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Tourism Moves™ is a flagship series by Tourism Reporter, tracking the policies, investments, and decisions shaping global tourism. This archive contains our full intelligence reports and strategic dispatches.

Egypt’s QR Code Revolution: How a Digital Visa-on-Arrival System at Cairo Airport Is Set to Transform the Entry Experience for Millions of International Visitors

Published July 24, 2026 by Staff Writer

Egypt’s QR Code Revolution: How a Digital Visa-on-Arrival System at Cairo Airport Is Set to Transform the Entry Experience for Millions of International VisitorsEgypt welcomed 6.1 million international visitors during the first four months of 2026, underscoring that demand for the destination remains strong.

Announced on 23 July 2026 and launching on 1 August, Egypt’s new Digital Visa-on-Arrival System replaces the traditional visa sticker with a…

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Ireland’s €1.95 Billion Summer: How the Island Is Breaking Tourism Records—While Preparing for a More Uncertain Second Half

Published July 23, 2026 by Staff Writer

Ireland’s €1.95 Billion Summer: How the Island Is Breaking Tourism Records—While Preparing for a More Uncertain Second HalfBetween January and May, Ireland welcomed just under 2.6 million overseas visitors, who generated €1.95 billion in tourism expenditure. Compared with the same five-month period in 2025, visitor numbers increased by 18 per cent, while visitor spending rose by an even stronger 23 per cent.

Tourism Ireland’s July 2026 SOAR report confirms the strongest five-month start on record. But the Middle East conflict, Aer Lingus uncertainty, and…

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The Dubai Invite: How Dubai Is Turning Residents Into Its Most Powerful Tourism Ambassadors

Published July 22, 2026 by Staff Writer

The Dubai Invite: How Dubai Is Turning Residents Into Its Most Powerful Tourism AmbassadorsWhat makes "A Dubai Invite" genuinely significant for DMO directors, tourism ministers, and destination marketing professionals is not the specifics of its AED 3,000 rewards package—compelling though those incentives are.

Launched on 20 July 2026, Dubai’s “A Dubai Invite” programme transforms residents from nearly 200 nationalities into trusted global advocates—a creative, low-cost…

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The City That Never Sleeps Has a New Challenger: How Seoul Is Engineering a Night-Time Tourism Economy

Published July 16, 2026 by Staff Writer

The City That Never Sleeps Has a New Challenger: How Seoul Is Engineering a Night-Time Tourism EconomyNew York may be synonymous with "the city that never sleeps," but Seoul offers a compelling interpretation of that idea in an Asian context.

Seoul is not simply staying open later. Under a coordinated strategy led by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the city is building a…

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China’s 190 Million Declaration: The Five-Year Tourism Plan That Could Reshape Global Tourism

Published July 8, 2026 by Staff Writer

China’s 190 Million Declaration: The Five-Year Tourism Plan That Could Reshape Global TourismThe domestic tourism target — 8.3 billion trips annually by 2030, generating 7.7 trillion yuan in tourism expenditure — is arguably the plan's most consequential objective for China's own economy.

China’s State Council has approved the most ambitious inbound tourism target in the country’s history—and the implications for aviation, destination strategy, investment,…

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Amsterdam’s War on Overtourism: The 20% Tourist Tax, the Cruise Terminal Closure, and the City That Has Finally Had Enough

Published July 6, 2026 by Staff Writer

Amsterdam’s War on Overtourism: The 20% Tourist Tax, the Cruise Terminal Closure, and the City That Has Finally Had EnoughUnder the coalition's proposal, passengers would instead fly into Amsterdam Airport Schiphol before travelling by coach to Rotterdam for embarkation.

With Europe’s highest proposed overnight visitor levy, a planned cruise terminal closure by 2030, and a €120 million programme to reclaim its…

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