Articles tagged “pope”

Tourism

Argentina’s new papal bus tours are met with high demand

Argentina started counting the profits to be made from increased tourism before Pope Francis was even elected, but their expectations are now confirmed with a concrete interest in the country’s inaugural papal tour.

Oliver Smith, The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago

Argentina’s new papal bus tours are met with high demand

Tourism

Argentina anticipates boost in travel to the papal homeland

The whole of Argentina could use the tourism boost, but Buenos Aires will see the biggest surge with religious travelers walking the steps of Pope Francisco’s childhood.

Chris Moss, The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago

Argentina anticipates boost in travel to the papal homeland

Tourism

Recessionary Rome has a lot riding on new Pope, including tourism

Italy and Rome may be hoping for a miracle here, the macro economics factors are too large to overcome by a 10 percent rise in tourism numbers in one city for the rest of this year.

Chiara Vasarri, Lorenzo Totaro, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Recessionary Rome has a lot riding on new Pope, including tourism

Tourism

Tour operators expect papal boost in travel to Italy

At least in the short-term, heightened interest in travel to Rome could be huge, and that could be propelled by the excitement in Argentina about their fellow countryman being tapped for the papacy.

Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Pope Francis personally visits and settles his hotel bill on first day

We don't have faith that Pope Francis will be scouting out his own hotel stays and paying at checkout much in the future, but it was a great touch on Day 1.

Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press | 11 years ago

Pope Francis personally visits and settles his hotel bill on first day