By Staff Reporter One of the most powerful and user-friendly tourism technologies is social media. One of the ways to take advantage of social networks is to create interesting content and share posts you’ve been tagged in. A user’s recommendation on their social network can act as a “digital references” and encourage many of their […]
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Tourism roars back in Mediterranean, ahead of harsh winter
By Netpal Travel Bureau Tourism around the Mediterranean has been booming. Weeklong holiday trips around some of the lesser-known Greek islands were booked up through October. Weeklong holiday trips on yacht around some of the lesser-known Greek islands — Milos, Sifnos, Serifos, Kythnos and many others — were booked up through October. Tourism around the […]
UAE hotel eyes huge potential in European market
Al Bandar Rotana, a five-star hotel with a prime waterfront outlook, sees the Netherlands and Austria as one of the major feeders markets after Germany, Switzerland and Spain. Ayman Ashor, Cluster General Manager, Al Bandar Rotana and Arjaan by Rotana, said that the European tour operators have huge confidence in the UAE tourism market, especially […]
It’s time to celebrate!
Come September, Come autumn! We welcome and share colorful occurrences of an eventful epoch with our readers. The theme of World Tourism Day to commence on Sept 27 is “Rethinking Tourism”. The aim is to rethink tourism for development, including education and jobs and tourism’s impact on the planet and opportunities to grow more sustainably. […]
International tourism back to pre-pandemic levels
By Staff Reporter International tourism continued to show strong signs of recovery, with arrivals reaching 57% of pre-pandemic levels in the first seven months of 2022. An estimated 474 million tourists travelled internationally over the period, compared to the 175 million in the same months of 2021. An estimated 207 million international arrivals were recorded […]
Visit Rwanda launches innovative technology for gorilla conservation
By Netpal Travel Bureau Visit Rwanda and the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) is launching a new innovative use of technology to protect and conserve gorillas and promote sustainable and responsible wildlife tourism in the country. With GorillaGram, visitors to Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park will not just get to spend time with the country’s famed mountain gorillas, but they can also utilize […]
Longwa village lies in India and Myanmar both
By Netpal Travel Bureau Some families in the village have their houses with their kitchen in Myanmar and the bedroom in India! Longwa is the largest village of Mon district in Nagaland. The charm of this village lies in its beauty and its unusual geography that leads to many stories. Longwa village lies in two […]
August separates one season from another
August is end of summer, rains to be in their prime and probable beginning of the weakest murmur of autumn. A month that leaves behind one to hold close to another in almost many parts of the world. It’s the best time to plan a trip as it’s an off-season for most of the destinations, […]
Holiday homes: Climate change and communities influence
By Netpal Travel Bureau Climate change has become a serious threat to life. The heat waves that have been experienced this summer reminded us that. The current media and political debates are too often focused on short-term solutions to the energy crisis. Any solutions to the energy crisis need to be positioned within the context […]
Cruise ships keep looking for further innovations, passengers stay safe
By Staff Reporter Cruise ships should constantly look for further innovations to keep passengers safe. State-of-the-art equipment has turned the tide against potential cruise ship disasters. Statistically, cruising is largely a safe venture – the likelihood of passing away aboard a cruise ship is about 1 in 6.25 million. Even if any mortality is too […]