here across most European countries, but not everyone enjoys winter activities like skiing or skating. The vacation home Holidu has investigated which cities are best suited for a winter escape. For this study, the temperatures and sunshine hours in all European coastal cities were compared to determine the best destinations in Europe for […]
With the covid-19 pandemic behind us, the Carnival weekend, one of the main dates for national tourism, is expected to reach BRL 8.18 billion (over US $ 1.7) this year, according to an estimate by the Economy and Innovation Division of the CNC (National Confederation of Commerce of Goods, Services and Tourism). If the estimation […]