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Spain expects more tourists this year after record visitors in 2024

January 16, 202568 Views

Spain expects even more tourists to flock to the country in 2025 after an estimated record 94 million foreigners visited last year, 10% more than in 2023, Tourism Minister Jordi Hereu said on Wednesday, helping to drive economic growth amid a wider European slowdown, Foreign tourists spent some 126 billion euros ($130 billion) during their stays in 2024, up 16% from the previous year, the minister said. He predicted they would spend 36 billion euros in the first four months of 2025, also 16% higher than in the same period of 2024, while visitor numbers should rise by 9%. FILE PHOTO: A Guardia Civil police ship patrols the Mediterranean Sea during the America's Cup Regatta as locals and tourists sunbathe at Barceloneta Beach in Barcelona, Spain August 25, 2024. REUTERS/Nacho Doce ...

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Saudi Arabia aims for 70 million tourism visits this year

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May 9, 2022396 Views

Saudi Arabia aims to exceed 70 million tourist visits this year after drawing 62 million last year, a tourism official said on Monday, underlining the conservative kingdom concerted push to boost its travel industry. Saudi Arabia is a major religious destination with millions visiting Islam's two holy cities of Mecca and Medina annually to perform the hajj and umrah pilgrimages. The kingdom has in recent years started to promote leisure travel as part of a strategy aimed at diversifying the economy away from oil, spearheaded by de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. FILE PHOTO: Guests swim on a cruise ship during a leasure trip to the Red Sea, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, September 20, 2021. REUTERS/Mohammed Benmansour Visits were up 130% in the first quarter of 2022 com...

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Reopening of Australian borders to tourists ‘not far away’

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February 6, 2022478 Views

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday that the reopening of the country's borders to international tourists may not be far away, adding that the parliament will debate the matter this week. Australia, which shut its borders in March of 2020, has been going through a staggered reopening in recent months, allowing in only its citizens and residents, skilled migrants, international students and certain seasonal workers. FILE PHOTO: Travelers sit in the international terminal of Kingsford Smith International Airport the morning after Australia implemented an entry ban on non-citizens and non-residents intended to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Sydney, Australia, March 21, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott In January, Morrison said he hoped intern...

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Morocco’s tourism sector hammered by tough restrictions

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January 2, 20221386 Views

Businesses working in Morocco's key tourism sector say the country's tough COVID-19 restrictions, including a full flight ban, are undermining its competitiveness compared to rival destinations. Morocco shut its borders in late November and will only reopen them at the end of January. It also banned new year celebrations and is enforcing its vaccine pass requirements more strictly in response to the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of tourists riding camels in the Agafay desert near Marrakech, Morocco November 9, 2021. REUTERS/Ilan Rosenberg "These restrictions are unjustified and they have made Morocco lose tourists to Mediterranean competitors such as Egypt and Turkey," said Lahcen Zelmat, head of Morocco's hotel federation. Tourism generated $8...

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Global economy could lose over $4 trillion due to covid impact on tourism

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June 30, 20211668 Views

Economic losses are mounting in developing countries due to the absence of widespread COVID-19 vaccinations The crash in international tourism due to the coronavirus pandemic could cause a loss of more than $4 trillion to the global GDP for the years 2020 and 2021, according to an UNCTAD report published on 30 June. The estimated loss has been caused by the pandemic’s direct impact on tourism and its ripple effect on other sectors closely linked to it. The report, jointly presented with the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), says international tourism and its closely linked sectors suffered an estimated loss of $2.4 trillion in 2020 due to direct and indirect impacts of a steep drop in international tourist arrivals. A similar loss may occur this year, the report warns...