Event Driven Tourism: How Festivals Impact the Hospitality Industry – By Joe Hanly – Image Credit Pexels Festival tourism plays a crucial role in driving hotel bookings, boosting occupancy rates, and generating powerful ripple effects across the tourism industry. From music festivals that drive foot traffic and spending to culturalContinue Reading
CEE & SEE Hotels Report June 2025 – Image Credit CBRE Visit This CBRE report provides an in-depth analysis of the current CEE & SEE hotel market. It highlights the sector’s strong recovery and growth potential. The travel and tourism sector in the region is experiencing a significant rebound inContinue Reading
Source: Saudi Ministry of Tourism The Ministry of Tourism has released its 2024 Annual Statistical Report on the tourism sector in Saudi Arabia, highlighting key indicators of tourism activity and underlining the sector’s continued growth following the significant progress recorded in 2023. His Excellency Ahmed Al Khateeb, Minister of Tourism,Continue Reading
3 min reading time Published on 30/06/25, Updated on 16 hours ago Scandic Go is continuing its expansion of the Scandic Go brand in Finland with the announcement of a new 138-room hotel in Turku. Located centrally, the hotel will enhance Scandic’s existing portfolio in the region, which is expectedContinue Reading
Nice, Venice, Barcelona and Amsterdam are other European cities that have also imposed limits on cruise ships. The French Riviera resort of Cannes has become the latest famous European destination to join the growing global backlash against overtourism by imposing what its city council calls “drastic regulation” on cruise ships.Continue Reading
The restriction on this tourism segment will enter into force in 2026 in one of the city’s central districts It looks like the Hungarian capital, Budapest, is also souring on incessant tourism after the publishing of voting results yesterday which showed that residents of the central District VI have narrowlyContinue Reading
7 min reading time Published on 26/06/25 – Updated on 26/06/25 Gig-tripping, or music tourism, is far from being just a passing trend. According to Booking.com, concerts influence the choice of destination for 48% of travellers. And the concerts of the world’s biggest music stars continue to demonstrate the impactContinue Reading
6 min reading time Published 17 hours ago Sports and music have long been key motivators for travel, but they are now attracting an even larger audience. According to Accor’s European Travel Trends report, 53% of Europeans plan to devote more of their budget to travel, highlighting already emerging prioritiesContinue Reading
Embassy Suites by Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista South – Image Credit Hilton Located just south of Orlando, Kissimmee’s strategic position in Central Florida offers convenient access to surrounding commercial, leisure, and convention attractions. Traditionally a supporting player in the region’s tourism and business sectors, the city is emerging asContinue Reading
To the discerning eye, other mountains are visible – giants between 23,000 and 26,000 feet high. Not one of their slenderer heads even reaches their chief’s shoulder. Beside Everest they escape notice, such is the pre-eminence of the greatest. (George Mallory, 1922) The climbing season on Mount Everest peaks inContinue Reading
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