The World Travel Market Fair 2014 – the leading global event for the travel industry – is a vibrant must attend business-to-business event presenting a diverse range of destinations and industry sectors to UK and International travel professionals. It is a unique opportunity for the whole global travel trade to
The Bermuda Tourism Authority’s new winter schedule, ‘Uncovering the Arts’, was kicked off by St George’s Town Crier David Frith. The strategy was launched with a view to attracting more visitors to the Island during slower season. Bermuda’s food, culture and heritage are high on the agenda for tourism attractions
It’s called EuroVelo8, and it is what is being planned as THE bike path in the Mediterranean. This is a European project co-funded by the European Commission and winner of the EU Commission called ‘Transnational Tourism Products to Increase the Competitiveness and Sustainability of European Tourism’ of the former CIP
Twenty five years after its fall, more pieces of the Berlin wall are scattered across the globe – from Seattle to South Korea, Cape Town to Canberra – than remain in the city itself. “Where is the wall?” is still the first question many tourists ask when they visit the German
With 20 years of history, the SITC ( Saló Internacional de Turisme de Catalunya) wants to renew its image and format in order to adapt to the new times in the tourism sector. For this reason, it has been considered appropriate to change its name, so that in the next
Costa Rica continues to lead the way in sustainable tourism with the addition of two new areas to the country’s well established Certification of Sustainable Tourism (CST) programme, which will now also regulate food establishments and coastal/marine tour operators. This addition will help promote the country’s traditional gastronomy and protect
The UNWTO Executive Council stressed the need to promote new governance models to foster closer cooperation between tourism and culture in order to advance the sustainable development of cultural tourism. The importance of building new partnership models for the sustainable development of cultural tourism gained particular relevance at the 99th
The embassy of Sri Lanka in Stockholm organized a Tourism Promotional Event as a knowledge sharing session for a group of Swedish tourists who believe that the greatest experience of all is meeting local people and learning about their culture. In this event, the Embassy of Sri Lanka highlighted the
The tourism sector’s contribution to communities’ empowerment as one of the pillars of sustainable development was at the heart of this year’s World Tourism Day celebrations. The President of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto, opened the official celebrations of World Tourism Day held in Guadalajara, Mexico (September 27, 2014). Also tourism
The Creative Tourism Network® regularly organizes conferences, seminars and workshops on creative tourism that can take different forms and focus… read more
What if travel was also a great opportunity to develop your creative potential? To be amazed during your travels is a good thing, but to learn to reproduce what amazes you yourself while on holiday is something else. For example, instead of taking home a replica of an ancient vase as
This next 7th and 8th of October 2014 will take place in Colombo (Sri Lanka), the 2nd International Conference on Hospitality and Management under the theme “Finding practical and innovative solutions for challenges in Tourism. Tourism is not only a global industry, but also a powerful movement that has influenced
The pace of technological change and its impact on the travel industry is incredible; travel has never been so easy, accessible, fast or enjoyable. Innovation in the travel industry has always been closely tied with advancements in platform technology and adoption. For example, as the uptake in smartphones grew, so
The hospitality industry in Malaysia has been urged to undertake initiatives to improve certification amongst its workforce. This move is recommended to help employees face future challenges, particularly competition from countries within the region. The call was made by panelists during the Fifth Asia-Euro Conference 2014 on Tourism, Hospitality and Gastronomy, hosted
Passengers and visitors can always look forward to an enjoyable experience at Singapore Changi Airport . Constantly rethinking the transit experience for today’s savvy global traveller resides at the heart of Changi, the airport has garnered more than 460 awards. The globally acclaimed Changi Experience ranges from the exciting SlideAT3
What does responsible tourism look like in 2014? What are the experiences and destinations at the top of our travellers’ minds? The 200+ Longlist of the World Responsible Tourism Awards 2014, sponsored by the Sultanate of Oman Ministry of Tourism, reveals those organisations in the running to win the prestigious
