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Trip.com Launches Plan to Reconnect Chinese Travelers with Destinations

2022-12-14 by Argophilia Travel News

Trip.com Group

Trip.com leading Chinese language platform Ctrip launched its 2023 Travel Revival A Plan to reunite destinations with Chinese travelers.

Tags: 2023 Travel Revival A Plan, Bo Sun, China travelers, Chinese tourists, destinations, OTAs, tourism, travel, travel agencies, travel in 2023, Trip.com, world destinations, world tourism

The WTTC Says Travel & Tourism Could Reach $8.6 Trillion in 2022

2022-02-04 by Argophilia Travel News

Travel and tourism

The WTTC says 2022 could see travel and tourism reach 2019 levels, approaching the $9.2 trillion the industry generated back then.

Tags: 2022 tourism, global economy, pandemic tourism, pre-pandemic, tourism data, travel and tourism, travel in 2022, traveler, world tourism, WTTC

UNWTO’s World Tourism Barometer Shows Q3 Uptick for Global Tourism

2021-11-30 by Argophilia Travel News

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The UNWTO World Tourism Barometer shows international tourist arrivals increased by 58% in July-September 2021 compared to the same period of 2020.

Tags: global tourism, tourism 2022, tourism data, tourism future, travel barometer, UNWTO, world tourism, World Tourism Barometer, Zurab Pololikashvili

Greece Let’s the Music Play Again for Summer 2021 Visitors

2021-06-10 by Argophilia Travel News

Cretan dance

Greece Deputy Minister for Civil Protection & Crisis Management Nikos Hardalias says music now allowed at many cafes and restaurants.

Tags: Greece curfew, Greece tourism, Greece vacation, Greek officials, lockdown measures, Minoan Theater, Nikos Hardalias, Summer 2021, tourism, Visit Greece, world tourism

UNWTO Has Confidence Sagging Tourism Numbers Will Rise

2021-06-03 by Argophilia Travel News

UNWTO

The UNWTO Confidence Index reveals signs there is an incremental increase in confidence traveler numbers will grow in 2021.

Tags: tourism, tourism 2021, UNWTO, UNWTO report, UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, world tourism

2020 in Focus: The Worst Tourism Season in History

2021-02-01 by Argophilia Travel News

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According to the latest Global Barometer of Tourism of the UNWTO the collapse of international travel represents an estimated loss of $1.3 trillion.

Tags: Bookings, COVID tourism, COVID-19 Greece, COVID-19 response, economic catastrophe, international tourism, pandemic effects, tourism decline, tourism economy, tourism slump, UNWTO, world tourism

Greece and Saudi Arabia Move to Strengthen Ties Through Tourism

2020-11-19 by Argophilia Travel News

Harry Theoharis

Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis and his Saudi Arabia counterpart Ahmed Aqeel Al-Khateeb met recently to discuss strengthening ties through tourism and investments as well as ways to address the Covid-19 crisis.

Tags: Ahmed Aqeel Al-Khateeb, COVID-19 Greece, Greece tourism, Harry Theoharis, Saudi Arabia tourists, Saudi travelers, tourism, world tourism

The Coronavirus Pandemic Could Set Tourism Back by $1 Trillion

2020-10-02 by Delia Gavrilescu

Vaccine

The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres just released a new report today citing UNWTO data on the level of devastation COVID-19 will exact on the tourism industry.

Tags: coronavirus recovery, COVID-19, economy, pandemic, tourism, tourism losses, tourism season, travel sector, world economy, world tourism

Beijing Culture and Tourism Leads Post-COVID Era Via Online Forum

2020-09-18 by Argophilia Travel News

Beijing Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau is

As a global pandemic forces the world into a new era of international travel, Beijing Tourism is leading the way with a two-part online forum series.

Tags: AirBnb, Beijing Culture, Beijing Culture and Tourism, Beijing tourism, China, conferences, Lufthansa Group, MICE, PATA, Post-COVID travel, teleconferences, TripAdvisor, TUI, world tourism, WYSE Travel Confederation

Egypt Tourism Showing a Blip of Post-COVID Vital Signs

2020-06-06 by Delia Gavrilescu

The Great Pyramid

Egypt has been stunned by the pandemic, but for international tourism in general, Cairo officials are now organizing a plan to reboot tourism.

Tags: Cairo flights, EasyJet Holidays, Egypt coronavirus, Egypt tourism, Egypt travel, Egypt trips, Egypt vacations, Khaled al-Anany, Mostafa Madbouly, pandemic, Post-COVID travel, Roshdi Zakaria, world tourism

UNWTO’s Zurab Pololikashvili Says “Trust is the New Currency”

2020-06-03 by Delia Gavrilescu

zurab pololikashvili

The UNWTO’s Zurab Pololikashvili delivered the message that building trust is the key to tourism rebounding in the wake of the pandemic.

Tags: coronavirus pandemic, tourism, UNWTO, UNWTO report, UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, world tourism, Zurab Pololikashvili

Europe’s Tourism Industry in the Post-COVID-19 Era

2020-05-04 by Argophilia Travel News

Eiffel Tower

Europe’s travel and tourism industry, which represents 10% of European Union‘s GDP, is in a nosedive over the coronavirus pandemic.

Tags: Coronavirus 2019, COVID-19, EU flights, EU Travel, travel, world tourism

Greece Gets UNWTO Support for Sustainable Tourism Effort

2020-02-22 by Argophilia Travel News

Kyriakos Mitsotakis

The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) met with the Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism of Greece last week in order to offer the United Nations’ specialized agency’s support for sustainable tourism. Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili was in Athens for discussions with political leaders, as well as high-level representatives from the private sector. The discussions focused on the […]

Tags: European sustainability, Greece development, Greece tourism, Greece tourism market, Greece travel, Harry Theocharis, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Sustainable Greece, tourism, UNWTO, world tourism, Zurab Pololikashvili

Sustainable Tourism May End Up With a Regulatory Solution

2020-02-06 by Phil Butler

Tourist throng

The private sector cannot be counted upon to provide a truly sustainable solution for tourism. It seems clear lawmakers will need to step in.

Tags: Environment, global warming, Hilton, Okinawa, PhocusWire, sustainability, sustainable business, sustainable tourism, tourism trensds, Travel Mole, world tourism

GNTO 2020 Strategy Focuses on Affluent Tourists and New Markets

2019-10-14 by Delia Gavrilescu

Yacht docked in Greece

Greece will focus on new markets and affluent travelers according to the new GNTO tourism strategy for 2020.

Tags: affluent tourists, Dimitris Fragakis, EBRD, GNTO, Greece, Greece tourism, new markets, property tourism, tourism market, Trade, world tourism

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