Rebecca Stone, Skift
While destinations with overtourism issues are getting a lot of attention, other cities are emerging as new frontiers for tourism. Sofia, Bulgaria, is one of those cities with a unique opportunity to declare to the world what it wants to be as a destination, and to define a vision and strategy for how tourism can develop sustainably.
1 year ago
Dan Peltier, Skift
Contiki doesn't think millennials, which tend to be an open-minded demographic, are too concerned about sporadic terrorism incidents in Europe but we'll let the data speak for itself later this year.
2 years ago
Volodymyr Verbyany, Bloomberg
Ryanair mulled North American expansion but then looked at opportunities closer to home and decided it wants to compete with fellow low-cost carrier Wizz Air at its Eastern European hubs in Ukraine and possibly elsewhere in the region.
2 years ago
Benjamin Katz, Bloomberg
As Ryanair continues to expand in Western Europe, it is likewise testing markets in Eastern Europe, which represent a large opportunity for the Irish low-cost carrier.
3 years ago
Dan Peltier, Skift
This confirms U.S. travelers want something different when exploring Europe, and increasingly they're venturing to countries not known as tourism hotbeds. It's also noteworthy Chinese travelers follow this trend too, since they're still a relatively immature market looking to check off Europe's famous sites.
5 years ago