As the nation started its National Day “golden week” vacation, China outlined a strategy to strengthen the tourist sector and attract more foreign visitors by restoring visa-free rules and making travel and payments simpler…
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Portugal Sets New Tourism Records in First 7 Months of 2023
In the first seven months of this year, Portugal has surpassed pre-pandemic figures, achieving record-breaking levels of overnight stays and tourism revenue compared to 2019, which was already a record year for Portuguese tourism…
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What happens in Morocco: Israelis flock to flourishing sex tourism
The strengthening of diplomatic relations with Rabat may have brought some Israelis to appreciate the country's culture and people, but it also beat the path for some to take advantage of the North African nation's sex industry…
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Focus more on niche products to tap market demand: Global Travel Market
The first edition of Global Travel Market (GTM 2023) and expo drew to a close here on Saturday with leading players of travel and hospitality sector calling for stepping up promotional efforts focusing more on niche areas like experiential travel…
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Hotel demand to grow in double digits with high rates, occupancies: CEO of Chalet Hotels
The strength of travel indicated to everyone that the travel industry in India is very resilient: Sanjay Sethi, Chief Executive Officer of Chalet Hotels…
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MGM casino-resort project in Japan closes certification with signed agreement
MGM Resorts says its plan for a new casino-resort in Japan took another step forward after signing an implementation agreement for the development this week…
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Global hospitality industry sees double-digit growth in Q4, Europe leads the way
Cultural events help economy, with Beyonce’s Seattle concert boosting hotel occupancy by 36%. As we step into the fourth quarter of 2023, the global hospitality industry is experiencing a notable surge in optimism…
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International visitors are disproportionately responsible for tourism-spending growth within Canada, with spending increases proportionally more than Canadian-resident tourists for hotels, food and travel…
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Asia-Pacific hotel revenue set rise on in 2024
Business, leisure bookings pick up, but labour, energy, tech, ESG challenges ahead…
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Denmark’s record visitor levels backed by US$1.6 billion high end hotel investment
Denmark’s tourism industry has bounced back to record levels, post-pandemic, which has helped to attract nearly US$1.6 billion in upper segment hotel financing, according to the latest THP information…
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The Dutch hotel market has largely recovered from the corona crisis, the occupancy rates have not yet fully recovered, but are improving strongly. Partly due to high inflation, average room prices have risen to record levels…
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US hotel loan defaults could rise on falling leisure stays, climbing costs
U.S. hotel owners could see greater pressure on their ability to service the loans backing their properties, as a decline in leisure stays coupled with rising costs are expected to pinch their profits…
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Hotel occupancy levels on growth path in Qatar
Doha: Qatar’s hospitality sector is witnessing a strong rebound with hotels across segments seeing an increase in occupancy rates…
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Hotel prices skyrocket in Ahmedabad ahead of the ICC World Cup
Digital travel platform Agoda has reported a 1,702% surge in searches for stays in Ahmedabad…
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EU tourism at a decade high in the first half of 2023
The EU tourism industry is experiencing a strong recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic…
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World's largest indoor Sukkah to be built at Jerusalem hotel
The sukkah will be strictly kosher so that the many visitors expected to visit the hotel will be able to observe the mitzvah of sitting in the sukkah…
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Why Does Cuba Keep Building Hotels?
HAVANA TIMES – The latest Tourism Selected Indicators January – June 2023 report published by Cuba’s Office of Statistics and Information (ONEI), confirms what has been a trend in recent years, even before the pandemic: the number of foreign…
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Norwegian welcomed 2.1 million passengers in August
Norwegian had 2.1 million passengers and a load factor of 85.2 percent in August. Regularity was particularly high with 99.6 percent of all scheduled flights taking place…
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