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471 Million Overnight Stays and Counting: What Eurostat’s Q1 2026 Data Reveals About the State of European Tourism

Published June 4, 2026 by Staff Writer

471 Million Overnight Stays and Counting: What Eurostat’s Q1 2026 Data Reveals About the State of European TourismLithuania recorded the steepest decline in the European Union, with overnight stays falling by 12.9 per cent year on year.

Fresh Eurostat figures confirm Europe’s tourism sector opened 2026 with a 3.4 per cent rise in overnight stays — but the story…

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Ghana Opens the Gate: The e-Visa Decision That Could Rewrite African Tourism’s Connectivity Story

Published May 26, 2026 by Staff Writer

Ghana Opens the Gate: The e-Visa Decision That Could Rewrite African Tourism’s Connectivity StoryFor ECOWAS member states—the 15-nation regional bloc of West African countries of which Ghana is a core anchor—a free ETA has been formally codified to streamline existing free-movement protocols.

Launched on Africa Day with free visas for every African passport holder, Ghana’s new e-visa platform is far more than a digital…

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Thailand Pulls Back the Welcome Mat: The Decision to Halve Visa-Free Stays and What It Means for the Kingdom’s Tourism Future

Published May 22, 2026 by Staff Writer

Thailand Pulls Back the Welcome Mat: The Decision to Halve Visa-Free Stays and What It Means for the Kingdom’s Tourism FutureAs Tourism and Sports Minister Surasak Phancharoenworakul recently emphasized, the policy shift underscores a deeper institutional mandate: "Thailand isn't just chasing numbers anymore — we're going for quality and sustainability."

Less than two years after extending visa-free stays to sixty days to rescue its post-pandemic tourism recovery, Thailand’s cabinet has reversed course…

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The $30 Billion Question: Can North America’s Hotels Handle 30 Million World Cup Visitors in Six Weeks?

Published March 15, 2026 by Staff Writer

The $30 Billion Question: Can North America’s Hotels Handle 30 Million World Cup Visitors in Six Weeks?Tourism Economics, the Oxford Economics subsidiary specializing in travel forecasting, projects 1.24 million international visitors will travel to the United States specifically for World Cup matches.

As flight bookings skyrocket and hotel rates surge 114% in some cities, the largest FIFA World Cup in history tests whether tourism…

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ITB Berlin 2026: Artificial Intelligence, Geopolitical Crisis, and Tourism’s Resilience Test

Published March 5, 2026 by Staff Writer

ITB Berlin 2026: Artificial Intelligence, Geopolitical Crisis, and Tourism’s Resilience TestThe world's largest travel trade show marked its 60th anniversary amid geopolitical crisis that kept nearly 300 Middle East delegates home—yet delivered the industry's clearest vision yet of AI-driven transformation

The world’s largest travel trade show marked its 60th anniversary amid geopolitical crisis that kept nearly 300 Middle East delegates home—yet delivered…

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