Tourism sector recovered slightly from Covid-dip last year
2 years, 3 months ago

Tourism sector recovered slightly from Covid-dip last year

NL Times  

The added value of the Dutch tourism sector grew by 13.1 percent in 2021 compared to a year earlier, amounting to 19 billion euros. Because the tourism sector’s added value grew more than the Dutch economy as a whole in 2021, the sector’s share in the Dutch economy increased from 2.3 to 2.5 percent. Last year, tourists spent 5.7 billion euros more in the Netherlands than in 2020, but the amount was still 31.9 billion below 2019’s tourism spending. Dutch tourists spent 37.8 billion euros in the Netherlands last year.

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Indeed: Increase in vacation jobs in the Netherlands
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Indeed: Increase in vacation jobs in the Netherlands

NL Times  

The number of vacation jobs in the Netherlands continues to rise. According to the website, this supply has increased by 12 percent compared to last year, although exact figures are not disclosed. Looking at the last three years, the supply of vacation jobs increased by 48 percent. "The demand for hospitality staff remains high during the period that this sector …

Dutch hospitality sector struggling; Fewer restaurants, cafes for first time in 8 years
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Dutch hospitality sector struggling; Fewer restaurants, cafes for first time in 8 years

NL Times  

High personnel, energy, and rent costs put a massive damper on the Dutch hospitality sector’s first full year with no lockdowns after the coronavirus pandemic. Hospitality companies made less profit in 2023, and the number of catering establishments fell for the first time in eight years, trade association KHN said, NU.nl reports. Revenues in the sector rose 14 percent last …

Tourism and cancelled projects boost Amsterdam's cash reserves
1 year, 7 months ago

Tourism and cancelled projects boost Amsterdam's cash reserves

Dutch News  

Amsterdam attracted almost €200 million more than it spent last year, partly due to the tourism recovery in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the city’s 2022 accounts. Some €18 million of the unexpected surplus was down to tourist taxes, which generated nearly €140 million for the city’s coffers. In addition, some cash was left over because the …

Tourism and cancelled projects boost Amsterdam's cash reserves
1 year, 7 months ago

Tourism and cancelled projects boost Amsterdam's cash reserves

Dutch News  

Amsterdam attracted almost €200 million more than it spent last year, partly due to the tourism recovery in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the city’s 2022 accounts. Some €18 million of the unexpected surplus was down to tourist taxes, which generated nearly €140 million for the city’s coffers. In addition, some cash was left over because the …

Netherlands residents booked record number of trips abroad
1 year, 9 months ago

Netherlands residents booked record number of trips abroad

NL Times  

Netherlands residents massively booked holidays abroad in January. The number of bookings via a travel agency affiliated with the ANVR increased by 50 percent compared to last year, when coronavirus measures still restricted travel. But also compared to 2019 - the last year before the pandemic - the number of bookings increased by 13 percent, the ANVR said based on …

Tourism in Netherlands close to pre-Covid levels with hotel occupancy rising
1 year, 10 months ago

Tourism in Netherlands close to pre-Covid levels with hotel occupancy rising

NL Times  

The number of tourists who spent the night in Dutch accommodations last year increased by 40 percent to 44 million compared to 2021. Tourists spent a total of 127.8 million nights in Dutch accommodations - an increase of 26 percent compared to 2021 and 4 percent higher than 2019, which was already a record year. Dutch hotels accommodated 28 million …

Dutch economy grew 4.5% last year; Consumer spending at record high
1 year, 10 months ago

Dutch economy grew 4.5% last year; Consumer spending at record high

NL Times  

The Dutch economy grew 4.5 percent last year, mainly thanks to more household consumption, Statistics Netherlands reported. Last year, 441,000 jobs were added to the job market, and the share of the Dutch population with paid work reached record heights. The added value of the culture, sports, recreation, and other services sector grew 34 percent last year. The Dutch economy …

Tourism sector on path of revival, says Economic Survey
1 year, 10 months ago

Tourism sector on path of revival, says Economic Survey

Deccan Chronicle  

PUNE: The Indian tourism sector is showing signs of revival after two years of Covid-induced challenges, the Economic Survey 2023, which was tabled in Parliament on Tuesday by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, said. It cited the World Tourism Barometer of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation, which said that international tourism showed robust performance in the January-September 2022 period. International …

More Netherlands residents will look for cheap vacations close to home this year: NBTC
1 year, 11 months ago

More Netherlands residents will look for cheap vacations close to home this year: NBTC

