Dublin celebrates 125 years of Bram Stoker’s Dracula
As Bram Stoker’s gothic masterpiece Dracula reaches its 125th anniversary, Dublin prepares to paint the town red with vampirish bloodthirsty antics. This October the Bram Stoker Festival returns to Dublin (28 –31 October) after a two-year hiatus to celebrate Count Dracula and his creator in a weekend of ghastly thrills, spine-chilling spectacles and fun-filled frights. The world’s […]
Iceland Tourism Data Indicates fabulous growth
Iceland: Turnover according to VAT reports for the period May to June 2022 in Icelandic tourism sectors was over 139 million ISK, an increase of almost 150% from the previous year. Overnight stays in hotels in July were approximately 599,000 compared with 378,181 in July 2021. The number of overnight stays by Icelanders was 103,290 […]
Austria holiday trips back to pre-pandemic level in the first half of 2022
Almost half of the trips of the Austrian population went abroad Vienna, Austria – In the first half of this year, the number of holiday trips with at least one overnight stay (including visiting family and friends) rose to 9.77 million according to preliminary data from Statistics Austria and is thus back at the pre-pandemic […]
“Falling For Croatia” Autumn Campaign Starts
The Croatian National Tourist Board has launched a new promotional campaign “Falling for Croatia”, which will be carried out until the end of November on social networks Facebook, Instagram and Twitter with the hashtags #FallingForCroatia and #BestFallCroatiaBucketList. The campaign was conceived as a kind of autumn guide through the destinations and activities that Croatia offers […]
Netherland value added Tourism recovered slightly in 2021
Amsterdam, Netherlands: In 2021, the gross value added to the tourism sector grew by 13.1 per cent year on year (adjusted for price changes) and stood at 19 billion euros. This means that the sector recovered partially from the strong decline in 2020. Both domestic and foreign tourism expenditure recovered only slightly in 2021. This […]
Italy nominated for the world’s 50 best restaurants 2024
After hosting the Eurovision international event in Italy and the UN World Forum on wine tourism to be held in Alba from 19 to 22 September, the Ministry of Tourism and Enit are aiming for the most anticipated world event in the food and wine panorama, The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, the event that rewards […]
Malta registered 273,646 inbound tourists in July 2022
Total inbound tourists for July 2022 were estimated at 273,646, while total nights spent amounted to 2,274,414. Valletta, Malta: During the month under review, a total of 247,029 inbound tourists visited Malta for holiday purposes, and 11,092 tourists came for business purposes. The largest share of inbound tourists was aged between 0 and 24 (36.7 […]
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland stop entry to Russian tourists through external borders
Stenbock House, Estonia – Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland will bar entry on their external borders for all Russian nationals with a short-stay Schengen visa. The restriction will come into effect in Estonia on 19 September. “Together with Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, we decided to introduce common restrictions on tourism for Russian nationals to protect […]
The Top 10 Reasons To City-break In Cork This Autumn
Cork, Ireland: With its warrens of narrow streets, vibrant spirit and warm welcome, Cork is the perfect city break destination for when the nights are drawing in. Here are 10 reasons why you should be in this historic city as the season switch. 1. Food worth travelling for Thanks to an abundance of high-quality local […]
Germany recorded growth of 17.5% in overnight stays in July 2022 compared with July 2021
Nights spent by visitors in July 2022 jump by 17.5% compared to July 2021 WIESBADEN – In July 2022, accommodation establishments in Germany recorded 56.3 million overnight stays of visitors from Germany and abroad. Based on provisional figures, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that this was an increase of 17.5% compared with July 2021. However, […]
