Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday has sentenced Hugo Espinosa Chavez (59, Tampa) to 21 years and 10 months’ imprisonment, followed by 10 years of supervised release,…
SAN JOSE (Reuters) – Costa Rica’s economy is expected to grow 4.3% in 2022, its central bank said on Monday, an upgrade to an earlier projection from boosts expected in…
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germans’ tourism bookings for the 2022/23 winter were down 33% as of the end of August compared with the pre-COVID winter of 2018/19, but sales are up…
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s industrial sentiment rose for a fourth straight month in September, reaching the highest level in 32 months, bolstered by improved domestic demand and a recovery in…
(Reuters) – Even if the number of visitors has still not quite recovered to pre-pandemic levels, Mediterranean countries are enjoying a much-needed boost as inflation and a strong sector recovery…
(Reuters) – Short-term rental accommodation booked online in the European Union increased above 2019 levels each month from February 2022 onwards, the European Union’s statistic office said on Tuesday. Short-stays…
(Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates’ tourism revenues were 19 billion dirhams ($5.17 billion) in the first half of 2022, its vice president said on Sunday in a tweet. Numbers…
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Representatives of Colombia’s oil, mining and tourism industries told opposition lawmakers on Monday a $5.7 billion tax reform proposed by the government of leftist President Gustavo Petro…
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s economy could grow by 5.7% this year from 4.0% previously forecast as the country benefits from a strong rebound in tourism, UBS said in a research…
SHANGHAI/BEIJING -China raced on Tuesday to stamp out COVID-19 outbreaks in the tourist hubs of Tibet and Hainan, with the authorities launching more rounds of mass testing and closing venues…
DAMASCUS – Somar Hazim had high hopes when he opened a hotel in Damascus in 2009, adding to a growing number of boutique guest houses in the Old City that…
ATHENS – Greece is having a better-than-expected summer tourism season and this year’s revenues will help alleviate the impact of soaring energy prices on society, government spokesman Giannis Oikonomou said…
BANGKOK – Thailand’s economy improved in June and the momentum should continue into the second half thanks to increased tourism and domestic consumption as pandemic curbs ease, a central bank…
By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING – Sri Lanka has asked China to help with trade, investment and tourism to help it grow sustainably, Colombo’s envoy to Beijing said on Monday…
BEIJING – China’s central bank will guide domestic financial institutions to provide credit services to the cultural and tourism sectors which have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, it…
Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Hugo Espinosa Chavez (59, Tampa) has pleaded guilty to using a minor child to produce images depicting sexual abuse,…
BANJUL – Gambia and the World Bank signed a $68 million grant on Tuesday to revive the ocean-facing West African country’s tourism sector, representatives of both parties announced at a…
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON – Tourism is rebounding more quickly in Portugal than in some parts of Europe, but the number of foreign visitors this year is still expected to…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday will unveil a new strategy aimed at boosting international tourism hit hard by COVID-19 and government travel restrictions by…
TOKYO – Japan’s government is considering resuming a national travel discount campaign as soon as late this month to help the tourism industry recover from a COVID-19 slump, the Nikkei…
East St. Louis, Ill. – A Cahokia, Illinois, man was found guilty as charged last week for Enticement of a Minor, Travel with Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual…
Amazon To Foot The Bill For Employees’ Abortion Tourism Laurel Duggan on May 2, 2022 Amazon will fund up to $4,000 in annual travel expenses for employees seeking abortions, according…
(Reuters) – Analysts at J.P. Morgan downgraded Thailand’s equities rating on Monday, citing the slow pace of recovery in the tourism industry due to rising inflation and a surge in…
By Neil Jerome Morales MANILA – The global travel and tourism sectors are projected to return to pre-pandemic levels in 2023 and grow at a rate that will outpace global…
MADRID – Spain expects international tourist arrivals to reach 80% of pre-pandemic volumes in the second quarter as northern Europeans shrug off concerns over the Ukraine conflict and return en…