AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoSpain–Italy Border Row: Spain has started random border checks on Italian travellers at points like Barcelona, in a tit-for-tat escalation after Italy imposed controls on Spaniards over the Ceuta migrant crisis; Spain says the checks will run until early September. Tourism & Investment Pressure: Jamaica’s hotel and tourism body says a proposed jump in the sector’s GCT from 10% to 15% is making investors pause. Destination Numbers: Jordan reports 3.15m visitors and about JD2.47b in tourism revenue in H1 2026; Ladakh says arrivals have crossed 3.3 lakh in the first seven months. Travel Safety & Disruption: A serious Croatia rail crash injured six after a passenger and freight train collided; in the Philippines, sea travel is suspended again in Zambales due to monsoon conditions. Travel Policy: The White House issued an executive order targeting “birth tourism,” defining it as entry for childbirth via nonimmigrant visas. Business Travel Tech: ReFa’s hotel-room product strategy is driving big tourist footfall to its Ginza store.
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