NL Times  

The demand for vacations in the Netherlands will increase again among the Dutch this year compared to the last year before the coronavirus crisis, the Netherlands Bureau for Tourism & Congresses said in its International Vacation Monitor. However, inflation, energy prices, consumer confidence, and the coronavirus make it more difficult to predict whether people will actually convert their holiday intention …

Record number of tourists booked accommodation in Netherlands
2 years, 1 month ago

Record number of tourists booked accommodation in Netherlands

NL Times  

Dutch hotels, campsites, holiday parks, and group accommodations received 14.6 million guests in the third quarter - a new record for the third quarter. In the third quarter, 5.4 million international tourists stayed in Dutch accommodations, double compared to 2021 but still lower than before the coronavirus in 2019. The number of Dutch tourists who booked an overnight stay in …

Portugal sees spike in foreign tourism, still below pre-pandemic levels
2 years, 5 months ago

Portugal sees spike in foreign tourism, still below pre-pandemic levels

Hindustan Times  

The number of foreign tourists visiting Portugal in May jumped almost six times from the same month last year but still fell about 9% short of pre-coronavirus pandemic levels, the National Statistics Institute said on Thursday. Portugal sees spike in foreign tourism, still below pre-pandemic levels More than 1.58 million tourists visited in May, up from around 274,000 a year …

Dutch economy grew more than gov't debt in 2021
2 years, 8 months ago

Dutch economy grew more than gov't debt in 2021

NL Times  

Government debt amounted to 52.1 percent of gross domestic product last year, down from 54.3 percent. The Dutch government saw its income increase by 25 billion euros to 337 billion euros last year. People spent more in the second year of the coronavirus crisis than in 2020, which increased the government's VAT revenues by 6 billion euros. Non-tax revenues increased …

Report reveals trends in world tourism
2 years, 9 months ago

Report reveals trends in world tourism

China Daily  

The World Tourism Cities Federation and the Tourism Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences released its Report on World Tourism Economy Trends in Beijing on March 2. In 2021, world tourism showed a significant recovery, driven by the continuous loosening of fiscal and monetary policies in major economies, accelerated global vaccine production and rising vaccination rates. According …

Report reveals trends in world tourism
2 years, 9 months ago

Report reveals trends in world tourism

China Daily  

The World Tourism Cities Federation and the Tourism Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences released its Report on World Tourism Economy Trends in Beijing on March 2. In 2021, world tourism showed a significant recovery, driven by the continuous loosening of fiscal and monetary policies in major economies, accelerated global vaccine production and rising vaccination rates. According …

Foreign tourism in NL 69% lower than pre-Covid
2 years, 10 months ago

Foreign tourism in NL 69% lower than pre-Covid

NL Times  

The number of foreign tourists who visited the Netherlands last year was even lower than in the first coronavirus year. Compared to 2019, the last year before the coronavirus, international tourism was 69 percent lower. 26 million Dutch tourists vacationed in the Netherlands last year, 30 percent more than in 2020 and equal to pre-Covid levels. If restrictions continue to …

NL may get over €1bn less from EU coronavirus recovery funds
2 years, 10 months ago

NL may get over €1bn less from EU coronavirus recovery funds

Dutch News  

The Netherlands may receive more than €1bn less than expected from European coronavirus recovery funds because the economy has performed better than earlier estimates indicated, finance minister Sigrid Kaag told MPs on Friday The Netherlands had expected some €6bn from Brussels and €5.8bn had been used in calculations for drawing up the new government spending plans. However, the real figure …

NL may get over €1bn less from EU coronavirus recovery funds
2 years, 10 months ago

NL may get over €1bn less from EU coronavirus recovery funds

Dutch News  

The Netherlands may receive more than €1bn less than expected from European coronavirus recovery funds because the economy has performed better than earlier estimates indicated, finance minister Sigrid Kaag told MPs on Friday The Netherlands had expected some €6bn from Brussels and €5.8bn had been used in calculations for drawing up the new government spending plans. However, the real figure …

Year-ender: 10 major tourism stories of 2021
2 years, 11 months ago

Year-ender: 10 major tourism stories of 2021

China Daily  

Though the global tourism industry is still hurting from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, industry players have not stopped upgrading and innovating in hopes of enticing potential travelers. Figures released by the UNWTO show that global international tourist arrivals fell 20 percent from January to September in 2021, a marked improvement from the 54 percent drop in the first …

Southeast Asia reopening borders and living with Covid-19
3 years ago

Southeast Asia reopening borders and living with Covid-19

Hindustan Times  

Southeast Asia has been implementing incremental measures to reopen its borders and restart international tourism. The World Travel and Tourism Council’s estimated that travel and tourism contributed to Southeast Asia’s Gross Domestic Product for about $380 million in 2019 or 12% and over 42 million jobs or over 13%. The latest Nikkei Asia Covid-19 Recovery Index for October shows progress …

