The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is asserting its influence as a global tourism leader, marked by the historic election of Shaikha Al Nowais as the first female Secretary-General of UN Tourism. As the region garners international attention, cutting-edge data from Mabrian, the global travel intelligence company part of The Data Appeal Company – Almawave Group, sheds light […]
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In a new Memorandum of Understanding signed on the occasion of Sustainable Gastronomy Day, both organizations commit to strengthening the gastronomy tourism value chain, enhancing the linkages between food producers, tourism service providers, destinations, communities and tourists. They will focus particularly on the development of value added, and innovative tourism experiences linked to local products, […]
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Geopolitical instability in the eastern Mediterranean, which will also have an impact on Greek tourism, has been caused by the unrest between Israel and Iran, with airlines cancelling their routes to the Middle Eastern country. Israel said on Friday it targeted Iran’s nuclear facilities, ballistic missile factories and military commanders at the start of what […]
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Europe’s largest tour operator, TUI, has responded to Airbnb’s accusation that “over-tourism” is the responsibility of the hotel industry, claiming that short-term rental companies are responsible. Tensions between competitors in the tourism sector have increased after local residents complained about overcrowding, rising accommodation costs and poor tourist behaviour in some popular tourist resorts across the […]
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New agreements signed during an official visit of the UN Tourism Secretary-General to the country include the cooperation with the newly established Research Centre for Sustainable Tourism at the University of Zagreb, which will serve as a knowledge hub for research andpolicy development, and the organization of a Sustainable Tourism Awards. The new Research Centre […]
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Airbnb has blamed the hotel industry for “over-tourism” in Europe, as the US short-term rental company responds to criticism from regulators and residents that its services are leading to overcrowding in tourist destinations. Theo Yedinsky, Airbnb’s vice president of public policy, told the Financial Times that the company is a victim of “cleverness” from local […]
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Azerbaijan’s Travel & Tourism sector is set for a year of significant growth in 2025, with new data from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), forecasting a contribution of 10.3BN to the national economy – a 32% year-on-year rise, representing 8.2% of total GDP. This year, the sector is also expected to support 472,000 […]
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We ask the political system to listen, to understand and then to act, the President of the Hellenic Hoteliers Federation (HHF) said emphatically in his opening speech at the 6th Regional Conference in Santorini. In a conference room, where there were an incredibly large number of people, Yannis Hatzis stressed that “…tourism is not an […]
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A new international airport on the Albanian coast is set to begin flights within the next few weeks in an area where Donald Trump’s son-in-law is planning a luxury complex for wealthy tourists. Over the past three years, a group of investors has invested $170 million to convert a former military airstrip into an airport […]
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Greece holds a prominent place in the list of European islands that are… drowning in tourists, according to a survey by alternative tourism platform BookRetreats, while four Greek islands appear among those that have managed to keep away from the large crowds of visitors. Protests are now spreading across Europe’s island regions as residents call […]
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