World Tourism

[ad_1] Yesterday, news broke that Americans would need a visa to travel to the European Union in 2021. While not all were happy with this announcement, it seemed to settle until this morning when outlets began recalling their original reports, now saying Americans wouldn’t need a visa. So, which is …

[ad_1] PORTSMOUTH, NH – Lodging Econometrics (LE) has released its year-end Global Construction Pipeline Trend Report, which compiles the construction pipeline counts for every country and market around the world. At the close of 2018, LE analysts state that the total global construction pipeline hit record highs with 13,573 projects/2,265,792 …

The Red Sea Development Company has commenced operations at the base camp of the Red Sea Project, one of the world’s most ambitious tourism developments. The camp, which is situated on the coastal area near the southern end of the 28,000 square kilometre destination, is the first of numerous enabling …

The Red Sea Development Company and King Abdullah University of Science & Technology have developed a ground-breaking application of conservation and development planning to enhance biodiversity and conservation-priority species distributions across almost 1,300 km2 of pristine lagoon. It is hoped the technology will pioneer a new relationship between natural resource …

Experience Hub, the trade and promotion arm of one of the world’s fastest growing leisure and entertainment destinations, Yas Island Abu Dhabi, is set to participate at ITB Berlin. The world’s largest tourism trade fair attracts more than 200,000 delegates annually and takes place from March 6th-10th. Experience Hub’s participation …

Abu Dhabi welcomed more than ten million international visitors in 2018, with the emirate also posting figures showing incredible growth over the last three years. The UAE capital, which has witnessed an increase in hotel guests to the emirate of 13.6 per cent since the beginning of 2016, has worked …

[ad_1] WHY IT RATES: Croatian artists showcase the creativity of the country and why it’s tourism star continues to rise —Janeen Christoff, TravelPulse Senior Writer As many are getting ready to head to Austin, Texas, for SXSW 2019, two Croatian imports will also be at this dynamic conference to showcase …

[ad_1] New research from experience design agency 383, finds that the dreaming and planning stages of the holiday booking process is getting longer. The UK is a nation of dreamers, fantasising about their next getaway at all hours of the day. By understanding this dreaming and planning stage – as …

[ad_1] Medical marijuana users now have added incentive to vacation in Hawaii. The state just announced that it is allowing visitors who are qualified to receive medical marijuana elsewhere in the U.S. to register and buy it from dispensaries on the islands, according to the Associated Press. Hawaii’s Department of …

[ad_1] BERLIN – In 2018, the number of outbound trips increased by 5.5 per cent, resulting in 1.4 billion international trips. Hence, once again tourism is a key growth driver of the global economy, which “only” grew by 3.7 per cent in comparison. Growth is coming from all regions worldwide, …