Greek Travel & Tourism sector to approach full recovery this year, says WTTC
London, UK: The World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) 2023 Economic Impact Research (EIR) reveals the Greek Travel & Tourism sector is projected to near pre-pandemic levels this year. The sector is set to contribute €39.2 billion to the Greek economy by the end of 2023, only 4% behind the 2019 pre-pandemic high of €40.8 billion. […]
Hungary tourism nights fell by 0.4% compared to February 2022
Hungary: In February 2023, 552 thousand guests spent 1.4 million tourism nights in commercial accommodation establishments (hotels, boarding houses, camping sites, bungalow complexes, and community hostels). The number of guests decreased by 1.0% and that of tourism nights by 0.4% compared to February 2022. The number of nights spent by domestic guests decreased by 13% and […]
Germany Tourism in Feb 2023 registered 40.5% more overnight stays than in the previous year
WIESBADEN – In February 2023, accommodation establishments in Germany recorded 26.4 million overnight stays of visitors from Germany and abroad. Based on provisional results, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that this was a 40.5% increase on February 2022, when there had still been some closures and restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The number of […]
Estonia sees a continuous rise in the number of tourists
According to Statistics Estonia, nearly 222,000 tourists stayed in accommodation establishments in February 2023, which is 31% more than in February last year. The number of both domestic and foreign tourists increased. Helga Laurmaa, the leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that about 103,000 foreign and 119,000 domestic tourists were accommodated in Estonia in February. […]
VisitEngland announces 15 Local Visitor Economy Partnerships
VisitEngland has today (April 12) announced 12 destinations to gain Local Visitor Economy Partnership (LVEP) status, in addition to the three North East Destination Development Partnership (DDP) pilot LVEPs announced earlier this year. Marketing Cheshire, Experience Oxfordshire, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Visit Hull and East Yorkshire, Visit West, Marketing Manchester, Visit Peak District, […]
Nine great walking routes on the island of Ireland
The island of Ireland is a walkers’ delight with hundreds of trails through stunning inland and coastal landscapes. From greenways to cliff paths, and mountains to woodlands, there are wonderful trails on the island of Ireland to suit dedicated hikers and fair-weather walkers alike. Step out on these nine great routes. 1 Howth Cliff Path, […]
Prague City Tourism adds a unique tourist route through the Clementinum to its offer
Prague – Prague City Tourism in cooperation with the National Library of the Czech Republic are launching a new route through the premises of Prague’s Clementinum, starting on 1 April. The Baroque Tour can be taken exclusively with a qualified guide, giving tourists the chance to admire the unique building including the Baroque library. This special tourist […]
Stunning Mount Congreve Gardens open to visitors
Renowned as among the great gardens of the world, Mount Congreve Gardens offer visitors a dynamic and sensory experience. Ireland: Following a €7 million redevelopment, the gardens of historic Mount Congreve House, in Kilmeaden, County Waterford, have reopened to visitors. The gardens are made up of 70 acres of intensively planted woodland, a four-acre walled […]
6.5 million Brits plan a UK holiday trip for the Easter weekend, bringing £1.8 billion economic boost
VisitEngland’s Easter Trip Tracker survey, published today, shows that 6.5 million Brits are definitely planning an overnight holiday trip in the UK for the Easter weekend, bringing an estimated £1.8 billion boost to the economy. A further 3.4 million people were undecided about whether to take an overnight holiday trip in the UK during the […]
Estonian residents are traveling more, but still some way to go to reach pre-pandemic levels
The results of Statistics Estonia’s Tourism Survey of 2022 show that Estonian residents made over a million outbound overnight trips last year, which is 90% more than in 2021. The number of overnight domestic trips was nearly 2.6 million – 16% more than the year before. In 2022, the expenditures on outbound trips amounted to […]
