AccorHotels has reported revenue of €1,033 billion for the third quarter, up 22 per cent.The increase comes following the acquisition of Mövenpick and Australia-based Mantra.RevPAR climbe…
Study says Viking has best WiFi at sea
Viking Ocean Cruises topped a ranking of the best cruise ship WiFi service, with Regent Seven Seas Cruises coming in second.The ranking was assembled by telecom provider Frontier Communications, wh…
Tourism Decline Reported By Spain For The First Time Since 2009
The Spanish Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism, María Reyes Maroto, has estimated that 2018 will close with the arrival of 81.2 million visitors, 0.8% less than last year, whose 81.9 mi…
Mozambique: Booming Tourism Sector Brings Great Benefits To The Country
Mozambique, the south African country, has distinguished itself over the past decade by a particularly dynamic economy with an average growth rate of 7%. While the fall in commodity prices and the …
Where to Celebrate Oktoberfest this Month in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – For those of us looking to celebrate the biggest festival of beer in the world, but without a plane ticket to Munich or indeed a time machine (the actual festival tak…
Ask Away: Picking up pesos in Uruguay
Eli Orzessek finds the answers to your travel questions.I am planning to attend the football under- 17 women’s world cup in Montevideo in November. It appears Uruguayan pesos cannot be purcha…
Delta Air Lines to add Edinburgh-Boston connection from May
Delta Air Lines will double its flights from Edinburgh from May 24th by adding a new service to Boston’s Logan International Airport.Complementing the airline’s existing daily service t…
Italian Digital Tourism Reaches Worth Of More Than 14 Billion Euros
The digital tourism market in Italy continues to grow and is currently worth 14.2 billion euros. This year it grew by 8% compared to 2017, according to the estimates of the Observatory for digital …
Tunisian Tourism Plans To Attract More Visitors
Before the revolution, Tunisia was a destination of choice: close to Europe, cheap and unchanging. At that time, Tunisian tourism authorities announced seven million visitors every year. After the …
UNWTO reports strong tourism growth for early 2018
According to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation’s latest barometer, international tourist arrivals grew six per cent in the first six months of 2018 after a record year of growth i…