Articles tagged “tourism”

Tour Operators

GetYourGuide’s $194 Million Investment Raise Pushes it Towards $2 Billion Valuation

GetYourGuide has moved into the $1 billion+ funding league with its latest raise. This might seem high in the short term, but not if projections for growth in the experiences sector hold.

Selene Brophy | 2 days ago

GetYourGuide’s $194 Million Investment Raise Pushes it Towards $2 Billion Valuation

Tourism

Amsterdam Mayor Acts to Decrease Tourism Nuisance in Red Light District

The initiative by Femke Halsema is a push towards improving conditions for sex workers and reducing crime and excessive use of drugs and alcohol.

Reuters | 1 week ago

Amsterdam Mayor Acts to Decrease Tourism Nuisance in Red Light District

Tourism

India Daily: Government Readies Long-Overdue National Tourism Policy

For a sector that will contribute $250 billion to India's gross domestic product by 2030, a document reimagining the future of tourism is significant.

Amrita Ghosh | 1 week ago

India Daily: Government Readies Long-Overdue National Tourism Policy

Tourism

Egypt Sees Potential in Highly Competitive Medical Tourism Industry

Egypt believes it's well-positioned to take advantage of the surging interest in medical tourism, but it needs to make treatment more affordable in the face of increasing competition.

Harriet Akinyi, Skift | 2 weeks ago

Egypt Sees Potential in Highly Competitive Medical Tourism Industry

Tourism

Budget Travelers Slow Down Chinese Domestic Travel Recovery

As world travel slowly recovers from the pandemic, domestic travel in China remains subdued thanks to underlying weakness in household consumption and rising prices.

Reuters | 2 weeks ago

Budget Travelers Slow Down Chinese Domestic Travel Recovery

Airlines

Singapore Airlines Posts First Full-Year Profit in 3 Years

China's reopening should inject more momentum into Singapore Airlines' financials.

Reuters | 3 weeks ago

Singapore Airlines Posts First Full-Year Profit in 3 Years

News Blog

Adventure Awaits with Akun, The Latest Offering From Red Sea Global

Red Sea Global (RSG), the developer behind The Red Sea and Amaala in Saudi Arabia, has launched an adventure travel brand for guests aimed at offering unique sporting activities at its destinations. Akun, which comes from the Arabic meaning of “to be”, will operate and manage various adventure experiences out of its destinations, including electric…

Adam Stacey | 3 weeks ago

Airlines

Dubai Airport Passenger Traffic Is Short of Full Recovery

Dubai's tourism sector might have the vision of making the emirate the most visited and re-visited destination, but for now its passenger traffic numbers are falling just shy of 2019 pre-pandemic levels.

Reuters | 4 weeks ago

Dubai Airport Passenger Traffic Is Short of Full Recovery

Online Travel

Rising Prices See Travelers Changing Summer Travel Plans: Survey 

Survey data for summer travel plans and bookings suggest the so-called revenge spending from savings during the pandemic might be waning, as consumers are less keen to indulge themselves with extravagant vacations.

Selene Brophy | 1 month ago

Rising Prices See Travelers Changing Summer Travel Plans: Survey 
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Tourism

Inside Abu Dhabi’s New ‘One Summer Isn’t Enough’ Campaign

Changing travel patterns offer new opportunities to capture demand, but destinations need to adapt their marketing accordingly. With Abu Dhabi’s new ‘One Summer Isn’t Enough’ campaign, the destination is transforming the UAE’s largest emirate into a year-round destination.

Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism + Skift | 1 month ago

Inside Abu Dhabi’s New ‘One Summer Isn’t Enough’ Campaign