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The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has called on Travel & Tourism companies to measure, monitor and report their sustainability impact as it launches new guidance on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Reporting for the Travel & Tourism Sector.
Maine’s lighthouses — these iconic beacons that line the coast and shine from islands — are as ubiquitous in Maine as lobster. There are 65 lighthouses in the state and at least 60 are still operating, casting their warning lights
GfK Research 2017: Almost twice as many people prefer relaxing vacations to active ones In a 17-country online survey conducted by GfK, well over half (59 percent) of people say they prefer a vacation “where I relax and take it
International tourist arrivals worldwide grew by 6% in January-April of 2017 compared to the same period last year, with business confidence reaching its highest levels in a decade. Sustained growth in most major destinations and a steady rebound in others
The Gold Museum in Bogota shows how pre-hispanic societies in Colombia used gold and other materials to produce highly symbolic artefacts related to their political and religious life, as well as mythical objects and symbols of shamanism and cosmology. It
According to a new report by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), the global Travel & Tourism sector directly sustains twice as many jobs as the financial sector, and five times as many jobs as the chemicals manufacturing sector.
According to a GfK study on regional purchasing power for holiday travel, Germans spend almost five percent of their purchasing power on holiday travel. At €1,020 per person, Germans’ expenditures on holiday travel exceed even what they spend on automobile
Tourism destinations: the challenge of ‘managing’ humans instead of things Especially in emerging tourism destinations, destination management structures are either non-existent, volatile or present little market orientation. There may not be a sufficient critical mass of tourism enterprises or visitors
In an ever-evolving marketplace, 2017 is yet another exciting year presenting many new developments. Some of the major trends, in general and in tourism, include sustainability, virtual reality, the growth of the sharing economy, increased personalization and focus on the
The United States of America is a large country with a remarkably diverse tourism offer. Dazzled by an endless array of attractions, first-time visitors often report that “everything looks like in the movies” – not really a surprise considering that