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🏙 Thailand surpassed its tourism target for 2024, welcoming a record 35 million visitors and generating $52.81 billion in travel-related revenue. The country aims to attract 36-39 million international visitors in 2025, designated as the 'Amazing Thailand Grand Tourism and Sports Year'. Factors contributing to 2024's growth include favorable government policies, a rich calendar of events and festivals, and increased air connectivity with new flights from Northeast Asia, ASEAN countries, Europe, North America, and the Middle East, including ITA Airways' direct flight from Rome to Bangkok launched in November at Rome Fiumicino Airport.

🏨 Una Hotels targets a net profit of €25 million in 2024, up from €1.5 million the previous year, with revenues surpassing €200 million, a growth of 4%. CEO Giorgio Marchegiani reveals plans for around 20 new openings by 2028, including directly managed and franchised properties, starting with a new hotel at Portello near FieraMilanoCity in Milan. The expansion reflects increased interest in Italian hospitality, despite rising rental costs, particularly in art cities.

🌍 In 2024, the Cook Islands receive approximately 170,000 visitors annually, while Liechtenstein attracts about 58,400 tourists. Samoa anticipates closing the year with around 250,000 arrivals. Tonga is noted for whale enthusiasts, and Bhutan imposes an entry fee of €92 per person per night for visa applications. Kiribati sees a mere 6,000 visitors yearly. These countries are listed among the least visited according to World Population Review.

📍 Jumeirah Group, in collaboration with Thanda Group, is set to debut in Africa, managing two luxury properties in Tanzania and South Africa. The exclusive-use property on Shungimbili Island’s marine reserve and the Jumeirah Thanda Safari in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, mark the group's entry into a market that shows strong growth in luxury travel, as stated by COO and CEO Thomas Meier. - Travel Weekly reveals the expansion.

🏖️ Carlo Sangalli of Confcommercio remarks on holiday travel, estimating 17 million Italians traveling, exceeding November's forecast by 1 million. Over 60% stay within Italy, 25% travel domestically and internationally, and 12% only abroad, especially for New Year's and Epiphany. Economic reasons prevent 20% from vacationing; 13% lack leave days. Expected spending exceeds €8 billion; New Year's sees €390 per person, nearly 9 million travelers. For New Year’s, 27% choose cities or art cities, 23% mountains; for Epiphany, short stays dominate (52% under 3 nights), with 29% selecting foreign destinations for 5+ day vacations.

🚀 Tap Air Portugal surpasses two million passengers on Portugal-Brazil routes in a single year. Victor Pereira, the two-millionth passenger, a 22-year-old engineering student, flew from Salvador Luís Eduardo Magalhães Airport in Bahia to Porto, Portugal with a stop in Lisbon. Celebrating this milestone, Tap Miles&Go awarded him 200,000 miles. CEO Luís Rodrigues highlights the airline's commitment to quality service and customer trust, aiming to expand further and maintain excellence in service into 2025.

🚑 TTG Word addresses tourism experience fatigue by suggesting unique travel options tailored to 10 traveler types - luxurious, anthropologist, explorer, recordman, archaeologist, and medical tourist. For each type, TTG offers bespoke suggestions to fulfill their desire for unique vacations. Details on these 10 ideas can be found in TTG World's publication dated December 12, 2024.

🌍 African Explorer and World Explorer are expanding their 2025 offerings with tours to Tunisia, overland options, and new routes in Kenya and Tanzania, as well as in Oman and Saudi Arabia. Alessandro Simonetti, owner of African Explorer, highlights the growth potential in the Mediterranean Africa region, including Egypt, Tunisia, and Morocco. The new Tunisia Explorer group tour is exclusive to African Explorer. They aim to capture younger audiences with different price points. World Explorer reintroduced Japan in 2023, Sri Lanka in 2024, and has new deals with Singapore Airlines for trips to Bali and Komodo. New commercial deals include World Explorer with Korean Air for Japan, anticipating increased travel due to Osaka's 2025 Expo.

❄ Livigno tops the 2024-2025 rankings by Holidu as Italy's favorite ski destination, with an average daily cost of €67. Madonna di Campiglio and Alto Sangro follow at €104 and €56 respectively. Trentino Alto Adige dominates with 16 out of the top 40 locations, with 35 Italian destinations favored by locals, and Chamonix-Mont-Blanc in France leading six foreign spots at €63 per day. Costs range from €28 in Nicolosi to €128 in Zermatt, with Cortina d’Ampezzo being the priciest in the top 10 at €117.

🏕️ In Italy, Christmas camping reservations soared by 132% compared to last year, reports Pitchup.com. Globally, Christmas day bookings surpassed 2023's count with 12,424 stays versus 10,922. The past 12 months saw Portugal leading in total transaction value growth at 251.18%, followed by Hungary (228.85%) and Montenegro (216.58%). Belgium, Austria, New Zealand, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, and Croatia also marked significant increases, highlighting an international trend.