Apr 5th, 2013 at 12:00PM: Chinese travelers have officially become the biggest contributors to the tourism industry, spending a whopping $102 billion on vacations and other travel in 2012.
Figures from the UN World Tourism Organization revealed the Asian country has dramatically upped its travel spending, with last year's expenditure up 40 percent from the prior year.
The organization credits China's increased ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Chinese Tourists Spend More Money Than Anyone Else
Apr 5th, 2013 at 12:00PM: Chinese travelers have officially become the biggest contributors to the tourism industry, spending a whopping $102 billion on vacations and other travel in 2012.
Figures from the UN World Tourism Organization revealed the Asian country has dramatically upped its travel spending, with last year's expenditure up 40 percent from the prior year.
The organization credits China's increased ...You're going to book travel online this year
Apr 14th, 2011 at 1:00PM: Business travel isn't the only category on the rise these days: everyone else seems to be spending more on travel too.
I ran into an article on eMarketer's blog this morning that shows leisure and unmanaged business travel is on the mend, after what's been a tough couple of years. After falling in 2009, the sector ticked upward in 2010.
Leisure and unmanaged business travel spending are ...Top five cities for travel spending ... and the bottom of the barrel, too
Jul 25th, 2010 at 12:00PM: Hey, Arlington, Virginia residents, why are you spending so much on travel? Do you really want to get out that badly? According to a report by Bundle.com, the folks who live in Arlington spent twice the national average on travel last year: a whopping $3,534 per household. Nationwide, the norm came in at $1,571 for 2009. Meanwhile, Detroit residents spent a meager $1,158 per household on travel ...Europeans complain about U.S. travel fees
Nov 8th, 2009 at 2:00PM: Extra fees charged by airlines, the "new normal," are so popular that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has gotten into the game. And, bitching about these fees is equally popular, prompting the European Parliament to sound off like its members are Ryanair passengers with full bladders and no coin for the slot.
At issue is a planned $10 charge for Europeans coming to the United States. ...
