The travel organisation was responding to a US Senate bill to terminate a federal COVID-19 emergency declaration imposed in March 2020 ahead of its original May 11 expiration date.

The tourist accommodation industry’s income grew by 5.1% when measured on a month-on-month seasonally adjusted (mmsa) basis for December, compared to -2.8% mmsa before (nominal terms).

Spain claimed the top spot in 2021, but France is on track to overtake it, having welcomed 66.6 million international visitors in 2022.

Countdown events held in downtown Bangkok, gathering local and foreign tourists before a dazzling fireworks display over the Chao Phraya river which flows through the Thai capital.

Some estimates say that the summer tourist season and the following winter season in January and February will bring in similar yields as 2021, while other estimates say that demand has generally fallen.

The airline will operate the twice weekly direct flights starting from 5 December 2022 which will depart from BKI-TPE via MH068 and depart TPE-BKI via MH069.

Most tourism destinations in the country were forced to shut down when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, dealing a major blow to the industry. Foreign arrivals slumped by 82 percent, while revenues from tourism plummeted to $17 billion.

With the wedding season in full swing in India, Turkey expects the destination wedding and honeymoon segment to be robust.

The latest global campaign, featuring the cartoon creature voiced by Australian actor Rose Byrne, was unveiled to the world on a major digital billboard in Tokyo on Tuesday, kickstarting a world tour to officially launch in New York on 19 October.

Last week, Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada announced that the restrictions at the border would be extended to at least June 30.