By YB Dato’ Seri Mohamed Nazri bin Abdul Aziz Minister of Tourism and Culture for Malaysia Malaysia, being ITB Berlin’s Official Partner Country in 2019 will organise the opening ceremony followed by a colourful programme of events. The worldwide tourism campaign ‘Visit Malaysia Year 2020’ is aimed at establishing Malaysia on the holiday market. A […]
By Sikha Thakur The economy of a country highly depends on the hospitality industry throughout the world as per World Travel and Tourism Council. Tourism is presently one of world’s largest industries, generating US$6 trillion or 9 percent of global GDP, creating nearly 260 million jobs in hospitality sector. In Travel and Tourism industry, hotel, […]
Compiled by Satyaki Dutta The Millennial generation, or as they are referred in the popular media, the ‘Generation Y’ are the demographic segment of the population who are born in early 1980 till 1994. This was the first generation that came of age in the new millennium, consists of the tech-savvy workers as they grew […]
FITUR, the International Tourism Fair, held its 39th staging in Madrid, Spain in January,2019.This year’s event was bigger than ever before, both in participation, international scope and in its new content, both in Spain and worldwide
Immigration Bureau of Thailand and VFS Global introduce new Thailand eVisa service – for a faster and more convenient entry into Thailand. Ethiopian travellers will find it easier to travel to Thailand- one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. From Feb , 14 onwards, Ethiopian visitors can apply on thailandevoa.vfsevisa.com and get […]
Kerala has always promised to be an enriching experience for travellers and art has been the crux of tourism initiatives. The tourism Board now embarks on an ambitious marketing campaign in 2019 with a series of Partnership Meets being organised in 10 cities across India. With remarkable participation in Ludhiana, Chandigarh and Delhi in January […]
Shaza Hotels, a member of the Global Hotel Alliance, has announced the opening of Shaza Hotel Residences, Riyadh. The property is the first for the brand in Riyadh and its third in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is also the first extended stay property to open for Shaza Hotels. The thoughtfully crafted 205 residences at […]
MSC Cruises, the Swiss-based world’s largest privately-owned cruise company and market leader in Europe, South America and the Gulf, revealed new details of the incredible retail offering on board the Company’s new flagship MSC Bellissima with the largest shopping area in the fleet to date at 750 m2. With an ever-expanding array of luxury brands […]
Austrian Airlines will increase frequencies to other European destinations in the upcoming summer flight schedule in addition to the previously announced expansion of its offering primarily to Germany. It will offer twelve more weekly flights to Paris than in the summer flight schedule 2018. On balance, Austria’s home carrier will offer a total of 39 […]
Happy 2019! With a greater role of travel advisors and advancement in technology we are looking at another eventful year 2019 for the travel industry. Not just inevitable, change in travel trend is now a necessity to remain relevant. The online travel market is no more limited to hotel and travel bookings. The entire industry […]