Articles tagged “tourists”

A fifth tourist has died due to high temperatures in Greece this month. The country is acting quickly to close down popular attractions. But this is only the start of the summer, and Southern European cities are likely to face one climate-related disaster after the next.

Thailand may have gone from being picky to rolling out the red carpet for everyone, realizing that hitting a 40-million tourist target can't be done by courting the big spenders alone.

India must work on streamlining visa processes and addressing safety concerns of tourists to unlock the full potential of inbound tourism.

Families are seeking to make up for lost time with new and exciting experiences. It’s time that brands and tour operators shift their focus to this segment, and understand their needs to make their trips more appealing.

The fast-paced growth of online travel bookings makes the tourism industry a ripe target for cybercriminals. Stakeholders must therefore deploy strategies and tools to guard the sector against data breaches and malicious attacks.

The Department of Tourism Philippine's newest video is the epitome of "talk about creative advertising" — performers mold their bodies into birds, mountains, waterfalls, and oceans to remind tourists that there are workers behind every tourism experience, and that they deserve recognition.

In Skift's top stories this week, Chase pushes further into travel as a commerce category, investors view Instagram as a bigger platform for selling travel, and Qatar may be forced to prioritize World Cup fans over other visitors.

An ambitious target of one million tourists by the end of 2022 has Mauritius — a largely luxury tourist destination, diversifying to lure even digital nomads and retirees. Will this help them deliver the numbers?

It is time to reclaim the word tourist, and recalibrate it to mean something good. Tourists can see the world with fresh eyes, unencumbered with the daily accumulations of local life. A new hotel in North Adams, Massachusetts, seeks to do just that.

Locals may not always like tourists, but many locals seem to realize their cities depend on tourism dollars as a major revenue source.