International Tourist Numbers Up by 4% with a Record 1.2 billion in 2015
According to the UNWTO, recent data shows that tourism continues to grow in the face of global geopolitical and economic regional fluctuations. The latest...
Visa Restrictions Cost UK 200 Million Euros
A report by a tax-free shopping facilitator has revealed that the tough visa requirements resulted in Chinese tourists staying away from the UK report....
Over One Billion International Travellers in Tourism
The World Tourism Organization UNWTO has revealed that international tourist arrivals grew by 4% in the first half of 2012. The trend indicates that...
US Agencies Slash 30% from Travel Budgets
New directives that will govern travel expenditure have been imposed by the US government Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Aimed at limiting federal...
UAE Restricts Asian Tourist Visas to Workers
The UAE in its efforts to control illegal immigrants using Tourist Visas as a means of entering the states, has instituted a minimum requirement...
China Tourism Conference Addresses New Travel Technology
The China Chamber of Tourism and the Macao government hosted a three-day forum to explore and foster new collaborations in the travel and tourism...
Japan Tourism Suffers Over Island Dispute with China
As protesters gathered in cities across China against the Japanese nationalisation of control over the disputed Diaoyu / Senkaku Islands the tourism industry in...
Oil Prices Begin to Affect Airfares Again
There is the troubling signs that the fear of rising oil prices will continue to push airline costs up over 2012.  Recently in the...
Travel & Meetings Industry Gaining Confidence
The general mood in the business travel industry is cautiously optimistic from just a couple years ago. Given the economic challenges facing many markets...
European Tourism Grows Against the Odds
European tourism has despite the ongoing economic turbulence, shows that industry figures have risen. The findings were reported by ITB World Travel ...
