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Tourism Intelligence examines the data, trends, policies, and market signals shaping the future of global tourism — giving industry leaders and decision-makers the intelligence they need to understand what is changing and why it matters.

FUTU[RE]SET in Valletta: Why the WTTC Global Summit Could Shape the Next Era of TourismCarlo Micallef, CEO of the Malta Tourism Authority, has articulated the significance of hosting the WTTC Global Summit in unusually direct terms.

FUTU[RE]SET in Valletta: Why the WTTC Global Summit Could Shape the Next Era of Tourism

Published September 4, 2026 by Staff Writer

More than 200 of the world’s leading Travel & Tourism CEOs and senior executives will converge on Valletta from 7 to 9 October, bringing business leaders, governments and investors together…

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Spain Closes In on the Unthinkable: 100 Million Tourists in a Single YearInternational visitors spent €82.05 billion in Spain during the first seven months of the year, an increase of 7.8 per cent year on year and a record in its own right.

Spain Closes In on the Unthinkable: 100 Million Tourists in a Single Year

Published September 3, 2026 by Staff Writer

With 58.1 million international arrivals and €82 billion in tourism spending recorded by July, Spain is on an extraordinary growth trajectory — but the country’s race towards 100 million visitors…

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The World Cup Boost Meets a Tourism Warning: Trump Meets Travel Chiefs as Foreign Visitors Keep FallingInternational arrivals to the United States fell 5.5 per cent in 2025, with travel officials pointing to a combination of lengthy visa interview waits, higher airfares, stricter immigration policies, tariffs and expanded travel restrictions affecting citizens of an increasing number of countries.

The World Cup Boost Meets a Tourism Warning: Trump Meets Travel Chiefs as Foreign Visitors Keep Falling

Published September 3, 2026 by Staff Writer

June delivered the strongest monthly U.S. travel-spending performance in a year, fuelled partly by the FIFA World Cup. But with overseas arrivals still declining, visa barriers and other travel policies…

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The Small Country That Crossed the Tourism Recovery Line: What Comes Next for Estonia?Estonia’s international tourism market has been reshaped by the geopolitical environment in its region since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

The Small Country That Crossed the Tourism Recovery Line: What Comes Next for Estonia?

Published September 1, 2026 by Staff Writer

Statistics Estonia’s H1 2026 data shows 1.66 million accommodated tourists — four per cent above the same period in 2025 and one per cent above the 2019 benchmark, signalling that…

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The Gulf Tourism Boom: 75.7 Million Tourists and the $254.7 Billion Economy Behind Them2025 GCC tourism data was presented at the eighth Regional Workshop on Innovation in Tourism Statistics in Muscat, Oman, and sourced from the GCC Statistical Centre (Gulf-Stat).

The Gulf Tourism Boom: 75.7 Million Tourists and the $254.7 Billion Economy Behind Them

Published September 1, 2026 by Staff Writer

New data from the GCC Statistical Centre shows the Gulf’s visitor economy grew by 7.3 percent annually between 2019 and 2025, outpacing global tourism growth. The region now captures 6.9…

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£4.3 Billion in a Bank Holiday Weekend: Inside Britain’s Domestic Tourism Boom — and the Strategy Behind ItTourism contributes £147 billion annually to the UK economy, equivalent to approximately 5 per cent of national GDP when direct and supply-chain impacts are included, and supports 2.4 million jobs.

£4.3 Billion in a Bank Holiday Weekend: Inside Britain’s Domestic Tourism Boom — and the Strategy Behind It

Published August 30, 2026 by Staff Writer

As 10.6 million Britons prepare to take overnight trips across the UK this August bank holiday, the Tourism Minister is in Blackpool — signalling a government strategy for domestic tourism…

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The 2027 Route War: How America’s Biggest Airlines Are Rewriting the Map of International TourismUnited and American are not simply adding routes. They are redrawing the map of international tourism — and their 2027 network decisions offer an early indication of which destinations they believe are ready for the next wave of American travellers.

The 2027 Route War: How America’s Biggest Airlines Are Rewriting the Map of International Tourism

Published August 28, 2026 by Staff Writer

Two days after United Airlines announced its largest international expansion, American Airlines has unveiled seven new international routes for 2027. Together, the moves reveal a bigger story: America’s largest carriers…

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