tourism

Mallorca Joins UNWTO’s Network of Sustainable Tourism Observatories

June 10, 2021

British Reporter– The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has welcomed Mallorca’s Sustainable Tourism Observatory into its International Network of Sustainable Tourism Observatories (INSTO).

Partial recovery in tourism nights in summer 2020

In 2020, the tourism industry has suffered from the COVID-19 outbreak. This

by The FINANCIAL

November 25, 2020

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ADB propses 5 ways to restore tourism in Central Asia

The FINANCIAL — From the snowy peaks of the Pamir mountains to

by The FINANCIAL

November 5, 2020

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Split to become new Barcelona

The FINANCIAL — The coronavirus pandemic has hit the global tourism industry particularly hard.

by The FINANCIAL

November 2, 2020

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IATA points out the key elements for long-term sustainability of aviation in Southern Africa

The FINANCIAL — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) outlined the key priorities to ensure the long-term sustainability of aviation in Southern Africa as the industry continues to suffer from the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated travel restrictions: Ensuring

by The FINANCIAL

October 8, 2020

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Georgia

Georgia’s effort to restart tourism is supported by UNWTO

The FINANCIAL — The Tbilisi Declaration of the UNWTO Executive Council, which was adopted within the framework of the 112th session stated that they support Georgia’s efforts and policy measures which are implemented to restart hospitality and to reopen borders. The Executive

by The FINANCIAL

September 17, 2020

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International Tourist Numbers Down 65% in First Half of 2020, UNWTO Reports

The FINANCIAL -- International tourist arrivals plunged 93% in June when compared to 2019, with the latest data from the World Tourism Organization showing the severe impact COVID-19 has had on the sector. According to the new issue of the World Tourism

by The FINANCIAL

September 15, 2020

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Georgia

Domestic tourism numbers decreased in Georgia

The FINANCIAL — National Statistics Office of Georgia published data of domestic tourism statistics in Georgia (II Quarter 2020). In the II quarter of 2020 the monthly average number of Georgian resident visitors aged 15 years or more equal to 596.5 thousand, who made

by The FINANCIAL

September 14, 2020

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Markets

In 2019, Georgia’s hotels and hotel enterprises served 4 014.0 thousand guests

The FINANCIAL — National Statistics Office of Georgia published data of the information on hotels and hotel type enterprises in Georgia (2019 year). In 2019, there were more than 1 600 economic entities working in hotel services that owned 1682 hotel and hotel-type

by The FINANCIAL

August 27, 2020

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Georgia

Economy Minister of Georgia met tourism sector

The FINANCIAL — Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Natia Turnava held a meeting with the representatives of the tourism sector and discussed the problems emerged due to the corona virus pandemic as well as the possible solutions. The representatives of the hotels,

by The FINANCIAL

July 14, 2020

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Georgia

EU, Austria, and Sweden announced €860,000 grant for tourism development in the mountainous regions of Georgia

The FINANCIAL — In the frame of the GRETA project (Green Economy: Sustainable Mountain Tourism and Organic Agriculture), the EU, Sweden and Austria have launched the Tourism Development Initiative (TDI), a call for proposals for grants in the area of tourism development in

by The FINANCIAL

July 10, 2020

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World Tourism Remains at Standstill as 100% of Countries Impose Restrictions on Travel

The FINANCIAL -- COVID-19 has placed the whole world on lockdown, with new research from the World Tourism Organization showing that 100% of global destinations continue to have restrictions on travel in place, and 72% have completely closed their borders to international

by The FINANCIAL

May 12, 2020

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International Tourism Numbers Could Fall 60-80% in 2020

The FINANCIAL -- International tourism down 22% in Q1 and could decline by 60-80% over the whole year, according to WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION 67 million fewer international. Tourists up to March translates into US$80 billion in lost exports. UNWTO has outlined three possible future scenarios

by The FINANCIAL

May 9, 2020

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Travel News

Stay home – but travel tomorrow! WTO SG

The FINANCIAL -- As the COVID-19 situation evolves, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) observes that full or partial travel restrictions have been – and continue to be – introduced across the world. These decisions are made with public health as the primary

by The FINANCIAL

March 17, 2020

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