Articles tagged “tourism”

Hotels

Florida beach community fills in visitor unknowns with data

Panama City Beach appears to have recovered from the 2010 Gulf oil spill, and it's vital for the tourist board to have the data to show it.

Valerie Garman, The News Herald | 11 years ago

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SkiftStats: The countries most open to foreign travelers

Iceland, which tops the table, has certainly welcomed tourists in droves over the last few years. U.S. came 102 out of 140, which jibes with how it is perceived worldwide. UK is 55, twice more welcoming than U.S.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 11 years ago

Tourism

Jamaica looks forward to tourism boom after waiving visa for Eastern Europeans

Relaxed visa regulations are the quickest path to tourism growth as Jamaica first saw when Latin American arrivals increased 50 percent following a regional visa relaxation.

Skift | 11 years ago

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UK tourism spending rises as Americans arrive while Britons head to the beach

London in winter? Despite a January freeze, American tourists warmed to the UK's allures.

The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago

Tourism

Egypt tourism numbers were up in 2012, but big challenges remain

Despite the slight uptick, tourism numbers are still off nearly a quarter of what they were in 2010, and Egypt is doing nothing to convince visitors that they'll be safe in Cairo, Luxor, or Aswan, or that religious pettiness won't dictate their trip elsewhere.

Reuters/ArabianBusiness | 11 years ago

Tourism

New Orleans breaks out of Bourbon St stereotype with record tourism year

New Orleans’ record year could look weak compared to 2013’s final numbers, which includes the Super Bowl and the buzz it generated leading up to Mardi Gras.

Janet McConnaughey, Associated Press | 11 years ago

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NYC & Company launches neighborhood initiative pushing tourists out of midtown

New York is pushing borough tourism as a means of reaching its 55 million visitor goal by 2015 and spark economic prosperity in quest for bragging rights in the domestic and international travel market.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Hotels are adding jobs to New York City faster than any other industry

The NYC-sanctioned report paints a rosy picture of the city’s hospitality industry, but a closer look reveals that the same unions boosting employees’ paychecks are consistently at odds with hotel management.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Business Travel

Hong Kong’s high flyers not flying in business class as often

Naomi Rovnick, Quartz | 11 years ago

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Where Americans traveled in 2012: Mostly usual suspects

This is a rather predictable set of numbers with the exception of the Middle East’s increase in market share, which could be attributed to business trips or the emergence of safe spots like Dubai as global destinations.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago