Growth in the Portuguese tourism sector was among the fastest in Europe last year, with travel now accounting for €1 in every €5 spent in the country.
Luo Shugang, the Chinese minister of culture and tourism, said that China has become the largest source of tourists in the world, with the number of overseas trips made by the Chinese reaching 150 million in 2018.
According to a report by Get Going travel insurance using data from the U.N. World Tourism Organization, the U.S. ranked second for outbound travel in 2017.
After a decrease in stayover traffic from the U.S. in 2018, U.S. travel to Cuba this year is expected to increase, according to a recent survey of U.S. tour operators and other travel providers by the Center for Responsible Travel (Crest).
The business travel in Spain stood at 12.5 million euros as per a study by Gebta and Braintrust. The study is called ‘2025, a look at the future of business travel’ and it projects the Spain business travel to 15.2 million euros in 2025.
A recently completed five-year study from the Miami Downtown Development Authority found that more than six million people visit downtown annually.