More Dutch vacationing in the Netherlands, fewer Belgians and Germans
3 years ago

More Dutch vacationing in the Netherlands, fewer Belgians and Germans

NL Times  

Residents of the Netherlands vacationing in their own country last summer led to an increase in the number of guests at Dutch hotels, campsites, and other overnight locations. The number of foreign guests fell in the third quarter of the year by 13 percent compared to the previous year. Hotels, group accommodations, and camping and cottage parks combined received 5 …

Dutch economy back to pre-Covid level in 3rd quarter
3 years, 1 month ago

Dutch economy back to pre-Covid level in 3rd quarter

NL Times  

The economy grew by 1.9 percent in the third quarter, bringing it to a higher level than before the pandemic for the first time since the outbreak of the coronavirus crisis, Statistics Netherlands reported. With the new increase, the economy has therefore fully recovered from the coronavirus contraction in the first and second quarter of last year. After that, there …

Fewer tourists head for the Netherlands, down 73% on pre-Covid 2019
3 years, 2 months ago

Fewer tourists head for the Netherlands, down 73% on pre-Covid 2019

Dutch News  

The Dutch tourism and convention board NBTC is expecting 5.4 million foreign visitors will come to the Netherlands last year, which would be down just over a quarter on the 2020 figure. ‘The forecasts sketch a more dramatic picture than we had earlier this year,’ NBTC director Jos Vranken said. ‘This is because of the continuing restrictions on travel and …

Fewer tourists head for the Netherlands, down 73% on pre-Covid 2019
3 years, 2 months ago

Fewer tourists head for the Netherlands, down 73% on pre-Covid 2019

Dutch News  

The Dutch tourism and convention board NBTC is expecting 5.4 million foreign visitors will come to the Netherlands last year, which would be down just over a quarter on the 2020 figure. ‘The forecasts sketch a more dramatic picture than we had earlier this year,’ NBTC director Jos Vranken said. ‘This is because of the continuing restrictions on travel and …

Fewer foreign tourists expected than in Covid-year 2020
3 years, 2 months ago

Fewer foreign tourists expected than in Covid-year 2020

NL Times  

A total of 5.4 million foreign tourists will visit the Netherlands this year - over a quarter less than pandemic year 2020 and 73 percent less than in 2019, the Netherlands Bureau for Tourism & Congresses said on Monday. The NBTC is hoping for more foreign tourists next year, but expects that foreign tourism will remain at the same level …

Second Covid recession over: Dutch economy growing again
3 years, 4 months ago

Second Covid recession over: Dutch economy growing again

NL Times  

After half a year of economic contraction, the Dutch economy grew by 3.1 percent in the second quarter of this year, Statistics Netherlands said on Tuesday based on the currently available figures. The Dutch economy is not back to pre-pandemic levels yet, but with coronavirus lockdown measure relaxing, it seems to be heading that way. Compared to the second quarter …

Second Wave of Covid Hit India’s Tourism With Fewer Foreign Tourist Arrivals Up To May 2021
3 years, 5 months ago

Second Wave of Covid Hit India’s Tourism With Fewer Foreign Tourist Arrivals Up To May 2021

News 18  

The deadly second wave of Covid-19 in India made a significant dent in the tourism industry, with fewer lakh tourists arriving in the country up to May 2021 as compared to the same period last year, when the outbreak had actually started, according to the government data. Around 3.89 lakh foreign footfall, of which March alone saw more than one …

Amsterdam mulls new tourism measures to protect locals as COVID-19 keeps away boisterous travellers – Firstpost
3 years, 7 months ago

Amsterdam mulls new tourism measures to protect locals as COVID-19 keeps away boisterous travellers – Firstpost

Firstpost  

Amsterdam has been trying to navigate a conundrum for years: how to embrace its status as a vibrant, international hub without making the city unlivable for its residents — and without letting go of its famous, free-spirited roots. “But I think there was a moment of really big joy in getting our city back.” It’s a tension that Amsterdam has …

'Coronavirus will have a lasting impact on Amsterdam tourism'
3 years, 9 months ago

'Coronavirus will have a lasting impact on Amsterdam tourism'

Dutch News  

The impact of coronavirus on tourism in Amsterdam will be enormous again this year, according to economists at ABN Amro bank. About one third of the €18.6bn generated by tourism in 2019 was spent on air travel and organised tours, both of which have been hammered by coronavirus restrictions. In addition, business travel will remain at a much lower level …

