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Pilot shortage in Europe: Fact or fiction?

[ad_1] If you asked any European pilot if there is currently a pilot shortage, most of them would probably laugh. Few pilots in Europe would be willing to agree with media headlines about the ‘looming pilot shortage’. Then how come we are always hearing about the hundreds of thousands of …

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Vienna welcomes record tourism figures for 2017

In the record year Vienna recorded 15,510,000 visitor bed nights in 2017, up 3.7 per cent on 2016. At the same time, the Austrian capital saw a 3.7 per cent increase in individual arrivals, to 7,097,000. Vienna’s ten top performing markets were headed by Germany, with 3,116,000 bed nights (up …

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Chicago welcomes 55 million visitors in 2017

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Choose Chicago today announced that visitors to the city in 2017 reached 55.2 million – a new record and 2.5 per cent increase over the previous year. The increase of 1.4 million reaches the mayor’s ambitious goal of 55 million visitors annually – two years early. …

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Los Cabos is Safer Than Ever

[ad_1] Cabo San Lucas is a destination that takes safety and security very seriously. Rodrigo Esponda, managing director of the Los Cabos Tourism Board, wants to make sure consumers and trade professionals far and wide understand that message. “We have a comprehensive plan to make sure Los Cabos remains a …

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Profit slide continues at UK hotels on February 2018

[ad_1] Despite recording an increase in revenue across a number of departments, year-on-year profit per room at hotels in the UK fell by 5.1% in February as cost increases continue to accelerate, according to the latest worldwide poll of full-service hotels from HotStats. Hotels in the UK successfully recorded a …

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Hawaii Visitor Spending Generated Billions in February

[ad_1] Hawaii’s tourism industry is generating record income for the state and millions in tax revenue. According to data released by the Hawaii Tourism Authority, visitor spending generated $1.52 Billion in February. That figure represents a gain of 12.7 percent compared to one year ago. The spending is just one …

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