Tag: million arrivals
Uganda tour operators warn of mass protests over proposed Murchison Falls dam
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- June 12, 2019 18:54In an advertisement in “The New Vision” daily by the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) on June 7, a notice of intended application for a license from Bonang Power and Energy ... Read More
China, USA & Germany are top 3 biggest global travel spenders
Chief Assignment Editor- March 5, 2019 17:25A recent study estimated the global expenditure on tourism to be just short of $1.5 trillion, with cheap flights and rising economies broadening the horizons of many. Whether you’re venturing ... Read More
Cologne Tourism: Moderate growth at a high level in 2018
Chief Assignment Editor- February 26, 2019 15:16Moderate growth at a high level: that’s a short summary of Cologne’s successful tourism year 2018. After very positive growth in 2017 and a weaker trade fair year due to ... Read More
One quarter of all Chinese or 400 Million tourists are traveling for Chinese New Year
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 10, 2019 19:05The Lunar New Year Holiday means big travel for China. It rose 11 percent to 12.53 million this year from the same 2018 period. More than 6.2 million arrivals were recorded, ... Read More
Jamaica’s Tourism Minister: Tourist arrivals increase by 9% in January
Chief Assignment Editor- February 1, 2019 20:03Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett says recent figures from the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) reveal that Jamaica welcomed 202,192 visitors in January, which represents a 9% increase over the same ... Read More
Kenya eyes Indian and Spanish tourists
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- January 24, 2019 07:08Kenya has set its tourism marketing sights on India and Spain, seeking to attract the new markets in Asia and Europe to boost its tourism growth to reach 2.5 million ... Read More
UNWTO: International tourist arrivals reach 1.4 billion two years ahead of forecasts
Chief Assignment Editor- January 21, 2019 17:25International tourist arrivals grew 6% in 2018, totalling 1.4 billion according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. UNWTO’s long term forecast issued in 2010 indicated the 1.4 billion mark ... Read More
Uganda Tourism Board appoints first female CEO
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- January 10, 2019 22:46The Uganda Tourism Board (UTB), the government body in charge of promoting and marketing tourism, has appointed its first female CEO. Read More
China’s outbound tourism market surpasses predictions
editor- December 17, 2018 21:49Beijing has close to 1,200 outbound travel agencies and the outbound tourism market to match. Read More
China’s outbound tourist numbers exceed forecast
Chief Assignment Editor- December 17, 2018 19:10The number of outbound trips made by Chinese tourists in the first half of 2018 was more than 71 million, up 15% from 62 million in 2017. Before the year ... Read More
Thai Tourism: International arrivals’ growth in line with the target
Chief Assignment Editor- December 10, 2018 09:25The Thai tourism industry recorded total international arrivals of 31.25 million in January-October 2018, up 7.84%, generating an estimated 1.63 trillion Baht in tourism revenue, up by 9.98% over the ... Read More
Tanzania tourist arrivals reach 1 million mark
editor- May 3, 2013 00:38(eTN) DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania - Seen as a highest figure of tourist arrivals in Tanzania’s tourism ever achieved in past years, the number of tourists who visited Tanzania last ... Read More