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Category: Policy & Strategy

Policy & Strategy tracks the government decisions, tourism policies, development frameworks, and strategic initiatives shaping the global visitor economy. Understand what is changing, why it matters, and how it could reshape tourism markets.

Canada, Naturally: How Destination Canada Is Building a Year-Round Tourism Economy, One Market at a TimeThrough coordinated US and Mexican market activations for fall and winter 2026–2027, Destination Canada’s Canada, naturally. brand platform demonstrates something many national tourism bodies struggle to achieve: operating as a coordinated national system rather than a collection of competing regional interests.

Canada, Naturally: How Destination Canada Is Building a Year-Round Tourism Economy, One Market at a Time

Published October 21, 2026 by Staff Writer

From California to Guadalajara and Whistler’s ski slopes to Quebec’s autumn colours, Destination Canada’s 2026–2027 campaign goes beyond visitor arrivals to build economic resilience, diversify markets and strengthen international demand,…

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Europe’s €280 Billion Mistake: Why IATA’s Warning About Aviation Policy Should Be Keeping Tourism Ministers Awake at NightSweden abolished its aviation tax on 1 July 2025, while Germany reduced its air passenger tax from 1 July 2026 to the levels that applied before May 2024.

Europe’s €280 Billion Mistake: Why IATA’s Warning About Aviation Policy Should Be Keeping Tourism Ministers Awake at Night

Published October 16, 2026 by Staff Writer

IATA’s Thomas Reynaert used the Wings of Change Europe conference in Brussels to warn that rising aviation taxes, regulatory complexity and a proposed expansion of the EU Emissions Trading System…

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Rwanda’s Formula 1 Gamble: Can the African Grand Prix Turn Motorsport into Tourism Growth?Formula 1 has not raced on the African continent since the 1993 South African Grand Prix at Kyalami.

Rwanda’s Formula 1 Gamble: Can the African Grand Prix Turn Motorsport into Tourism Growth?

Published October 14, 2026 by Staff Writer

Rwanda’s 10-year Formula 1 agreement brings the championship back to Africa for the first time since 1993. The bigger test is whether Visit Rwanda’s global exposure, a new circuit and…

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Greenland’s Tourism Gateway: How Brussels Is Betting on Connectivity to Unlock Arctic DemandOn September 18, US President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that Washington had reached an agreement with Denmark and Greenland that, in his description, would give the United States “permanent control over security, and all other needs” in the territory.

Greenland’s Tourism Gateway: How Brussels Is Betting on Connectivity to Unlock Arctic Demand

Published September 21, 2026 by Staff Writer

With Washington deepening its security role in Greenland, the EU is pursuing a different form of influence — better air and sea connections, tourism infrastructure and investment designed to make…

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U.S. Moves to Revoke Business & Tourism Visas for Up to 200,000 People: “A Visa Is a Privilege, Not a Right”Revoking a B1 or B2 visa does not, by itself, mean that an individual's asylum application has been rejected or that the person will immediately be removed from the United States.

U.S. Moves to Revoke Business & Tourism Visas for Up to 200,000 People: “A Visa Is a Privilege, Not a Right”

Published August 25, 2026 by Staff Writer

Washington is preparing to revoke business and tourism visas held by asylum seekers, arguing that entering as temporary visitors before seeking asylum constitutes grounds for cancellation. Global (Tourism Reporter) —…

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