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Mozart's birthplace is a tourist gem. Consequently, a vast number of tourists head to the city of 160,000 inhabitants for a day trip. Heavy traffic is common – now, vehicles in the centre are being restricted.

Saudi Arabia is now budgeting more to cancel its flagship megaproject – NEOM – than to build it. The financial, human, and environmental costs are still being tallied. Following the billion-dollar disaster, it now must terminate its contracts with its business partners – worth 16 billion dollars.

Slowly but surely, the EU is recognizing the importance of tourism for the region's prosperity. A wide range of EU, national and regional funding opportunities for the tourism sector is now easier to access.

Millions of fans are expected to attend the FIFA World Cup, which kicked off yesterday in North America. The USA is anticipating the best-attended tournament in history. German visitors, however, have so far been rather cautious.

The number of overnights in Swiss hotels is expected to decline in the year 2026 for the first time since the end of Covid-19. Notably the Iran War has increased the cost and reliability of air travel. Thus, long-haul incoming markets from the Middle East, South Asia and Southeast Asia are likely to see substantial declines.

Night trains offer an alternative to flying for medium-haul journeys. A website with clever features shows the options available across the continent.

One month after the last winter guest had left the hotel, Statistics Austria released the figures for the 2025/26 winter season: demand was exceptionally high at first, but things went from bad to worse the longer the season went on.

Tackling litter with grabbers and buckets: Various initiatives along the North Sea and Baltic Sea coasts invite visitors to help keep beaches and shorelines clean and have come up with creative ideas to do so.

The Manta Resort in Tanzania announced the launch of its newly reimagined Underwater Room near Pemba Island. The revenue from the adventure overnight stay will benefit the protection of the sea.

In the past, hotel construction was driven by passion. Today, it is about cushioning the yield mismatch... The hospitality industry has become a real estate industry... These are two quotes from the Alpine Hospitality Summit in Kitzbuehel, Austria which is seeking transitional ways into the future. For the first time, colleagues from Switzerland attended the dialogue.