According to a recent market report, 68% of tourists value sustainability positively and want tools to make decisions about the environmental impact of their trips. This is just one sign that the travel industry is undergoing an unprecedented transformation […]
Up to 20,000 protestors flooded the streets of Palma de Mallorca on Sunday in a demonstration against the negative impacts of mass tourism on the Balearic island. Carrying signs that read “Let’s change course and set limits on tourism”
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Over 260 villages from more than 60 countries, representing the world’s five regions, have applied for the 2024 edition of the Best Tourism Villages by UN Tourism. This marks the highest volume of applications ever received in the program’s
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Some travel destinations have become so popular that they are inundated with tourists. However, local residents are far from thrilled about this situation. With more tourists come more litter, noise, and overcrowded beaches, prompting the consideration of radical measures
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The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), in collaboration with Oxford Economics, conducted a study on the main trends of tourism‘s impact on the global economy in 2023. According to the report, the global tourism sector will reach $9.5
The visitor figures for 2022 show that tourism is back in Cologne. The State Statistical Office of North Rhine-Westphalia, IT.NRW, registered 3.2 million arrivals and 5.6 million overnight stays in Cologne hotels. This represents 85.3 per cent of the
In Andermatt, Switzerland a course is to be set for the tourism of tomorrow. At the «Innovation Festival», leading personalities from the tourism industry and politics, as well as investors and start-ups will come together to discuss the brightest
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According to the data of tourism income and expenses announced by TURKSTAT and the number of tourists announced by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism; 9 months of 2020, tourist numbers and income showed drop in Turkey. How much
This means that for every pound invested in the agency visitors spent £23 in Britain. As well as the UK Government investment, the agency attracted £11.5 million of investment in cash and in-kind from commercial partners and delivered £1.9
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Adventure tourism is one of the fastest-growing segments of the tourism industry, with a global market valued at $586.3 billion in 2018, and projected to reach $1,626.7 billion in 2026. However attractive this sector seems to be, drawing adventure
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International tourist arrivals grew 5% in 2018, to reach the 1.4 billion mark, two years ahead of the World Tourism Organization’s long-term forecasts, according to the UNWTO International Tourism Highlights, 2019 Edition. At the same time, export earnings generated
Las Vegas is still a popular destination for vacation, but that wasn’t the case for California-based residents in 2018. The hike from California to Las Vegas, Nevada isn’t a long one. Depending on where you’re located, it can be
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Here at Rickshaw Travel, we offer a unique selection of trips to destinations all over the world – as our travellers will know first-hand. From Asia to Central America, we traverse the globe, and each country we visit is
Europe kicked off 2019 on a positive note following an impressive 6% growth in 2018. Looking ahead to the rest of the year, a more moderate rate of expansion is expected for 2019 (around 3.6%), with short term risks, such
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VisitEngland is celebrating the best of English tourism with businesses and destinations in a week of events and activities across the country from 30 March to 7 April 2019. Now in its eighth year, English Tourism Week raises tourism’s
