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EU Travel Commission Expects Sound Growth for Chinese Travel to Europe

2018-02-26 by Argophilia Travel News

Chinese tourists

Positive indicators mirror outbound travel growth forecasts around the celebration of the Chinese New Year, one of the key periods when Chinese take holidays.  According to the latest results of the Long-Haul Travel Sentiment Survey and Index Chinese willingness to travel overseas remains positive in the first months of 2018.

Tags: 2018 travel, Chinese holidays, Chinese travelers, EU holidays, EU tourism, EU Travel, Europe growth, Long-haul travel, tourism growth, travel statistics

Russian Travelers Fuel Increase of Cyprus Tourism Revenues

2012-12-30 by Aleksandr Shatskih

An increase in tourist arrivals from Russia has powered an increase in Cyprus’ tourism revenue. After a constant increase throughout 2012, revenues are expected to reach 2 billion euros by the end of the year, closing at a 10% increase from last year’s figures, according to the Cyprus Tourism Organistion (CTO).

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