ΔΙΕΘΝΗΣ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΗΛΕΚΤΡΟΝΙΚΗ ΕΦΗΜΕΡΙΔΑ ΠΟΙΚΙΛΗΣ ΥΛΗΣ - ΕΔΡΑ: ΑΘΗΝΑ

Ει βούλει καλώς ακούειν, μάθε καλώς λέγειν, μαθών δε καλώς λέγειν, πειρώ καλώς πράττειν, και ούτω καρπώση το καλώς ακούειν. (Επίκτητος)

(Αν θέλεις να σε επαινούν, μάθε πρώτα να λες καλά λόγια, και αφού μάθεις να λες καλά λόγια, να κάνεις καλές πράξεις, και τότε θα ακούς καλά λόγια για εσένα).

Δευτέρα 5 Ιουνίου 2017

London and Paris show resilience with American travelers in the face of terrorism

Αποτέλεσμα εικόνας για London and Paris show resilience with American travelers in the face of terrorism
RICHMOND, VA. - London and Paris will continue to rank first and second respectively amongst Americans as the most popular European destinations for summer travel, and both destinations will see an uptick in the number of summer travelers in 2017, per a review of Americans' summer travel intent by customers of Allianz Global Assistance.
The company reviewed more than 10 million trips planned by customers during the summer season of 2015, 2016 and 2017 and found that this summer, London will welcome a 36.55 percent increase in U.S. travelers from 2016 and Paris will receive a 28.77 percent increase of US travelers from 2016, bringing both countries closer to the numbers of American travelers who visited in summer 2015, prior to the November 2015 Paris attacks.
Similarly, Stockholm will have an 8.16 percent increase in U.S. travelers compared to 2016 and is expected to beat its summer visitor numbers from both 2015 and 2016, despite the terror attack earlier this year.
"Despite continued terrorist activity in Europe and corresponding U.S. State Department travel warnings, Americans won't be deterred in their desire to visit iconic  European destinations like London and Paris," said Daniel Durazo, director of communications at Allianz Global Assistance USA.
The analysis showed that the top 20 destinations in Europe for 2017 summer travel ranked by percentage of travelers are: London, United Kingdom (15.3 percent); Paris, France (9.6 percent); Rome, Italy (8.2 percent); Athens, Greece (4.7 percent); Barcelona, Spain (4.6 percent); Dublin, Ireland (4.6 percent); Amsterdam, Netherlands (4.5 percent); Madrid, Spain (3.0 percent); Frankfurt, Germany (2.9 percent); Venice, Italy (2.6 percent); Zurich, Switzerland (2.6 percent); Munich, Germany (2.2 percent); Milan, Italy (2.0 percent); Copenhagen, Denmark (1.9 percent); Lisbon, Portugal (1.9 percent); Edinburgh, United Kingdom (1.8 percent); Reykjavik, Iceland (1.5 percent); Shannon, Ireland (1.2 percent); Stockholm, Sweden (1.1 percent); and Prague, Czech Republic (1.1 percent).
"Many travelers are interested in purchasing travel insurance so that they may have the option to cancel or interrupt their trip should there be a terrorist event at their destination within 30 days of their arrival," continued Durazo.

City
2017 % Of All
Travelers
% Change
from 2015
% Change
from 2016
2015
Rank
2016
Rank
2017
Rank
Rank
Change
from 2015
Rank
Change
from 2016
London, United Kingdom
15.3%
-5.58%
36.55%
1
1
1
0
0
Paris, France
9.6%
-26.03%
28.77%
2
2
2
0
0
Rome, Italy
8.2%
1.54%
20.25%
3
3
3
0
0
Athens, Greece
4.7%
-1.04%
35.07%
7
6
4
3
2
Barcelona, Spain
4.6%
14.14%
20.81%
6
5
5
1
0
Dublin, Ireland
4.6%
14.56%
3.32%
5
4
6
-1
-2
Amsterdam, Netherlands
4.5%
22.03%
49.16%
9
7
7
2
0
Madrid, Spain
3.0%
-12.77%
18.28%
8
9
8
0
1
Frankfurt, Germany
2.9%
-8.54%
12.30%
4
8
9
-5
-1
Venice, Italy
2.6%
-9.14%
13.32%
11
10
10
1
0
Zurich, Switzerland
2.6%
1.73%
50.41%
15
13
11
4
2
Munich, Germany
2.2%
0.52%
28.36%
13
12
12
1
0
Milan, Italy
2.0%
2.67%
-3.74%
10
11
13
-3
-2
Copenhagen, Denmark
1.9%
5.92%
20.40%
12
14
14
-2
0
Lisbon, Portugal
1.9%
13.34%
67.30%
17
18
15
2
3
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
1.8%
35.49%
24.85%
14
15
16
-2
-1
Reykjavik, Iceland
1.5%
23.78%
8.63%
28
16
17
11
-1
Shannon, Ireland
1.2%
5.82%
-5.89%
16
17
18
-2
-1
Stockholm, Sweden
1.1%
2.76%
8.16%
21
19
19
2
0
Prague, Czech Republic
1.1%
3.64%
27.44%
20
20
20
0
0