Dip in tourism expected to continue well into 2021
3 years, 10 months ago

Dip in tourism expected to continue well into 2021

NL Times  

The number of foreign tourists that visited the Netherlands last year decreased by a massive 65 percent compared to 2019, the Dutch tourism office NBTC said on Monday. A large increase is not expected for this year either, NU.nl reports “We see that people despite the current circumstances have a huge desire to go on vacation,” NBTC director Jos Vranken …

Amid Covid-19, Thailand takes a bold move to make tourism industry more sustainable and curb environmental damage
4 years, 2 months ago

Amid Covid-19, Thailand takes a bold move to make tourism industry more sustainable and curb environmental damage

Hindustan Times  

Thai Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa has wanted for decades to give the country’s national parks time to recover from the damage caused by an endless stream of tourists. Thailand takes a bold move for tourism after ‘benefits of Covid-19’ seen in national parks Now, able to see the benefit of giving nature a respite, Varawut is going further. It’s a …

70% fewer foreign tourists visit NL this year
4 years, 2 months ago

70% fewer foreign tourists visit NL this year

NL Times  

A total of around 7 million foreign tourists will visit the Netherlands this year, the Netherlands' office for tourism and conventions NBTC said on Monday. That is 70 percent less than last year, and a massive blow compared to the record of nearly 22 million foreign visitors that were expected at the start of this year. According to NBTC director …

Covid-19 Effect: No Formal Study Yet, but Indications of Major Revenue Loss, Says Tourism Ministry
4 years, 3 months ago

Covid-19 Effect: No Formal Study Yet, but Indications of Major Revenue Loss, Says Tourism Ministry

News 18  

The Ministry of Tourism informed Parliament on Monday while no formal study has been conducted to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the tourism sector, discussions with stakeholders have indicated that the sector has suffered a massive loss in revenue. In a written reply in Lok Sabha, Tourism Minister Prahlad Patel said due to the fact that the …

Global tourism lost £245bn in five months due to coronavirus, says UN chief
4 years, 3 months ago

Global tourism lost £245bn in five months due to coronavirus, says UN chief

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The global tourism industry has been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic, with $320bn lost in exports …

Global Tourism Lost $320 Billion in 5 Months, Over 120 Million Jobs at Risk Amid Pandemic, Says UN
4 years, 3 months ago

Global Tourism Lost $320 Billion in 5 Months, Over 120 Million Jobs at Risk Amid Pandemic, Says UN

News 18  

Lederer United Nations The tourism global industry has been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic, with USD 320 billion lost in exports in the first five months of the year and more than 120 million jobs at risk, the UN chief said on Tuesday. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a policy briefing and video address that tourism is the third-largest export …

NL tourist accommodations saw customers drop 72%
4 years, 3 months ago

NL tourist accommodations saw customers drop 72%

NL Times  

After a record year in 2019, the second quarter of 2020 was a tough one for tourist accommodations in the Netherlands. Due to the coronavirus and resulting travel restrictions, these accommodations received 72 percent fewer guests than in the same period last year. Amsterdam accommodations were hit hardest, seeing the number of visitors drop 92 percent, Statistics Netherlands reported on …

UN: Global tourism loses $320bn amid coronavirus pandemic
4 years, 3 months ago

UN: Global tourism loses $320bn amid coronavirus pandemic

Al Jazeera  

Industry devastated by coronavirus, with tourist arrivals halved and more than 120 million jobs at risk, UN chief says. The global tourism industry has been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic, with $320bn lost in exports in the first five months of the year and more than 120 million jobs at risk, the United Nations chief has said. https://t.co/mfpWatYJxn pic.twitter.com/YjmioVbHRD — …

Dutch economy expected to grow again next year, Covid-19 effects to linger
4 years, 4 months ago

Dutch economy expected to grow again next year, Covid-19 effects to linger

NL Times  

The Dutch economy will shrink by 5.1 percent this year, but recovery will start at the end of the year and in 2021 the economy will grow by 3.2 percent, according to central planning office CPB's draft-macroeconomic foresight studies. The effects of the Covid-19 crisis will linger, however, with unemployment rising to 7 percent next year. Household consumption will decrease …

Global tourism faces challenges on its journey to full recovery
4 years, 4 months ago

Global tourism faces challenges on its journey to full recovery

China Daily  

An aerial photo taken on May 30 shows a blue-flagged beach south of Athens. On July 28, the United Nations World Tourism Organization highlighted the enormous toll that the coronavirus pandemic has wrought on the global tourism sector, both in terms of tourist numbers and revenues. The latest edition of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer shows that lockdown restrictions imposed …

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