Undoubtedly, European tour operators have abandoned the idea, at least for this year, of seeing Russian tourists again. Together with Ukrainian ones, they were moved with resignation in the group of "frozen" markets, alongside the Chinese and Japanese ones. American...
UK&US tourist: everyone wants them, but where do they want to go?
Everyone wants them and everyone is looking for them: the hunger for tourists gripping the world's major tourist destinations, exacerbated by recent war events, has sparked a hunt for the British and American tourist. This is how the tourism market looks on the...
War does not stop tourism: travel demand in Western Europe is growing again
When a few weeks ago we witnessed, incredulously, the outbreak of war in Ukraine, the whole tourism world trembled: all European operators of the travel supply chain saw in the war another insurmountable obstacle to the post-Covid recovery. After two years of pandemic...
Spain and the Ukraine Crisis: How Travel Demand Changes and Which Are the Strongest Markets
The events of the last few weeks have upset our lives and forced us to reckon, again, with the fear of travelling. Europe and Europeans are feeling the war at home and the tourism sector, which was about to recover after the long pandemic, has received another shock....
The Impact of the Russian-Ukrainian Crisis on Travel Demand Across Europe
The escalation of the Russian-Ukrainian crisis in past few days has upset the world's balance and brought with it a new climate of tension and insecurity, forcing the world to put everything (including the pandemic) on the backburner. Of course, the tourism...
Post-Covid Tourism Demand in the Arabian Peninsula
Jeddah, Dubai and Bahrain are the most popular tourist destinations on the Arabian Peninsula; these three cities offer a beautiful mix of both heritage and luxury, and modernity and tradition. The easing of COVID travel restrictions is helping the three...
Greece Showing Strong Summer Travel Demand, Beating Southern European Competitors
Like other southern European countries, Greece is starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel in 2022; the health situation is improving, restrictions are easing and tourists, tired after two years of deprivation, are starting to plan their trips. This is the...
Will Spain’s Hopes for Strong Tourist Demand for 2022 Prove Possible?
Spain is very optimistic about the recovery of tourism in 2022, and even predicts that, this year, the country will be able to recover two-thirds of the travelers of 2019. These are almost utopian words after two years of pandemic, especially since the tourism...
France Reopens its Borders & British Bookings Boom: Is There Light at the End of the Tunnel?
France has officially lifted travel restrictions for British tourists and, within a few days, bookings and searches have risen sharply. This trend began to appear in the first few days of 2022 when the European news reported a rumour about a possible easing of...
The Fear Factor: What is the Most Significant Cause for Decreasing Travel Demand in Europe?
It was November 18, when the discovery of the new variant rekindled the fear of COVID in travelers: in reality, infections were already on the increase in Europe and there was already talk of a new wave, but the official discovery of the Omicron variant threw Europe...