Thursday, February 8, 2018
Spanish archipelago, the Canary Islands might be the latest holiday hotspot to initiate a tourist tax and limit its holiday rentals. The imposition of the tax is expected to restrict the number of holiday homes for curbing over-tourism. The …
Thursday, February 8, 2018
The Polish tourism minister cancelled his plan to take part in the International Mediterranean Tourism Market (IMTM) conference in Tel Aviv, due to the crisis in bilateral relations between the two countries following Poland’s controversial “Polish death camps” bill. The …
Thursday, February 8, 2018
It is doubtful whether the 2018 Winter Olympics taking place in Pyeongchang from February 9 to 25 would take care of South Korea’s tourism troubles. It is expected that the games would only provide a temporary boost to the nation …
Thursday, February 8, 2018
Overtourism is a serious concern in the travel industry Edinburgh is its latest prey. This pristine destination is now coping up with the mass influx of visitors and has claimed that the city is becoming over crowded specially during the …
Thursday, February 8, 2018
Venture Southland is questioning revised tourism spend estimates that have taken $22 million off the amount spent by international visitors in October. The tourism figures were recently revised by The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) …
Thursday, February 8, 2018
The Abidjan International Tourism Fair, or SITA, is slated to be held in Cote d’Ivoire from April 27 to May 1, 2018. As usual the eighth edition of the fair will prioritize the meetings and commercial exchanges between African …
Thursday, February 8, 2018
Zimbabwe Government, through its Ministry of Labour and social Welfare, has sanctioned a pay increase of between 2.4 per cent and 14 per cent for tourism industry workers. The adjustments will see the least paid worker in sector 1 taking …
Thursday, February 8, 2018
Saudi Arabia is slowly making itself acceptable for foreign tourists, albeit with certain restrictions. The King Abdulaziz festival is something of a dress rehearsal for Saudi Arabia’s opening night. The kingdom will soon start issuing traveller visas for the …
Thursday, February 8, 2018
The Florida aerospace industry was devastated when the space shuttle program was shut down in 2011. However, now, SpaceX is providing the launch pad for the commercial space industry to take off. It’s space-flight which wasn’t seen before. Private …
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Wendy Wu Tours has officially launched its tourism partnership with China’s Shaanxi region as a result of strengthened ties between the UK and China. Yesterday, the operator signed the agreement with the Shaanxi Provincial Tourism Development Commission at the …
