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Tourism — News & Analysis

Tourism economics and policy: arrival statistics, visitor spending, national tourism strategies, overtourism debates and the events that move global travel demand — reported with verified numbers from UN Tourism, WTTC and national statistics offices.

India's 2026 Inbound Reset: Culture, Cuisine and a Marketing Budget Paradox

India's 2026 Inbound Reset: Culture, Cuisine and a Marketing Budget Paradox

India's 2026 inbound strategy leans on culture, cuisine and airline partnerships after foreign arrivals fell 9.4% to 9.02 million in 2025 —...
Visit Malaysia 2026 at Mid-Year: 43 Million Target Still in Reach, but the Growth Engine Is Cooling

Visit Malaysia 2026 at Mid-Year: 43 Million Target Still in Reach, but the Growth Engine Is Cooling

Malaysia logged 21.12 million international arrivals in the first half of 2026, up 2.5% year on year, keeping Visit Malaysia 2026's 43 milli...
AirAsia and Tourism Authority of Thailand Sign Three-Year Pact to Push Traffic Into Secondary Cities

AirAsia and Tourism Authority of Thailand Sign Three-Year Pact to Push Traffic Into Secondary Cities

AirAsia Group and the Tourism Authority of Thailand signed a 2026–2029 MoU on 9 July in Kuala Lumpur, witnessed by PM Anutin Charnvirakul, c...
Entry rules travellers keep missing in 2026: US visa bonds, EU biometrics, Chile pre-authorisation — verified

Entry rules travellers keep missing in 2026: US visa bonds, EU biometrics, Chile pre-authorisation — verified

A verified roundup of the 2026 entry rules catching travellers out: the now-permanent US visa bond, higher ESTA and UK ETA fees, the EU's fu...
Europe's Tourist Rules, Fees and Bans in 2026: The Complete City-by-City List

Europe's Tourist Rules, Fees and Bans in 2026: The Complete City-by-City List

From Venice's €10 day-tripper fee to Amsterdam's plan for a 20% tourist tax and Greece's €20 cruise levy, Europe's visitor rules multiplied...
Expedition Beach: Why 2026's Coastal Traveller Wants Cliffs, Not Just Cabanas

Expedition Beach: Why 2026's Coastal Traveller Wants Cliffs, Not Just Cabanas

Priceline's 2026 "Where to Next?" report found 74% of travellers now want beaches that excite rather than simply relax. From Phu Quoc to the...
What Does a Tourism Board Do? Inside the DMO, Explained

What Does a Tourism Board Do? Inside the DMO, Explained

Tourism boards — destination marketing organisations — promote destinations, manage visitor flows and fund the campaigns behind travel deman...
Eclipse Economy: Spain and Iceland Brace for 12 August Travel Surge

Eclipse Economy: Spain and Iceland Brace for 12 August Travel Surge

Flight bookings to airports along the 12 August 2026 eclipse path are up 25% year-on-year and hotel rates in Spain and Iceland have jumped 3...