According to JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group’s report, the luxury hospitality industry is expected to grow and transform. These are the top trends in the evolution of the luxury hospitality sector. The growth of global wealth is driving luxury travel to new heights. The super-rich generate approximately 36% of global travel spending and nearly 70% […]
Lombardy has reported a successful summer season with a desirable return from Chinese tourists. Hotel occupancy in Como and Lake Garda is 83% and 81%, respectively. Milan was also full, with luxury hotels almost sold out for the coming men’s fashion week. For the coming summer, Lombardy is preparing for the tourist boom, from Milan […]
Muslims pilgrimage to the holy sites in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, called the Hajj. It is one of the five pillars of Islam and will occur from Monday, June 26, to Saturday, July 1, 2023. Hajj dates to the 7th century and is still observed by millions of Muslims today. Mecca, the birthplace of Prophet Muhammad […]
This summer, tourists visiting the Croatian city of Dubrovnik must carry their wheeled suitcases instead of rolling them to avoid inconveniencing the locals. In Dubrovnik, increased number of residents complain about the noise of rolling suitcases on the cobblestones. To ensure peace and reduce noise pollution, the Croatian city’s mayor, Mato Franković, has taken a […]
Reports from various French regional tourism committees indicate that French cultural sites, which have been missing some foreign visitors (especially Asian) due to the Covid pandemic, have experienced a significant increase in visits in 2022. As a result, they are trending toward 2019 attendance levels. With around 7.7 million visitors last year, the Louvre, the […]
The prominent French tourism companies gathered in the Alliance France Tourism think-tank are tackling a phenomenon that has been criticized. In tourism, hypertelorism, over-tourism, overcrowding, or “tourism phobia” are all terms used to describe a perceived or real saturation of sites that leads to conflict and rejection. What can be done to limit or even […]
Finnair announced new routes to Wroclaw and Gdansk, Poland, Japan, and Manchester, Edinburgh, and Dublin for summer 2024. The new schedule was announced in response to demand for global travel across both Europe and Asia, and includes new routes and numerous frequency additions. From April 2, 2024, 7 weekly flights between Helsinki and the Polish […]
The Hawaii Tourism Authority’s (HTA) Signature Events and Community Enrichment programs demonstrate its longstanding commitment to reinvesting in the community and implementing its Strategic Plan and Destination Management Action Plans. HTA today announced it is awarding $3.78 million in funding to support 76 community projects, festivals, and events throughout the state as part of its […]
Boostly has today announced its partnership with Hospitable, empowering vacation rental owners representing over 300,000 properties to increase their direct bookings and maximize revenue potential. From today, hosts and property managers using Hospitable’s vacation rental software platform can seamlessly sync property listings, real-time availability, and nightly rates with a Boostly direct booking website. The partnership […]
In May 2023, some 5.1 million passengers traveled via Frankfurt Airport (FRA) – an increase of 12.2 percent year-on-year. Compared to pre-crisis May 2019, FRA’s passenger traffic was still down by 17.5 percent in the reporting month. The cargo volume continued to decline in the month under review, reflecting an overall economic cooling. With 155,963 […]