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Iran considering border easing and visa waiver for 60 countries

The Islamic Republic of Iran is thinking about an offer for border relaxation regarding which it might
unilaterally dismiss visa necessities for passport owners of 60 states, said Ali-Asghar Shalbafian, the Iranian deputy tourism minister.


The minister said that the tourism ministry’s suggestion to waive requirements of visa with 60 countries is presently to be decided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and appropriate experts.


Shalbafian said that the suggestion was submitted to the President’s office following Ayatollah Ebrahim Raisi’s visit to the tourism department.


The arrangement suggests unilateral annulment of visas with Muslim countries and adjoining states to grow the number of global influxes, said the minister.


Iran witnessed around 850,000 foreign tourist entrances for the period of initial two months of this
year, which shows more than 50 percent progress year on year, said the country’s tourism ministry.


In accordance with the information bureau of the World Tourism Organization, overseas traveller influxes in Iran in 2022 augmented 315 percent likened to a year before. As per data, around 4.1 million tourists visited Iran in 2022, with the Islamic Republic seeing 990,000 travellers in 2021.


The increase of foreign traveller appearances in 2022 was three times the global average development in this area.

Nonetheless, Iran’s stake in enticing foreign travellers is still minor and merely 0.4% of all foreign tourist tours in 2022 were directed toward Iran, said a report.

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AUSTRALIA TOURISM NEWS TRAVEL NEWS

Tasmania is shining once again

With the city of Hobart voted as the best city by Travel + Leisure reader’s in New Zealand, Australia, and the South Pacific, the stellar reputation of Tasmania as a superlative tourism destination of choice has been confirmed once again. Michael Ferguson, the current tourism minister confirmed this exceptional outcome, with Hobart getting the top 25 of readers’ preferred cities in the world as well.


Ferguson said that there’s no uncertainty that Tasmania is the place to be, and this newest tribute again assures that tourists adore this place and come to see what they have to provide.


In Tasmania, tourism has boomed since their Government was selected, and they are helping famous events like the Dark Mofo, Taste of Summer, and the Festival of Voices that assist in making their Island State grand! With these exclusive events and natural sceneries of Hobart, it’s simple to see the reasons why tourists worldwide have dropped here.


It’s unbelievably good to be identified by such an impressive travel brand –but, they aren’t sleeping on their laurels as they distribute their bold and ambitious plan for the future to make sure their visitor market carries on providing the most positive impact for Tasmania.

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In Negros, tourism expert sees new possibility

Recently, the Negros Oriental Tourism Board has been given responsibility to recognize new destinations with huge potential for local as well as foreign tourists coming to this part of the Central Visayas region.


On Wednesday, Tourism Board Executive Director, Woodrow Maquiling Jr., said that the program is in alignment with Governor Manuel – Chaco Sagarbarria’s campaign to grow the tourism industry of the province.

Maquiling said that the governor will tell his management to build up new programs related to tourism mainly in the northern part of the province, especially in the first district.


He also mentioned that the provincial government is keen to make sure that tourism development in the province is not restricted in the second and third districts.


Lately, at a meeting of the tourism stakeholders, Maquiling said that a number of quarters emphasized anxieties about why the first district wasn’t given that importance in the tourism promotions program of the province.


Maquiling explained that there are countless possibilities in Negros Oriental.

These are yet to be explored and so they are interested at the way they can in fact bring them into action in the tourism.


The tourism official on Thursday and Friday stated that for an ocular inspection, he will lead a team with travel guides and tour operators.

Photo Credit: visitnegrosoriental

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At TTF Kolkata 2023, Karnataka tourism to showcase its offerings

At TTF Kolkata 2023, Karnataka Tourism has recently declared about its participation in this well-known travel and tourism event which is scheduled to start from July 14 th and continue till July 16 th. This event will happen at the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre, Kolkata.


For Karnataka Tourism, this event will act as the best platform to showcase the rich heritage, vivacious culture, and countless potential in tourism that the state has to a wide range of audience. TTF is considered as one of the oldest and leading travel trade show networks in India is now opening its
the doors to the travel markets in India. In the world, it’s one of the rapid-growing markets.


