Author: Dean M. Bernardo - special to eTN
5 more months of martial law in the Philippines
A representative of the Philippine government tourism office said martial law has been extended for another 5 months. A joint special session of the Senate and House of the Representatives ... Read More
UNWTO Sustaining Tourism for Eliminating Poverty Foundation Chair: Keep stats simple
In the opening speech of the 6th UNWTO International Conference on Tourism Statistics being held from June 21-24, 2017 in Manila in the Philippines, Secretary General Taleb Rifai described the ... Read More
Tourism stats at the basic level in the Philippines
As delegates from 60 different countries gather in the Philippine capital of Manila for the 3-day 6th UNWTO International Conference on Tourism Statistics being held from June 21-24, 2017, how ... Read More
Statisticians take up challenge of tourism ministers
Six heads of statistic agencies of six nations agreed to take part in crafting a global standardized form of metrics in determining and assessing data on tourism. In the afternoon ... Read More
Growing importance of intra-regional travel
Marcio Favilla, the Executive Director for Operational Programs and Institutional Relations of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), highlighted the growing significance of intra-regional travel at the 6th UNWTO ... Read More