Articles tagged “tourism economics”

The travel industry's instinct to declare victory regardless of what the numbers say is not just outdated, it is the reason policymakers don't take the sector seriously.

The calendar shift of Easter, a popular holiday for Europeans, from March to April might bear some blame for the March declines. Figures for international travel over the summer months will paint a clearer picture.

The cut comes just two months after the city forecasted a record number of visitors and shows how quickly sentiment turned.