The Pain of Mexico's Tourism Board Demise and 4 Other Tourism Trends This Week

Mexico Tours and Activities Operators Feel the Pain of Tourism Board Demise: Cuts to the Mexico Tourism Board are having an immediate impact on local operators in some of the country’s most popular tourist destinations. A lack of marketing resources is especially difficult for some of the country’s smallest and often most alluring places.

Cape Town Hopes Muslim Travelers Can Stave Off Winter Woes: Touting the city’s attractiveness for Muslim travelers — particularly in markets that are already strong drivers of tourism — is a savvy move by tourism authorities and operators in Cape Town.

Skift Forum Asia: Fosun Tourism CEO on Creating the Foliday Brand: Fosun has quietly integrated the companies it has either invested in or bought into its Foliday ecosystem, with the plan to manage and control every stage of the tourism experience.

Netherlands Will Continue Tourism Promotion Despite Media Reports: Forget the flashy headlines; destinations need time to respond effectively to overtourism with the cultural fabric of popular locations at stake. The intelligent move is to thoughtfully adjust policies to limit the negative impact of tourism.

Travel Advisors Find Already-Complex Cruise Bookings Are Getting Even Harder: This might be the best time in history for travel advisors to sell cruises, but it’s also the most complex. Those who take time to know the growing array of cruise choices and focus on the high end of the market are the most likely to succeed.