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Now that Spain can't depend on the English to buy along the Mediterranean coast, the Russians will have to suffice.
Stephen Burgen, The Guardian | 11 years ago
Tour operators and OTAs are used to a large number of winter reservations coming in by now, but they say bookings are down 15-20% from last year and fear India will be seen as unreliable to foreign tourists.
Skift | 11 years ago
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There may indeed be a slowdown of China's economy, but it's still building international airports at a breakneck pace and households are seeing large increases in salaries every year.
Nick Edwards, Reuters | 11 years ago
As Britons look to last-minute breaks before autumn kicks in, expect lots of escapes to well-worn European destinations with low-cost airline connections. Yes, Spain is calling.
David Millward, The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago
The Israeli tourism minister’s call for growth within the hotel industry is smart: he'll need somewhere to put the thousands of travelers headed his way thanks to a the $400 New York to Tel Aviv tickets that El Al is honoring.
Backpackers, assumed to be budget travelers, have historically contributed generously to Australia’s tourism industry. But its strong dollar and hotels packed with mining and other industrial workers are giving the roughing-it set reason to go elsewhere.
The pros and cons of tourism are pulling at the seams of Balinese culture as the economy and democracy grow, while construction strips away natural resources and meddles in the linguistic and religious practices of local community.
Nothing like German politicians and Hollywood starts coming to the rescue of your country's tourism sector. Perhaps they'll visit London next?
Helena Smith, The Guardian | 11 years ago
The fastest growing sector of inbound tourists to the U.S. is from Brazil, China, and India -- thanks largely this year to the eased visa rules.
Originating next to the country’s most visited national park during Uganda’s peak visiting season, Ebola is causing millions of dollars of cancellations although no official warning has been issued yet.
The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago
