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Trip.com Launches Plan to Reconnect Chinese Travelers with Destinations

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

UNWTO Has Confidence Sagging Tourism Numbers Will Rise

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

2020 in Focus: The Worst Tourism Season in History

According to the latest Global Barometer of Tourism of the UNWTO the collapse of international travel represents an estimated loss…

Greece and Saudi Arabia Move to Strengthen Ties Through Tourism

Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis and his Saudi Arabia counterpart Ahmed Aqeel Al-Khateeb met recently to discuss strengthening ties through…

The Coronavirus Pandemic Could Set Tourism Back by $1 Trillion

The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres just released a new report today citing UNWTO data on the level of devastation COVID-19…

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

As a global pandemic forces the world into a new era of international travel, Beijing Tourism is leading the way…

Egypt Tourism Showing a Blip of Post-COVID Vital Signs

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

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

The UNWTO's Zurab Pololikashvili delivered the message that building trust is the key to tourism rebounding in the wake of…

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

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

Greece Gets UNWTO Support for Sustainable Tourism Effort

The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) met with the Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism of Greece last week in…

Sustainable Tourism May End Up With a Regulatory Solution

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

GNTO 2020 Strategy Focuses on Affluent Tourists and New Markets

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

Recap: 3rd UNWTO/UNESCO World Conference on Tourism and Culture

On the agenda of the 3rd UNWTO/UNESCO World Conference on Tourism and Culture event held December 3-5, in Istanbul, Turkey, stakeholders…

Global Online Travel Market Snapshot

yStats.com, the secondary market research firm established in Hamburg, Germany, has recently launched its “Global Online Travel Report 2012” –…

Asia Leads Growing Global Tourist Industry

Figures released by the IPK International Consulting Group showed that the number of outbound trips reached record levels in what…

Greece International Arrivals Stagnant for 2010

Some 10 million international tourists visited Greece so far this year. This number shows slight losses over 2009's downward trend,…