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Beyond the Welcome Sign: How Tourism Police Are Becoming a Destination Branding ToolA tourism police officer trained to recognise these patterns and deployed where they occur can intervene much earlier than a general police unit responding to a broader public-safety mandate.

Beyond the Welcome Sign: How Tourism Police Are Becoming a Destination Branding Tool

Published August 17, 2026 by Staff Writer

From Bangkok to Barcelona and Dubai to Nairobi, a new generation of visitor-safety infrastructure is reshaping destination confidence — and becoming an increasingly important part of how cities compete for…

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Thailand’s Year of Transformation: Why 33 Million Is the Most Strategic Number in Asian Tourism Right NowIn 2019, before the pandemic reshaped global travel, Thailand welcomed 39.8 million international visitors—the highest figure in its history and one of the strongest tourism performances anywhere in Asia.

Thailand’s Year of Transformation: Why 33 Million Is the Most Strategic Number in Asian Tourism Right Now

Published July 19, 2026 by Staff Writer

Thailand is deliberately targeting fewer visitors than its pre-pandemic peak while pursuing record tourism revenue—a strategy that may become the new benchmark for destination management across Asia. Southeast Asia (Tourism…

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

Published July 8, 2026 by Staff Writer

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, and global tourism competitiveness are immediate and far-reaching.…

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When Aviation Speaks, Tourism Listens: What the 82nd IATA AGM Reveals About the Future of Global TravelThe choice of Rio de Janeiro for the 82nd AGM carries significance that IATA itself has emphasised. The last time the organisation convened in South America was in 1999 — also in Rio — when the World Air Transport Summit format was formally introduced.

When Aviation Speaks, Tourism Listens: What the 82nd IATA AGM Reveals About the Future of Global Travel

Published June 8, 2026 by Staff Writer

From fuel shocks and aircraft shortages to sustainability and connectivity, the 82nd IATA AGM is exposing the forces that will shape tourism, aviation, and global travel for years to come.…

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Paraguay’s Grand Gamble: Can the Landlocked Giant of South America Become the Region’s Next Great Tourism Destination?Santa María has announced that the government will actively seek foreign investors to come to Paraguay and build state-of-the-art theme parks and high-technology entertainment complexes.

Paraguay’s Grand Gamble: Can the Landlocked Giant of South America Become the Region’s Next Great Tourism Destination?

Published May 13, 2026 by Staff Writer

  A newly appointed minister with 25 years of private-sector experience and a bold ten-million-visitor target is betting that Paraguay’s greatest tourism asset is the one it hasn’t built yet…

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$169.8 Billion and 906,000 Jobs: What America’s First State-by-State Tourism Report in Nearly Three Decades Reveals About the True Power of International Visitors

$169.8 Billion and 906,000 Jobs: What America’s First State-by-State Tourism Report in Nearly Three Decades Reveals About the True Power of International Visitors

Published May 3, 2026 by Staff Writer

For the first time since 1997, the U.S. government has mapped exactly where overseas visitors spend their money — and which states are winning the race for international tourism dollars.…

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