Page 2

Tourism News

The latest tourism and destination news from around the world. Read exclusive interviews with leaders, see the latest marketing campaigns, and understand the bigger issues like coronavirus recovery and destination development.

Tourism

Chinese Tourists Are Back in Dubai, but ‘Glitz and Glamor’ Isn’t Enough

Chinese travelers are gradually returning to Dubai. Numbers are good, but if the tourism authority wants them be great, it needs to shift away from 'one-hit wonder' strategies.

Josh Corder | 6 days ago

Tourism

Luxury Travelers: What They Want, How They Choose – New Skift Research

Affluent jet-setters are gearing up for luxe adventures next year, with wallets expanding and global horizons beckoning.

Varsha Arora, Skift | 1 week ago

Tourism

Chinese Tourists Have a New Love Affair with … Iceland

Alongside the gradual resurgence of confidence among Chinese travelers, travel bookings are also making a comeback. Perhaps it's not yet time to write off the Chinese traveler.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 1 week ago

Tourism

Skift India Report: How Australia Is Gaining from India’s Tourism Growth

Destinations are betting big on India’s travel market. With a growing economy, young population, and rising middle class, the country is positioned to become one of the most lucrative outbound tourism markets in the world.

Amrita Ghosh | 1 week ago

News Blog

Australia Reopens to Chinese Group Tourism

Australia has recommenced visa processing for Chinese group travel, Australia's Ministry of Trade and Tourism announced on Monday. The visa processing restart follows China's lifting of pandemic-era restrictions last month on outbound group tours to Australia, the U.S., Japan and multiple other countries. Australia reopened its borders to international travel in March this year. Since…

Dawit Habtemariam | 1 week ago

Tourism

Ask Skift: How Do Natural Disasters Impact Tourism?

Natural disasters have decimated several destinations in recent months, so how have events like earthquakes and wildfires impacted tourism industries? Ask Skift provides answers.

Rashaad Jorden | 1 week ago

Tourism

How Demographics, Loneliness, Work and Climate Will Define the Future of Travel

We are ready to decipher and define the next decade of travel. Are you onboard?

Rafat Ali | 1 week ago

Tourism

Marriott Posts – Then Changes – Job Ads Mentioning Alcohol in Saudi Arabia

There has long been speculation that hotels in Saudi Arabia would need to relax its restriction on alcohol to attract global tourists.

Josh Corder | 2 weeks ago

Tourism

U.S. Tourism Officials Visited China For the First Time in 4 Years: Their Takeaways

U.S. tourism executives came back from their trips optimistic about the Chinese tourism market's recovery despite long visa wait times and the slow return of air connectivity.

Dawit Habtemariam | 2 weeks ago

Tourism

Hong Kong Tourism Still Catching Up: Skift Travel Health Index

Hong Kong is back in business. Travel performance boomed in August 2023, but talk of full recovery is still premature, as 2019 wasn't a particularly good year with widespread protests impacting travel demand in the country.

Saniya Zanpure | 2 weeks ago