Via: Eurostat
Key facts :
- Monthly number of nights spent in 2009 below the level of 2007 for all months
- Except for the Netherlands, Sweden and the UK, the number of nights spent in collective accommodation dropped in all Member States during 2009, on average by 3.7%. In nearly all Member States, the decrease was bigger [...]

Via: Groupe Chronos
Meredith Whitten
Almost weekly, it seems, an organization releases its annual “best cities” list. These lists rank everything from the best cities for young professionals or working mothers, to the best cities for urban gardening or entrepreneurs. A number of organizations tackle the bigger, broader challenge of ranking the world’s most liveable cities.
What determines [...]

Via: veilleinfotourisme
Malgré la crise la plus grave traversée par l’économie mondiale depuis les années 30, l’évolution du parc hôtelier mondial – hôtels indépendants et chaînes confondus – affiche une croissance positive de la capacité d’hébergement de 2,7% pour frôler les 20 millions de chambres homologuées dans le monde (19 690 000 chambres) au 1er janvier [...]

Via: breakingtravelnews
The widely-predicted demise of the Euro could herald a return of traditional cheap summer European destinations such as Greece and Spain, according to economists.
Speaking at the ABTA conference,  Douglas McWilliams, of the Centre of Economics and Business Research, said Mediterranean countries were likely to revert back to their original currencies should the financial crisis [...]

L’ultima “virata”: da Porto Cervo a Capri, da Salina a Portofino, i prezzi raddoppiano. I rincari colpiscono soprattutto il diportista “normale”