Industry Get Ready to Pay Even Higher Tourist Taxes in Barcelona Many parts of Spain have been witnessing protests against overtourism. The government's only solution to this issue seems to be raising tourist taxes to discourage travellers. By Mrinal Verma 22 Jul 2024 Share Twitter Share Whatsapp LinkedIn
Travel How Will Indians Watch the Olympics? On TV? No. In France? Yes! With the Olympics happening in Paris, the capital has seen at least a 40% increase in its tourism sector, much of which is due to Indians travelling to the city. By Mrinal Verma 22 Jul 2024 Share Twitter Share Whatsapp LinkedIn
Industry Global Destinations Partners with WOTF Group for Greece Global Destinations, a travel representation company, has announced its appointment as the official sales and marketing arm for WOTF Group in India. By Mrinal Verma 19 Jul 2024 Share Twitter Share Whatsapp LinkedIn
Industry Netflix’s New Production Will Promote Greece As The Ideal Holiday Spot The Greek National Tourism Organisation has signed a memorandum with Netflix stating that the streaming service will create a special promotional video to promote Greece's tourism. By Mrinal Verma 16 Jul 2024 Share Twitter Share Whatsapp LinkedIn
Travel ‘Be A Sustainable Tourist, Enjoy Free Perks’ States Copenhagen Copenhagen's new scheme, CopenPay, will provide rewards to tourists for their "good" behaviour, encouraging them to be mindful of their practices to keep the city clean. By Mrinal Verma 16 Jul 2024 Share Twitter Share Whatsapp LinkedIn
Travel Sports Fans Are Flocking To Europe, Driving Up Their Inbound Tourism Reports suggest that Europe is all set to break previous records of inbound tourism in 2024. The reason? The UEFA European Football Championship 2024 taking place in Germany, and the Olympics and Paralympics scheduled in France! By Mrinal Verma 12 Jul 2024 Share Twitter Share Whatsapp LinkedIn
Travel Locals Will Attack You with Water Guns if You Visit Spain More than 2800 protestors took to the streets of Barcelona to protest the large number of incoming tourists to the land, urging them to “go back home” and even squirting water guns at guests at local diners in the area. By Mrinal Verma 12 Jul 2024 Share Twitter Share Whatsapp LinkedIn
Industry German Embassy in Pakistan Suspends Visa Services In a statement, the German consulate in Karachi, Pakistan, has said that it is temporarily suspending its services in the city for non-EU citizens due to “security concerns”. By Mrinal Verma 09 Jul 2024 Share Twitter Share Whatsapp LinkedIn
Travel ‘Go Back Home,’ Natives Cry as Overtourism Takes Over the World The plans of being the ultimate voyager for many have come crashing to the ground as their dream destinations have now put up a ‘you are not welcome’ sign. Read below to know exactly how we reached this breaking point in the travel & tourism industry. By Mrinal Verma 07 Jul 2024 Share Twitter Share Whatsapp LinkedIn