On this event, the main purpose is to encourage the state along with other tourism destination offerings and services that it has. From Karnataka, Tourism Service providers will be taking part in the said exhibition.


Karnataka is a land of gripping charm and enchanting experiences. This southern Indian state brags of it’s extraordinary mix of old temples, historical monuments, palaces, hill resorts, immaculate beaches, exotic
flora and fauna and beautiful national parks.


Hampi & Pattadakal, the UNESCO world heritage sites are located in Karnataka. Also, the majestic Mysore Palace can be seen here.

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EUROPE European Travel News

US tourists likely to fuel revival of numerous European destinations

The European Travel Commission (ETC) has published its “European Tourism: Trends & Prospects” report for the second quarter of 2023, which provides a detailed overview of the region’s most recent tourism and macroeconomic trends.


This summer, US tourists taking advantage of favourable exchange rates are likely to fuel the revival of numerous European destinations.


According to the most current statistics, 52% of reported sites had topped pre-pandemic levels of US visitor arrivals this year. With ongoing high prices and the threat of a recession weighing on American consumers, visitors’ choice of European destination will be influenced by affordability.


Southern Mediterranean locations such as Portugal (+79%), Turkey (+78%), and Montenegro (+43%) have seen significant rise in US arrivals.


In Eastern Europe, Latvia (+135% increase) and Poland (+51%) saw considerable increases in US immigrants.


In the case of Latvia, the significant gains may be attributed to visiting friends and relatives from the Latvian diaspora living outside Europe, while journalists reporting on Russia’s conflict in Ukraine, as well as an inflow of volunteers and military personnel, may have contributed to Poland’s performance.

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EUROPE European Travel News

Europe’s tourism revival continues, foreign tourist arrivals reach 95% of 2019 levels

Despite economic challenges, Europe’s tourism revival is keeping momentum, with foreign tourist arrivals reaching almost 95% of 2019 levels. Despite the fact that inflation and rising travel prices are putting a strain on consumers’ budgets, travel expenditure is still preferred over other discretionary purchases.


According to the most recent data available, one-quarter of reported European destinations had surpassed pre-pandemic levels of international tourists.


The European Travel Commission (ETC) has published its “European Tourism: Trends & Prospects” report for the second quarter of 2023, which provides a detailed overview of the region’s most recent tourism and macroeconomic trends.


Commenting following the publication of the report, Miguel Sanz, ETC’s President, said, “It is encouraging to see the positive recovery of international tourist arrivals in the first half of 2023. With this in mind, European destinations must be prepared to effectively manage the increased demand and return of travellers. Tourist strategies must embrace travel dispersal in order to support destinations in addressing overcrowding, while also spreading the benefits of tourism to less-travelled areas. Tourism can and should be leveraged as a social, economic, and sustainable force for good.”


Many customers will make cost-conscious travel selections this summer, as deteriorating economic conditions put strain on visitors’ finances. Household budgets and discretionary spending will continue to be stretched as Europe enters its peak travel season (June to August), but this should not derail the overall recovery.


Despite the economic downturn, travellers continue to exhibit a strong desire to travel. Given this, it’s no wonder that price sensitivity will continue to choose places that provide better value for money.


According to recent statistics up to May, value-for-money locations are performing strongly, with Serbia (+27%), Bulgaria (+21%), Montenegro (+12%), and Turkey (+9%) leading the rebound.

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EUROPE TOURISM NEWS

Brexit intimidating the fall down of Ireland-Wales tourism project

Brexit is intimidating the fall down of an exclusive project of Ireland-Wales tourism which is all set to emphasize secret gems in Ireland as well as Wales.


In 2019, this Celtic Routes project was launched for the first time, heading to a wide variety of thriving tourism efforts between Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow and Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion in Wales. But, after Britain exited the EU, no longer the said project qualified for financial support formerly offered by the European Territorial Cooperation Program.


