By Danielle Curtis, Exhibition Director ME, Arabian Travel Market According to ATM’s research partner, Colliers International, as many as 8.3 million EU residents will travel to the GCC in 2023, an additional 1.9 million travellers when compared to 2018 arrival figures. Historically, Europe and the GCC have enjoyed excellent travel and tourism links and this […]
By Sikha Thakur Influencing global travel and tourism industry, WTM Africa will go on floor from April 10 to 12, 2019. The program and conferences are taking shape offering insights to stakeholders, network sessions, panel discussions and workshops. Annual Responsible Tourism conference will be headed by Dr Harold Goodwin, Professor and Director, Responsible Tourism at […]
Compiled by Satyaki Dutta The Global Distribution System (GDS) is one of the most important tools for the travel industry. It is an online system or network that functions across the globe and connects the travel service providers or vendors to the travel agencies in real time, by providing a centralised service that covers the […]
By Satyaki Dutta A city with a soul that is eternally young to the core and a very clear idea about enjoying life – New Orleans, clearly worthy of its nicknames, ‘The Big Easy’ and ‘The City That Care Forgot’. It is a major economic and commercial hub for the broader Gulf Coast region of […]
Compiled by Satyaki Dutta Aviation industry plays a major role in overall travel and tourism sector with more than 57 per cent of global economic contribution to tourism (direct, indirect and induced) which was over 7.6 trillion U.S. dollars in 2016. In developing countries, tourism plays a pivotal role in the economic development strategies, depending […]
Cambodia and Djibouti have won the honor to be global examples in the tourism and cultural world for 2019, according to a string of key decisions for tourism and culture future in 2019 taken by the global tourism institutions. The main issues debated where the selection of the 2019 host cities for World Tourism Day, […]
The 26th edition of SATTE (South Asia’s leading travel and trade show) organised by UBM India ended on a powerful note. Held from Jan 16 till 18, 2019 at India Expo Mart, Greater Noida – Delhi NCR, the show was marked by 1,000 exhibitors and representation from over 50 countries and 90 Indian cities and […]
(IHG), one of world’s leading hotel companies has signed a management agreement with Tipping Point Hospitality Private Limited for Holiday Inn Goa Candolim. Nestled amidst two of the North Goa’s famed and popular destination – Candolim and Calangute, the hotel is expected to welcome guests in November 2019. Offering leisure and corporate travellers a perfect […]
Forward flight booking data showed that bookings from China to the UK were up 24% from Wednesday 30 January to Tuesday 12 February, compared to the period when Chinese New Year fell last year. VisitBritain is expecting 483,000 visits from China in 2019, up 43% on 2017, with Chinese visitors expected to spend more than […]
Bangkok Airways Public Company Limited has successfully made its maiden flight from Bangkok to Cam Ranh, Vietnam. The airline operates four flights a week (Monday, Wednesday Friday and Sunday) with a 144-seater Airbus A319 aircraft. The outbound flight PG993 will depart Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi) at 10.20hrs and arrive Cam Rahn (Nha Trang) International Airport at 12.05hrs. […]