Marriott International, Inc. today reported fourth quarter and full year 2022 results. Anthony Capuano, Chief Executive Officer, said, “Our performance in 2022 was terrific. Just two years after experiencing the sharpest downturn in our company’s history, we reported record financial results. Our fee-driven, asset-light business model generated significant cash during the year, allowing us to […]
According to WHO, there are currently no vaccines or antiviral treatments approved to treat Marburg virus disease The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that Equatorial Guinea government officials have confirmed the outbreak of the highly contagious and deadly Marburg virus, a disease similar to Ebola. Initial tests sent to the Institute Pasteur reference laboratory in Senegal, […]
Madagascar’s tourism sector continues its recovery at a steady pace. The beginning of the year 2023 looks promising according to the statements of the Minister of Tourism. The number of tourists at the end of January 2023 has experienced a clear rebound. More than 10,000 tourists or ten times more than during the same period […]
World passenger traffic will return this year to its level before the pandemic of coronavirus at the end of 2023, according to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The forecast is based on a further acceleration of air transport, after 2022 which saw attendance reach 74% of the volume recorded in 2019, the last full […]
After a two-year hiatus, Chinese tourists are making a comeback in Cambodia. Last week Cambodia welcomed the inaugural flight of the Chinese national airline, Air China, with a salvo of water cannons in its capital. The flight, carrying some 125 Chinese tourists, arrived at Phnom Penh International Airport from Beijing and received a warm welcome […]
Although the Cayman Islands were one of the last Caribbean destinations to fully open to visitors, tourism officials are optimistic about a steady increase in post-pandemic tourism. Given that cruise ships returned to this British overseas territory, in March and travel restrictions were not lifted until late August last year, the islands still welcomed 1,027,668 […]
The year 2022 was a good year for French tourism professionals. On the Côte d’Azur, more than ten million visitors were welcomed. This represents a return to the number of tourists that visited the region before the health crisis. In particular, Côte d’Azur tourism has seen the “return in force” of international customers. “While the […]
Dubai has just released its tourism figures for the year 2022. The Emirate announced that it welcomed 14.36 million visitors “for one night or more” between January and December 2022. According to the latest data released by the Department of Economy and Tourism, this represents a 97% increase over the 7.28 million visitors recorded in […]
The European Commission recently announced its intention to enhance the rail offer on its territory and build a European Railway Network. The EC announced its support for 10 pilot projects aimed at setting up new cross-border rail services or improving the existing ones. These 10 projects are a first step to gain valuable experience; many […]
After almost three years of the Corona pandemic, Germans are rushing to their vacation destinations. A study suggests that 2023 could even become a record travel year for German tourism. Despite the high energy prices and high inflation, 2023 could become a record travel year for Germans. Even now, 60% of people in Germany had […]