Over a quarter of consumers influenced by local gastronomy in their holiday destination choice. Some of the key trends redefining culinary tourism in recent years are the rise of street food and food markets, cooking lessons with locals and gastronomy tours with locals or experts. @globaldataplc
Affordability driving rapid increase in French tourists to Portugal
Tourism from France to Portugal is booming, with annual visits increasing from 1.2 million in 2013 to 1.5 million in 2017, and projected to hit 2 million by 2022, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. @globaldataplc
Asian cities dominate top 10 rankings of international tourist arrivals in 2017
Depreciation of most of the Asian currencies (except Chinese Yuan) played a vital role in attracting international visitors to Asian cities. @globaldataplc
Domestic tourist expenditure in China hit $679 billion in 2017 thanks to burgeoning middle class
In 2017, Chinese tourists made 2.8 billion trips within the country compared to 136.5 million outbound trips. @globaldataplc
Facial recognition being trialled to find holiday destination
Facial recognition software needs further development to disrupt the way people choose their holiday destinations, says GlobalData.Ê@globaldataplc
400 million guests set to stay in luxury hotels in 2021
The luxury travel market is growing and diversifying, with an increasing focus on experiential experiences, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. @globaldataplc
ÔTrump SlumpÕ leads Spain to overtake US in global tourism
Spain is expected to become the second most popular tourist destination in the world, according to GlobalData. @globaldataplc
Can South Korea sustain surge in tourism from 2018 Winter Olympics?
The Winter Olympics and the Olympic Games are two of the worldÕs biggest sporting events and consequently attract large spectator and huge audience numbers from all over the globe. @globaldataplc
