Articles tagged “tourism”

Tour Operators

Safari Experiences See Opportunity With More LGBTQ+ Families

The wants and needs of the LGBTQ+ community are maturing. For one, many now have families with children. It requires tour operators to recognize the need for a nuanced approach that goes beyond stereotyping this travel segment.

Selene Brophy | 9 hours ago

Safari Experiences See Opportunity With More LGBTQ+ Families

Tourism

Portugal’s Golden Visas Draw Fire for Creating Uneven Living Standards

Young workers across Portugal, many in the tourism industry, are struggling to pay rents as foreign investment through visa programs has put real estate out of reach. One of the more visible targets of criticism, still: Airbnb.

Catarina Demony, Patricia Vicente Rua and Sergio Gonçalves, Reuters | 15 hours ago

Portugal’s Golden Visas Draw Fire for Creating Uneven Living Standards

Tourism

U.S. Road Trips This Summer Could Be Just as Pricey as Last Year

U.S. road trippers can't catch a break. Fuel stockpiles are dwindling but travel demand is expected to remain high. Result: More sticker shock ahead at the pump.

Shariq Khan, Reuters | 1 day ago

U.S. Road Trips This Summer Could Be Just as Pricey as Last Year

Tourism

Skift India Daily: Air India’s Latest Flex Will Make It Harder for Foreign Airlines to Gain Access

As India grows its aviation market, the government is making sure that its homegrown airlines have an advantage over foreign carriers. However, will Indian carriers rise to the occasion?

Amrita Ghosh | 2 days ago

Skift India Daily: Air India’s Latest Flex Will Make It Harder for Foreign Airlines to Gain Access

News Blog

Hawaii Is Close to Shutting Down Tourism Marketing Agency

The Hawaii Tourism Authority may not be around for long. Last week, the state legislature’s House committee approved a Senate bill that would repeal the Hawaii Tourism Authority and create a government office dedicated solely to destination management, leaving the island without a tourism marketing agency. The bill now has to face two hearings before…

Dawit Habtemariam | 2 days ago

Tourism

Europe Still Can’t Count on Chinese Tourists for a Busy Summer Season

Chinese outbound flight bookings to Europe during March and August are only 32 percent that of pre-pandemic levels. Not great news for destinations across the continent. Bring on the Americans.

Joanna Plucinska, Reuters | 3 days ago

Europe Still Can’t Count on Chinese Tourists for a Busy Summer Season

Tourism

Skift India Daily: India to Invest $12 Billion in Airport Upgrades to Meet Demand

Fueled by rising disposable income and over 1,200 planes on order by Indian carriers, India’s civil aviation sector is making sure that there is enough infrastructure for passenger capacity to pick up.

Amrita Ghosh | 4 days ago

Skift India Daily: India to Invest $12 Billion in Airport Upgrades to Meet Demand

Tourism

Rome Is Investing Big on a Redo Ahead of Major Events

"Faded glory" is not what any destination wants to hear about itself. The Eternal City is looking to upgrade infrastructure and spiff itself up to become an even bigger draw on the world stage. It starts with a $14 billion plan.

Giselda Vagnoni, Reuters | 7 days ago

Rome Is Investing Big on a Redo Ahead of Major Events

Airline Weekly

Booming Greek Tourism Lifts Aegean Airlines to Another Strong Profit

Aegean Airlines performed well last quarter, helped by strong Greek tourism. It now sounds bullish about the upcoming summer peak. New planes should help too.

1 week ago
Booming Greek Tourism Lifts Aegean Airlines to Another Strong Profit

Tourism

London Worries It’s Losing Luxury Shopping Tourists to Milan and Paris

One more negative blowback from Brexit, but one perk that went away after 2020 is being considered again: sales-tax free shopping to woo back all those wealthy tourists.

James Davey and Sarah Young, Reuters | 1 week ago

London Worries It’s Losing Luxury Shopping Tourists to Milan and Paris