Philippines' Toursim
MANILA, Philippines - In line with heightened efforts to boost the country’s tourism industry, the government is eyeing to double its tourism receipts to $8 billion in 2016, a tourism official ...
Russian Tourism To Dominican Republic
Russia is already the second most important source market for the Dominican Republic from the European continent, second only to France, a country with which it competes to lead tourist arrivals ...
Tibet Tourism Up In Q1
LHASA, Tibet - Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region registered a 30.5-percent hike in tourist arrivals in the first three months of the year, introducing a promising outlook for the region's ...
Philippines' tourist arrivals up 10 percent
MANILA, Philippines - Tourists from China, South Korea, the United States and Japan topped the number of arrivals of visitors in the country in the first two months this year, which showed a ...
sustaining tourism growth
By Srilal Miththapala, eTN Sri Lanka
There has been great publicity in the press celebrating the arrival of the 1 millionth foreign tourist to Sri Lanka for the year 2012 during late December 2012.
More Foreign Visitors Coming To Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nepal - The total number of tourist arrivals to Nepal by air have increased by almost 10% to 598,204.
Tourism to India
NEW DELHI, India - The travel advisory issued by the UK to its citizens to avoid central Delhi has not affected the flow of foreign tourists in the country, Tourism Secretary Parvez Dewan said ...
Turkish Airlines
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya's limping tourism industry witnessed a boost Wednesday with the arrival of the first Turkish Airlines aircraft to signal the start of direct flights between Kenya and ...
At least 10 percent growth anticipated
By Andrew J. Wood, eTN Thailand
THAILAND (eTN) - Thailand's tourism industry is likely to grow by more than 10% next year and about 23 million foreigners are expected to visit the country in 2013, Association of Thai Travel ...
Tourism To Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan - The Tourism Bureau yesterday announced that this year’s 7 millionth tourist would likely arrive in Taiwan in the middle of next month rather than at Christmas, as previously ...
Mexico Tourism
MEXICO CITY, Mexico - The Mexico Ministry of Tourism reports that private investment for the development and maintenance of tourism projects in the period January 2007 to September 2012 reached ...
Over 10,000 visitors have arrived from United Arab Emirates so far this year
The Seychelles islands has lately recorded a remarkable upsurge in tourist arrivals from the United Arab Emirates Market (UAE), which has resulted in the country reaching over 10,000 visitors ...
Bali experiencing growth in number of foreign arrivals
BALI, Indonesia - Entering the low holiday season, Bali is experiencing a slight growth (3.62 percent) in the number of foreign tourist arrivals, according to an official.
Chinese Tourism To Singapore
SINGAPORE - More and more Chinese tourists choose to visit Singapore for longer time, with visit arrivals doubled and per capita expenditure tripled during the past ten years from 2002 to ...
International arrivals in a slowdown
BANGKOK, Thailand - International visitor arrivals into Asia Pacific destinations during May 2012 showed a collective gain of 3% year-on-year according to preliminary results released today by the ...
Zimbabwe tourism
Tourist arrivals are expected to have increased marginally during the first half of this year after international awareness on brand Zimbabwe, which struggled under the country's decade-long ...
Zimbabwe Tourism Authority Report
Tourist arrivals in Zimbabwe surged 18% in the first quarter of this year to 346 299, helped by the stabilising economic and political environment, as the country turns into a safe and competitive ...
Nepal Tourist Arrivals Up
KATHMANDU, Nepal - Total tourist arrivals increased to 22.1 percent during fiscal year 2011-12.
Qatar Tourism
Qatar saw a massive jump in the number of visitors from the Gulf region in 2011, with 50% more than the previous year.
Growth is slow but steady
International tourist arrivals grew by over 4 percent in 2011 to 980 million, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer.
Minister: International Arrivals To Decrease
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia - The Tourism Ministry is expecting a decrease in international arrivals this year due to floods, natural disasters and other economic factors.
Growth continues at more moderate pace
International tourist arrivals are forecast to reach 1.8 billion by 2030 according to the newly-released UNWTO long-term forecast, Tourism Towards 2030.
Jamaican Tourist Arrival Numbers Rise
Jamaica's uptick in cruise ship visitors has kept the country's tourist arrivals afloat, with a 13.6 percent increase in the first 8 months of the year, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has ...
Zanzibar Ferry Disaster
The maritime accident that hit Zanzibar last week has left tourism officials worried that recurring disasters could ruin Tanzania’s image as a tourist destination.
Kenyan Tourism To Break Record In 2011
International tourist arrivals are expected to hit a record 1.2 million by the end of the year.
Dubai Tourist Arrivals Increase
DUBAI, UAE — Dubai continues to attract a large number of tourists as hoteliers in the emirate recorded the biggest year-on-year jump in occupancy level within the Middle East during July, ...
Zambian Tourism
Ndola — The Livingstone Tourism Association (LTA) has expressed optimism that Zambia will host peaceful elections this year and that tourist arrivals will not be affected.
World Tourism Organization Barometer
International tourist arrivals grew by 4.5% in the first four months of 2011, despite new challenges emerging since the beginning of the year.
World Tourism Organization
The 2011 edition of the UNWTO Tourism Highlights is now online.
Tourists Rediscover Philippines
Philippine tourism has been a top-dollar earner for the country, propping up the country's dollar reserves.
