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Greece’s €23.6 Billion Tourism Bet Pays Off: What “The Best Year of All Time” Reveals About Mediterranean Strategy

Published February 25, 2026 by Staff Writer

Greece’s €23.6 Billion Tourism Bet Pays Off: What “The Best Year of All Time” Reveals About Mediterranean StrategyArrivals increased 5.6 per cent to 37.98 million visitors in 2025, up from 35.95 million in 2024, according to provisional data released by the Bank of Greece.

While Barcelona doubles taxes to reduce tourist numbers, Greece just posted record revenues by doing the opposite—and the diverging strategies offer critical lessons for destinations…

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China’s 250 Million Daily Journeys: What the Spring Festival Travel Phenomenon Reveals About the World’s Most Dynamic Tourism Market

Published February 23, 2026 by Staff Writer

China’s 250 Million Daily Journeys: What the Spring Festival Travel Phenomenon Reveals About the World’s Most Dynamic Tourism MarketThat approximates what China accomplished between early February and last weekend: 5.08 billion cross-regional passenger movements averaging 250 million trips daily, with single-day peaks hitting 353 million.

Whilst Western destinations obsess over managing a few million summer visitors, China just orchestrated 5.08 billion trips in twenty days—and the implications for global tourism…

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Alberta Shatters Tourism Records with $15.2 Billion in Visitor Spend: A Masterclass in Strategic Destination Management

Published February 21, 2026 by Staff Writer

Alberta Shatters Tourism Records with $15.2 Billion in Visitor Spend: A Masterclass in Strategic Destination ManagementAt the heart of Alberta's success lies Higher Ground: A Tourism Sector Strategy, launched by the provincial government in February 2024.

As Canada’s visitor economy struggles with declining international arrivals, Alberta emerges as the nation’s brightest tourism success story—proving that deliberate investment, product diversification, and air…

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Australia’s Inbound Tourism Rebounds Strongly in 2025: ABS Data Shows Nearly 9 Million Visitors and Double-Digit Growth in Key Markets

Published February 18, 2026 by Staff Writer

Australia’s Inbound Tourism Rebounds Strongly in 2025: ABS Data Shows Nearly 9 Million Visitors and Double-Digit Growth in Key MarketsAssistant Minister for Tourism, Senator the Hon Nita Green, addressed the event, highlighting tourism's importance for Australia's regions and praising the success of the Come and Say G'day campaign.

Sydney, Australia (Tourism Reporter) — Last week’s release from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Overseas Arrivals and Departures delivered welcome news for Australia’s…

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WTTC Warns: Proposed UK Visitor Taxes Could Cost Economy £14 Billion in Lost Tourism Revenue

Published February 17, 2026 by Staff Writer

WTTC Warns: Proposed UK Visitor Taxes Could Cost Economy £14 Billion in Lost Tourism RevenueWTTC emphasized the UK’s relatively slow tourism recovery: global Travel & Tourism GDP grew by 6.7% in 2025, while the UK lagged at just 4.3% — 36% below the global average.

London, United Kingdom (Tourism Reporter) — The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has issued a stark warning that the introduction of daily visitor taxes…

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The Great Wall Just Got a Lot Easier to Reach: China’s Visa-Free Welcome to British Travellers and What It Means for Tourism

Published February 17, 2026 by Staff Writer

The Great Wall Just Got a Lot Easier to Reach: China’s Visa-Free Welcome to British Travellers and What It Means for Tourism97 per cent of Chinese visitors to the UK arrive by air, with 88 per cent of seat capacity on direct routes concentrated on London-bound services — 60 per cent of which land at Heathrow.

After years of bureaucratic barriers and diplomatic frost, China has flung open its doors to British passport holders — and the tourism, business, and aviation…

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