Tourism in the Dominican Republic is not only breaking records, it is evolving into one of the most diversified and structurally important visitor economies in the Americas. The latest figures confirm a sector that has moved well beyond its traditional reliance on beach resorts, combining scale with increasing sophistication.
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CURAÇAO | Tourism records for 2025, with 11,500 from Belgium
Curaçao closed 2025 with around 788,000 overnight visitors, TravMagazine reports, representing growth of 13% compared with the previous year. Including cruise passengers and day visitors, total visitor numbers rose to approximately 1.7 million, a year-on-year increase of about 9%.
BELGIUM | Brussels 3rd in ‘The Best Places to Go in 2026’
List season is upon us and Condé Nast Traveler announced at the start of November 2025 its picks for the best places to travel in 2026. Brussels in Belgium has secured a prominent third place.
Star Alliance enhances intermodal connectivity with Austria’s ÖBB
Continuing its commitment to enhanced global connectivity, Star Alliance, together with 25 member airlines, welcomed ÖBB as its newest intermodal partner. This partnership allows customers of ÖBB and Star Alliance member airlines to seamlessly begin or conclude their long-distance journey on ÖBB’s eco-friendly RailJet trains, connecting from or to Graz, Linz, Salzburg, and Innsbruck in…
UN WORLD TOURISM BAROMETER | International tourism recovers pre-pandemic levels in 2024
With 1.4 billion international tourist arrivals recorded globally, 2024 marked the recovery of international tourism from the worst crisis in the sector’s history. A majority of destinations welcomed more international tourists in 2024 than they did before the COVID-19 pandemic, while visitor spending also continued to grow strongly. For 2025, more growth is predicted.
European Union, Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein introduce European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) from May 2025
On 14 September 2024, the European Union launched its website for ETIAS, the European Travel Information and Authorisation System. The scheme will start being applied from May 2025.
United Kingdom introduces mandatory Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) for US, Canada, Australia, EU citizens from 2025
The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is expanding its Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme to citizens of the European Union. Applying for the British ETA will cost you 10 pounds sterling.
FOMU 2024 | Antwerp photography museum ft. Dirk Braeckman, ‘RE/SISTERS’ and Nick Geboers
Antwerp‘s photography museum FOMU, short for Fotomuseum, just reopened with an updated collection. Every year FOMU closes for a while to rearrange itself and change the exhibitions. It also uncovered a new logo.
FOMU 2024 | Antwerp photography museum reopens on 28-29 March with Dirk Braeckman, ‘RE/SISTERS’ and Nick Geboers
FOMU, short for Fotomuseum, does it again. The Antwerp photography museum is currently closed as it is installing new exhibitions. FOMU does this every year. On Thursday 28 March, the museum hosts an opening party. On Friday 29 March, the museum is open for the general public.
Grindr Unwrapped: Belgium and the Netherlands are lands of leather men and twinks
December is the time of the year for lists and recaps and gay dating hookup app Grindr did just that. It tells us some semi interesting facts about typical or not queer destinations we (don’t) go to.