It has been cautioned that at the end of August, the methods will close if not some optional funding are supplied. In the project till now, around €4m has been invested.


The project is geared up to convert less famous areas from transit zones to the latest touring sites by giving confidence to the people to explore them rightly. The main target of Celtic Routes was to change probable visitors transiting through the south-east and turn them into staying tourists by developing links with Wales.


Around 300 million people world over with the help of different formats have read information on Celtic Routes between 2019 and the end of March Organisers said that the ending of the effort would be tourism’s harsh drive in the south-east which is still reviving from the shutdown caused by covid.

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AFRICA TOURISM NEWS TRAVEL NEWS

In June, Morocco attracted 1.4 million visitors

In the first six months of 2023, tourist arrivals in Morocco reached 6.5 million. This accounted for 1.4 million visitors and points to new statistics from the Ministry of Morocco Tourism.


The ministry said that the number shows 21% compared to the figures in 2019, mentioning that the increasing trend in tourism is established with the figures for June.

The ministry also highlighted that numerous markets contributed to the encouraging performance.


The ministry said that in tourism arrivals, Spain contributed to a rise of 79% compared to 2019. Later, it has been followed by the UK with 23%, Portugal with 16% and Israel with 96%.


Also, the ministry remembered Morocco tourism’s contribution into Moroccan financial system, emphasizing that tourism in May 2023, churned out MAD 41 billion in foreign currency travel receipts.


The figures represent an outstanding rise of 42% compared to the same time in 2019, the ministry also stated that the positive development to the steps adopted to develop tourism, along with an excellent summer season.


Among the measures is the signing of various numerous affiliations with online travel agencies and tour operators to protect 2.8 million visitors in the summers alone.


While remarking on the performance of this year, Fatim-Zahra Ammor, Tourism Minister, said that the signs of the sector shows the good health of their tourism.

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EUROPE TOURISM NEWS

Europe’s education tourism gets boosted with teaching aids

Last year, the educational tourism sales revenue of Europe has totaled to US$ 92.1 billion. In Europe, education tourism demand, from 2023 to 2033, is expected to go up to an impressive CAGR of 15.0%. For that reason, the market size of education tourism is hoped to in 2023 to get bigger from US$ 107.9 billion to US$ 436.5 billion by 2033.


In Europe, the target market is going through a powerful growth because of an important number of people touring for the purpose of education.


Within the market, the main categories include educational type, age group, occupation type and course type.


The main developments that are influencing the market:


– The increasing consumer spending on education is giving opportunities related to revenue generation for educational tour operators


– Partnership between tourism and academic institutions is encouraging market development


– Among many people, there has been a growing inclination to choose higher education in the United Kingdom and France, is improving the market in return.


– Through social media and influencer marketing, opening of promotional campaigns is enhancing educational tourism demand in Europe.


– A major change from conventional learning to online learning is adding to the growth of market, mainly after-Covid situation.


In all these years, countries in Europe have turned into the best places in terms of educational tourism.

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For Fiji tourism & civil aviation, increased budget produced

The Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation, Fiji, has fixed a total budget of $52.3 million.


The Fiji minister entrusted with this, Viliame Gavoka, says that on their list, the big items comprise Tourism Fiji marketing, which is allocated $30 million, followed by operations with $7 million and for the Civil Aviation Authority of Fiji, $5 million.


For the domestic year subsidy, Gavoka says that $1.1 million has been kept aside and for the Vanua Levu Tourism Program, $5 million has been allocated.


He says that in spite of contributing 40 percent of the national GDP, the tourism is creating direct as well as indirect employment opportunities, failed to get the support required to help the economy of Fiji.


When he joined six months back, they had a mixed staff set off of about 10. Regardless of these restrictions, they managed to give the main programs.


Tourism and civil aviation, these two departments, were under already-used portfolios previously where they were imperceptible.


They will in this budget fix that. Among the ministry of commerce, tourism was one of them; it was just a department among 10 others.


Gavoka says together, the alliance government is creating the two departments that would help them manage the tourism in a better way.