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Feeling Good: 2022 Wellness Tourism Trends

Dana Communications

When the global pandemic that started unfolding in 2020 shifted all of our lives dramatically, it fueled a wellness crisis—physical, mental and spiritual—in addition to putting the brakes on travel and resulting tourism revenue. First, let’s note that wellness itself is one of the key travel trends for 2022.

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Winners of the Destination of Sustainable Cultural Tourism Awards 2022 revealed

ETC Corporate

The winners were announced during the Award ceremony that took place in Krk, Croatia, on 20 October 2022. The ‘Destination of Sustainable Cultural Tourism’ Awards enhance the visibility of European cultural tourism destinations, create a platform for sharing experience and knowledge and promotes networking between destinations.

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Best of 2022: CSR

Smart Meetings

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become increasingly important as the travel and tourism industries are surging into 2023. Smart Meetings has collected our best CSR stories of 2022 to inspire and encourage continued efforts towards good causes. Starting IPW 2022 with a Green Bang: Tourism Cares Pledges $10,000 to IDEAS for Us.

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European tourism to remain resilient in 2022 amidst pandemic and geopolitical uncertainty

ETC Corporate

Domestic travel is projected to make a complete recovery in 2022, while international arrivals to Europe are forecast to be 30% below 2019 volumes Western Europe is expected to be the best performing region globally this year, albeit 24% below 2019 levels Due to the Russo-Ukrainian conflict, Eastern Europe’s recovery has been pushed back to 2025 (..)

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Smart Travel: Sri Lanka’s Tourism Industry Booms, American Airlines Fare Sale, Top Travel Startups and More

Smart Meetings

million tourists who visited the country from January through July of this year, versus 720,000 visitors during all of 2022—so this latest policy is part of an ongoing (and successful) strategy to further bolster Sri Lanka’s status as an international travel destination. Global Wellness Tourism Rapidly Rising From its 2020 low of $801.6

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The Breakdown on International Travel in 2022

Smart Meetings

International travel grew gradually in 2021 after the quarantine of 2019, yet 2022 has seen a huge spike. With more countries opening their borders and lifting Covid restrictions, 2022 international travel has increased exponentially since 2019 and progressing towards pre-pandemic numbers. Why the Rapid Growth in International Travel?

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Travel and Tourism Trends in U.S. and Canada

Smart Meetings

Suffice it to say, the general public in both North America and Canada are eager to travel while also welcoming tourism and events back to their respective communities much in the vein of the storied “before times.” with two-thirds of Canadian sentiment pointing to the approval of boosting tourism, regardless of resident age.

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