Tourism Cooperation

Barcelona has doubled its tourist tax from April 2026, with visitors now paying up to €12 per night as authorities aim to fund housing and tourism policies

The Travel & Tourism sector in the Middle East is losing apprixmately $600 million a day, says the WTTC. "Clear communication, strong coordination between the public and private sectors, and measures that reinforce safety and stability", a must

Kyriakos Kotsogoulos, Deputy Governor of the Island of Crete, in a special interview with PassportNews: "When compared to last year's orders, we see a clear decline." And the optimistic forecast for the summer: "Everyone is working towards a good, quiet summer"

Over 8.4 million passengers visited Greek ports on 6,129 cruises last year, with the industry continuing to strengthen. Will the regional crisis in the Middle East affect the 2026 figures?

The Thai Ministry of Tourism is offering special discounts on hotels in major cities and announcing immigration relief for travelers who cannot leave the country

"Shining the spotlight on our outstanding tourism": English Tourism Week runs from March 13–22, celebrating the tourism sector’s role in jobs, communities, and economic growth across England; the government plans to attract 50 million visitors a year by 2030

For many years, the world's largest international tourism fair, ITB, has been held in early March in Berlin. Next year, the date will move. Here is the new schedule, and the reason behind the change

With the winds of war in the Middle East in the background, 5,601 exhibitors from 166 countries participated in the world's largest tourism fair ITB, which closed in Berlin. Despite the challenges of air travel due to the situation, organizers say the number of visitors remained similar to last year

It's official: the official host country of the world's largest tourism fair in 2027 will be the Maldives, the beautiful island nation in the Indian Ocean

Tourism guru Russell Lord ("KENES tours") will receive the "ITB LGBTQ+ Pioneer" award at ITB 2026 in Berlin for his tremendous contributions to gay tourism worldwide. In an optimistic interview with PassportNews, he talks about his vision: "To promote gay tourism among Middle Eastern countries"