Tag: increase in arrivals
Ambassador Mangu creates synergies between Rwandan and Tanzanian tourism players
Adam Ihucha - eTN Tanzania- May 28, 2019 20:02Tanzanian ambassador to Rwanda, Ernest Mangu, is engaging tour operators from both countries to create synergies, in his latest efforts to pursue an economic diplomacy. The scope of economic diplomacy ... Read More
Tanzanian tour operators plan to turn Dar Es Salaam into Paris of East Africa
Adam Ihucha - eTN Tanzania- May 14, 2019 20:15Tanzania Tanzanian tour operators are mulling over the idea of turning the country’s commercial center of Dar Es Salaam into a ‘tourism paradise’, a copycat of Paris, in their bid ... Read More
A new Tourism potential in Tanzania: The Southern Circuit
Adam Ihucha - eTN Tanzania- April 21, 2019 21:39A new Tourism potential is about to be unlocked In Tanzania. All roads and international air routes will in the near future, be leading to the Southern circuit, as the ... Read More
Middle East visitors to Egypt to increase 50% by 2022, ATM report reveals
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 2, 2019 07:03Arrivals from the Middle East to Egypt are expected to increase 50% from 1.49 million in 2018 to 2.23 million in 2022 with visitors from Saudi Arabia driving this growth, ... Read More
Jamaica is PATWA’s Destination of the Year
Chief Assignment Editor- March 7, 2019 20:05Jamaica was today presented with the Pacific Area Travel Writers Association’s (PATWA) International Travel Award for Destination of the Year, in Berlin, Germany. Speaking at the ceremony, Tourism Minister Hon. ... Read More
Port St. Maarten surpassed 1.5 million cruise passengers last year
editor- February 7, 2019 02:34Port St. Maarten welcomed a total of 1,597,101 cruise passengers on 489 cruise calls in 2018, reflecting a 29% increase in visitor arrivals year-over-year. The acclaimed cruise port saw a ... Read More
ASEAN Tourism Forum a successful cooperation of 10 nations
Anil Mathur - eTN India- January 24, 2019 21:31The ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) was held in Halong Bay in Viet Nam. Read More
Antigua and Barbuda receives over one million visitors for 2018
editor- January 18, 2019 19:07Antigua and Barbuda welcomed over one million visitors to the destination in 2018. Read More
CTO Secretary General: 2019 outlook is bright for the Caribbean
Chief Assignment Editor- December 28, 2018 16:30As the Caribbean tourism sector prepares to welcome the New Year, we look forward to 2019 with a sense of optimism, excitement and much hope. We are optimistic because we ... Read More
Chinese visitors to GCC will increase 81% by 2022 says ATM report
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 19, 2018 08:08The number of Chinese tourists travelling to the GCC is expected to increase 81% from 1.6 million in 2018 to 2.9 million in 2022, according to data published ahead of ... Read More
Why Tourism Matters according to SKAL
Andrew J. Wood - eTN Thailand- June 24, 2018 17:36During the recently held 47th Skål Asian Area Congress in Macau, Skål International World President Susanna Saari shared, in her keynote address, why tourism matters and in particular how tourism ... Read More
Asia Pacific air travel shows encouraging growth
editor- March 22, 2017 05:52Figures show that from January to mid-March this year total Japanese outbound travel was up 4.1% when compared to 2016 – an encouraging sign for the rest of 2017. Read More
Korean visitor arrivals to Guam up 45 percent
editor- June 7, 2013 04:45TUMON, Guam - Calendar year 2012 proved to be a record-breaking year for arrivals to Guam. The island welcomed over 1.3 million visitors, a level not seen since the mid ... Read More
New Zealand’s March tourist numbers highest ever recorded
editor- April 24, 2013 04:10New Zealand's tourist numbers are up, thanks in part to an early Easter, the England cricket team's tour of the country and marketing campaigns centred on the release of The ... Read More