Online agencies are dominating the tourism of people under 30 years old, young people and students.WYSE Travel Confederation, the federation of operators and industry associations, has interviewed over 57 thousand young people from all over the world, discovering that this…
There have already been more than 7.2 million visits (+9.5% compared to 2017) to the national monuments in France since the beginning of 2018, the National Monuments Centre reported. The Arc de Triomphe remains the most visited national monument followed…
While body tattoos in Europe and U.S. enjoy a growing popularity, in Japan they are not well received. It should be considered when traveling in Japan.Especially large-scale tattoos are associated with the Yakuza thugs and thus organized crime. This is…
As we celebrate Tourism Month during September, Tourism Update is examining the industry in South Africa across a series of articles with insight from industry experts. To begin with, we take a look at that state of tourism in South…
The city of Buenos Aires has announced it is expecting a large increase in international tourism in 2018 and 2019.According to official statistics released by the government of the city, bookings to travel to the city from July-December this year…
Tokyo has been named as the world’s most reputable city in a survey that ranks places on safety, beauty and leadership.The Japanese capital beat Sydney into second place and Copenhagen into third.No New Zealand cities appeared on the listThe study…
JetBlue has begun charging $30 for a first checked bag, making it the first U.S. carrier that is not an ultralow-cost carrier to alter the fee from the industry standard of $25.The increase went into effect Monday for all new…
Research undertaken by ForwardKeys has revealed the recent earthquakes in Indonesia have been responsible for a 26 per cent setback in bookings to the destination since the second major earthquake this year, on August 5th.On July 29th, an earthquake, measuring…
Hilton has announced the opening of Grand Hotel Villa Torretta Milan Sesto, Curio Collection by Hilton.The 16th century property joins more than 55 one-of-a-kind Curio Collection by Hilton hotels around the world, including ten in Europe – two of which…
Qatar Airways will launch the A350-1000 – equipped with the airline’s Qsuite – on flights to and from Singapore’s Changi Airport from November.The aircraft will also be introduced daily to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport from January next year.The two cities will…
