According to online reports, Amsterdam is preparing to significantly increase the cost of visiting the city, with local authorities outlining plans to gradually raise its tourist tax to 20% by the end of the decade as part of broader efforts to manage tourism-related pressures.

Sharmishtha will support the implementation of Business Events Australia’s distribution strategies and partnerships across India’s MICE industry while working closely with key customers and stakeholders to drive business events and incentive travel to Australia.

The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) has rolled out its new “Hong Kong Summer Fun” promotion, an integrated campaign designed specifically to maximise sales opportunities for the international travel trade during the peak summer season. The core objectives of the campaign are to attract high-value overnight visitors and significantly boost cross-sector consumption...

The European Union’s tourism sector recorded 471.1 million overnight stays in tourist accommodation in Q1 2026, a 3.4% year on year increase compared to the same period in 2025. The growth is primarily fuelled by strong foreign visitor numbers and demonstrates a strong robust performance in the first quarter of 2026. Monthly growth was consistent, with March achieving the highest...

The Sri Lanka Convention Bureau, functioning under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, organised three MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) Roadshows and Evening Networking Sessions in Ahmedabad, Kolkata, and Chennai during the last week of May 2026. This initiative forms part of a focused effort to strengthen Sri Lanka’s position as a...

Mathur interacted with a cross-section of Friends of India as part of ongoing efforts to further strengthen India's growing profile in eastern China and deepen cultural and diaspora linkages between the two countries, according to a press release issued by the Indian Consulate in Shanghai on Tuesday.

The conflict is expected to reduce growth in international arrivals by 1 to 2 percentage points below UN Tourism’s initial forecast of 3% to 4% for 2026, depending on the conflict’s duration and scope.

Western Australia's Aboriginal tourism sector is entering a new phase, with the official launch of the Cook Labor Government’s next Jina Plan to strengthen Aboriginal-led visitor offerings across the State. Western Australian Aboriginal Tourism Action Plan 2026-2030 outlines the Cook Labor Government’s framework to grow Aboriginal tourism businesses, support jobs and strengthen Aboriginal...

According to online reports, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has entered into a strategic partnership with global travel distribution platform Dida to strengthen Thailand’s tourism promotion efforts in the Chinese market. The collaboration was formalised through the signing of a Letter of Intent (LOI), under which Dida has been designated as the lead digital distribution partner...

WTTC’s latest Economic Impact Research (EIR) forecasts Travel & Tourism GDP across Central and South America will grow 4.1% in 2026, ahead of the global average of 3.2%. International visitor spending across the region is projected to increase 7.8%, more than double the global growth rate of 3.7%.   Globally, WTTC data forecasts Travel & Tourism will contribute USD 12 trillion to the...