April 15, 2016

Budapest launches 2024 Olympic bid

Yesterday, the city of Budapest officially launched its bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2024. The timing is appropriate, as this week Hungary […]
March 7, 2016

European cities continued to attract growing numbers of tourists despite a troubled year in Europe: bednights up 4.2% in 2015

European Cities Marketing announces 4.2% growth in city tourism in 2015. London, Paris and Rome take top slots: China grows by 32%, Italy and Russia struggle […]
November 30, 2015

European Cities Marketing and MKG confirm the good health of the hotel industry in Europe since the beginning of 2015

The results from the latest ECM-MKG European Destinations Observatory report* are in.  With an occupancy rate of 71% throughout the European Union at the end of […]
September 24, 2015

Growth in European cities’ hotel industry well established for the first semester 2015

The results for first semester of 2015 from the ECM-MKG European Destinations Observatory report* confirm the long-term growth for Europe’s hotel industry. With an occupancy rate […]
August 3, 2015

Budapest Airport registers 1 million passengers in a month

For the first time in its history, Budapest Airport welcomed its one millionth passenger in a single month. This is the first time ever that traffic […]
July 15, 2015

Growth returns in the long run to European cities’ hotel industry

The new results from the ECM-MKG European Destinations Observatory report* highlight that long-term growth has returned to Europe’s hotel industry with new performances improvement in the […]
May 4, 2015

Long-haul arrivals in Europe still growing during first quarter of 2015

The latest results from the Air Travellers’ Traffic Barometer1 produced by European Cities Marketing and ForwardKeys highlight that international arrivals are still growing during first quarter of […]
April 20, 2015

Europe’s hotel industry made a comeback in 2014

After difficult years for some European Countries, the first signs of economic growth appeared again in 2014 and the hotel activity has regained the road to […]
March 4, 2015

European City tourism to resume positive growth in 2014, bolstered by international bednights and the recovery of traditional markets

European Cities Marketing (ECM), the network dedicated to increase competitiveness and performance of leading cities in Europe, releases its annual ECM Benchmarking Report later this year. […]