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Brits lead uptick in Spanish visitor numbers

May 13, 2016 • admin
In May 2013, Spain welcomed 5.8 million international tourists, representing a 7.4 per cent year on year increase. For the identical period, the united kingdom saw a 9.3 per cent yearly increase in visitors to Spain and accounted for well over 1 / 4 of all international visitors. Between January and can 2013, Spain has welcomed in way over 19.8 million international visitors representing a cumulative rise of three.9 per cent year on year. The Balearic Islands were the major destination of choice for Brits, welcoming almost one in three of all British visitors and registering a ten.8 per cent rise in British visitors in comparison to the former year. For the identical period, Germany was the second one strongest market, capturing 17.3 per cent of all international visitors to...
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British visitors lead Brazil tourism boom

April 19, 2015 • admin
The selection of British people travelling to Brazil last year increased by four per cent, with 155,548 making the trip in 2012. The data, released by the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism, confirms that a record choice of international tourists visited Brazil in 2012, with a complete of five,433,354 tourists travelling into the rustic, a 4.5 per cent growth on 2011. The news comes as Brazil gears as much as host two sports this year, the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 occurring in June 2013. The matches can be played at six of the 2014 FIFA World Cup host city stadiums, including: Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Brasilia, Recife, Fortaleza and Belo Horizonte. Commenting at the latest tourism figures, Flavio Dino, president, Embratur, said: “The upcoming major world physical activities which includes...
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Qantas-Emirates tie as much as benefit regional Australia

August 4, 2014 • admin
Regional Australia is about to learn from increased international visitors because the Qantas-Emirates network delivers on its promise to spice up inbound tourism. Outside the town gateways, regional centres which include Cairns, Coffs Harbour and Hobart are showing positive initial signs as new destinations at the Emirates network. Since selling at the joint network began in January, Emirates customers from the uk, Europe, North Africa, South East Asia and the center East have purchased a typical of 3 times more fares to leading regional centres including Hobart, Coffs Harbour and Cairns than under the former partnership. Qantas executive manager of international sales, Stephen Thompson, said inbound tourism would receive advantages from Emirates selling seamless itineraries to a couple of Australia’s most well known regional centres. “As because of the our...
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Qantas-Emirates tie as much as benefit regional Australia

July 29, 2014 • admin
Regional Australia is decided to learn from increased international visitors because the Qantas-Emirates network delivers on its promise to spice up inbound tourism. Outside the town gateways, regional centres akin to Cairns, Coffs Harbour and Hobart are showing positive initial signs as new destinations at the Emirates network. Since selling at the joint network began in January, Emirates customers from the uk, Europe, North Africa, South East Asia and the center East have purchased a typical of 3 times more fares to leading regional centres including Hobart, Coffs Harbour and Cairns than under the former partnership. Qantas Executive Manager of International Sales Stephen Thompson said inbound tourism would get advantages from Emirates selling seamless itineraries to a few of Australia’s most efficient regional centres. “As as a result of the...
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Ryanair proposes plan to rescue Greek tourism and aviation

July 23, 2014 • admin
Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-less costly carrier (ULCC), has presented a Greek tourism rescue plan to the Transport Minister Kostas Chatzidakis that could see Ryanair grow its Greek traffic to 10m passengers p.a. by 2016, at the day Ryanair opened its 1st Greek base (and 57th in total) at Chania. Ryanair has carried over 2m passengers to/from Greece in not up to 3 years since its first flight arrived to Kos from Frankfurt Hahn in May 2010. Ryanair’s summer 2013 schedule will offer 85 Greek routes from 10 airports (including 2 new airports at Kalamata and Zakynthos), delivering over 1.4m passengers p.a. and supporting 1,400* Greek jobs. Unfortunately, Athens continues to overlook out on Ryanair’s traffic growth and the tourism jobs it brings a result of airport operator’s refusal to have...
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