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Croatia, Slovenia court Israeli tourists

Delegations from Croatia and Slovenia are visiting Israel as part of the International Mediterranean Tourism Market (IMTM) conference, held this week in Tel Aviv. More >

Europe launches Chinese language tourism website

http://news.google.com/news/tbn/ZglS-9yeG_wJ/6.jpgThe European Travel Commission (ETC) on Thursday launched a Chinese language version of its tourism website in a bid to attract more wealthy Chinese holidaymakers to the crisis-hit continent. More >

Flying to Europe, for a Little Less

http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/dani3315/dani33150909/dani3315090900003/5534963-white-civil-airplane-over-the-atlantic-ocean-flying-to-europe.jpgEurope this fall will find some relief, as flights to Europe are cheaper now than at the beginning of the summer. The bad news: Prices are still higher than they were a year ago.

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Swiss hotel visits slump in July, strong franc weighs

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Overnight stays in hotels by foreign visitors declined 4 percent in July from a year earlier, with tourists discouraged by poor weather and a record-strong Swiss franc.

Overnight stays by Europeans fell 8.8 percent with Germans posting a slump of 12 percent, the Swiss statistics office said on Monday. More >

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