Chengdu is the capital of China’s Sichuan province as well as the 7th largest city in China and a major hub for Air China, Ethiopian Airlines’ Star Alliance partner. With this new flight, …
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Indian arrivals to China grows by 7-8%
“We have started doing a lot more business from India to China. It started around three years ago when we saw arrivals from India into China growing dramatically. If you look into last year and …
Uganda becomes the top tourist source market for Kenya
Kenya’s tourism industry is experiencing positive growth trends as total international arrivals for January to October 2016 by air and sea closed at 729,682 compared to 628,345 in 2015, showing …
Indonesia targets 15 million visitors in 2017
Visitor arrivals to Indonesia have risen sharply in recent years, exceeding 10 million for the first time in 2015. This has been partially driven by the relaxation of tourist visa regulations.“T…
Mayor announces record year of tourism for Chicago in 2016
“Three years ago we set a goal for Chicago to reach 55 million visitors by 2020. We had an incredible and record-breaking year in 2016, but we are not stopping there. We have seen record increas…
ITIC declares tourism industry in Ireland worth €8 billion
This happens to be a nine percent increase, or almost €600m more compared to what was spent in 2015. Irish air and sea carriers earned a further €1.5 billion from tourists, while many Irish …
NYC launches new programs for 2017
On the heels of the success of these programs, NYC & Company announced the first-ever NYC Attractions Week. The organisation is also expanding its ‘See Your City,’ ‘See it for yo…
Air Canada and Cathay Pacific enter into a strategic cooperation agreement
Customers of Cathay Pacific and Air Canada will be able to book travel to their final destination on a single ticket with checked bags as well as enjoy reciprocal mileage accrual and redemption benefi…
Cuba receives 13% surge in tourist arrivals in 2016
The Caribbean region receives maximum number of footfall from Canada and other major countries such as USA, Germany, France, Italy, Britain and Spain. Cuba received revenues of $1.2 billion in the fir…
Puerto Rico welcomes world’s biggest cruise ship
The arrival follows an $8 million port renovation. Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla has also expressed that Puerto Rico foresees to welcome 1.7 million cruise ship passengers in 2017.…