The Asia Pacific destinations are forecast to receive an aggregate inbound count of close to 728.4 million international visitor arrivals in 2019, over 40 million more than the volume received in 2018. China, Turkey and Hong Kong SAR are predicted to lead the way in 2019 with annual increases of 7.4 million, 4.0 million and 3.7 million foreign arrivals respectively.
Seattle and King County saw record visitor volume, expenditures, tax contributions and travel-related employment for Seattle and King County in 2018 for the ninth year in a row.
The Association of Scottish Visitor Attractions (ASVA) has announced that visits to its member sites rose slightly in 2018, the fifth year running that an increase in numbers has been recorded.
Travel to and within the U.S. grew 3.2 percent year-over-year in January, according to the U.S. Travel Association’s latest Travel Trends Index (TTI)—marking the industry’s 109th straight month of overall expansion.
In 2017, the city of Paris welcomed around 23 million international tourists. It is known as one of the most visited cities in the world. Dubbed as the City of Lights, being one of the first cities to have electricity, Paris has a lot to offer to its tourist from its delicious food, beautiful architecture, captivating arts, and interesting history.
Visitation to America's national parks in 2018 exceeded 300 million recreation visits for the fourth consecutive year. The 318.2 million recreation visits total is the third highest since record keeping began in 1904.
The effects of Brexit could cause over 56 percent of Brits to shun EU mini-breaks, according to a new research.
European Cities Marketing (ECM) has announced that despite a challenging year, destinations across Europe are celebrating a 1.9% growth in city tourism for 2018.
TUI and Ctrip, the leading Chinese online provider, have agreed on a strategic partnership. Ctrip's 200 million monthly users will have direct access to the tours and activities offered by TUI's subsidiary Musement.
It has been brought to our attention that TheToday Show ran a segment on the value of Costco Travel deals, comparing those deals to Online Travel Agencies (OTA) and direct supplier bookings.