Domestic tourism spending in Turkey more than doubled in 2023 as domestic travel remained booming despite rising inflation. In particular, domestic travelers’ spending reached 229.8 billion Turkish lira last year, an increase of 101% from 2022, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat). Throughout the year, Turks made 61.46 million domestic trips, up […]
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Mirai operates in 13 global offices and works with 3,400 hotel clients worldwide. Its offerings include a powerful booking engine, 3D Hotel Digital Twin, increasing revenue and maximizing hotel performance. Hotel direct sales technology provider Mirai plans to exceed 7 million room nights by 2024. Mirai, proudly announces the close of 2023 with an impressive […]
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The Tourism Committee of the Bundestag of the Federal Republic of Germany is meeting today at 3 p.m. to discuss the possible debt reduction of FTI, the third largest tour operator in Europe. The first item on the agenda of the non-public meeting is entitled “Report of the Federal Government on the possible exemption from […]
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On Wednesday, Parliament adopted new measures to make packaging more sustainable and reduce packaging waste in the EU. So, adopted by 476 votes in favour, 129 against and 24 abstentions, the regulation aims to tackle the ever-increasing amount of waste, harmonise internal market rules and strengthen the circular economy. Reduce packaging and restrict certain types […]
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As hyper-personalisation goes beyond the usual strategies that have been used so far to benefit travel needs, there are advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning that may be able to provide the necessary services that travellers need. Martin Eade from travel search and booking technology provider Vibe believes there’s a lot riding on this. […]
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-Controls intensify in tourist destinations Following a government decision and the order of the leadership of the competent Ministry of Environment and Energy, controls were carried out by inspectors of the Inspectors and Auditors Corps, in Mykonos. In order to ensure the observance of urban planning legality, respect for the natural and urban environment, as […]
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Significantly increased compared to last year is expected to be the travel traffic during this year’s Easter period, with auxiliary factors the favorable calendar of the combination with May Day that allows for more days of recreation, high temperatures and stable prices compared to last year. So far, bookings of organised holidays in Greek tourist […]
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MSC Cruises has unveiled its “stay and cruise” programme for the summer of 2024, under which travellers can extend their seven-night cruise to a nine- or ten-night holiday, with the option to stay in a range of destinations in Europe and beyond, including Athens. The programme includes a new additional package, whereby customers can add […]
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UN Tourism is to work with the Government Croatia and the University of Zagreb to establish a research and development centre focused on sustainable tourism. Croatia currently serves on UN Tourism’s Committee on Tourism and Sustainability, having chaired it between 2019 and 2023. The clear leadership and support for UN Tourism’s core values make it […]
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Global Hotel Alliance (GHA), the world’s largest alliance of independent hotel brands is celebrating its 20th anniversary as it has added 220 hotels to its Green Collection on the premise that it will create a sustainable and ideal environment by protecting people. In this collection there is a 15% increase in the portfolio by 2023 […]
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