Tag: emerging markets
Next Story Group appoints Patrick Imbardelli as its Chairman
Next Story Group, International hospitality company, has appointed Patrick Imbardelli, as Chairman of its Board with immediate effect. Prior to this appointment, Patrick was a non-executive Director and Advisor to ... Read More
ILTM Asia Pacific 2019 confirmed as premier ‘one stop’ opportunity to meet region’s top decision making agents
With Asia Pacific continuing to dominate the world’s high net worth population, the second edition of ILTM Asia Pacific - which took place place in Singapore, 27 – 30 May ... Read More
Anguilla celebrates June as Spa & Wellness Month with Move Ya Body campaign
The Anguilla Tourist Board (ATB) has announced that the entire month of June will be designated as Spa & Wellness Month, where residents and visitors alike will be invited and ... Read More
4000 tourism leaders will meet at Uzakrota Travel Summit Istanbul
Uzakrota Travel Summit, an important international tourism sector event, will be organized for the 6th time in Istanbul. The Summit will take place at the Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus in Istanbul ... Read More
Asia Pacific Tourism: 700 million international arrivals in 2018 and growing
Asia Pacific destinations collectively received almost 700 million international visitor arrivals (IVAs) in 2018, an increase of 7.7% over the 2017 figure, according to PATA’s Annual Tourism Monitor 2019 Early ... Read More
What airport is now busier than mega-hubs Frankfurt and Dallas Fort Worth?
This airport has now become the world's 12th busiest airport, moving up four places from the 16th spot in 2017. According to the preliminary world airport traffic rankings for 2018 ... Read More
55 Voices for Africa: VisaFreeAfrica announces writing competition
#VisaFreeAfrica (VFA) recently introduced the 55 Voices for a Visa Free Africa (55Voices4Africa) writing competition, inviting all African youth to share stories about the challenges they faced with intra-continent travel. ... Read More
Jamaica is PATWA’s Destination of the Year
Jamaica was today presented with the Pacific Area Travel Writers Association’s (PATWA) International Travel Award for Destination of the Year, in Berlin, Germany. Speaking at the ceremony, Tourism Minister Hon. ... Read More
Princess Cruises launches its first advertising campaign for Asia
Princess Cruises has launched its first international advertising campaign developed and produced specifically for Asian markets, titled "Princessa." It showcases the most popular worldwide cruise destinations offered by Princess Cruises ... Read More
Philippines targets 8.2 million tourists in 2019
The Philippines welcomed 7,127,168 foreign visitors in 2018, and the Philippine Department of Tourism saying it is aiming for 8.2 million this year. The department has vowed to break last ... Read More
UNWTO: International tourist arrivals reach 1.4 billion two years ahead of forecasts
International tourist arrivals grew 6% in 2018, totalling 1.4 billion according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. UNWTO’s long term forecast issued in 2010 indicated the 1.4 billion mark ... Read More
Over 30 countries attending Global Investment in Aviation Summit in Dubai
The Global Investment in Aviation Summit, an initiative of the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority, will be held on 27-29 January 2019 at the Intercontinental Dubai Festival City with the ... Read More
Jamaica sees record tourist arrivals and earnings over Christmas
Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett says Jamaica saw record arrivals and earnings for the period December 21-24, 2018. Preliminary airport arrivals was 34,081, an increase of 12.8% over the ... Read More
Seychelles Club in Perth honors Creole Culture in colorful celebrations to mark Creole festival
A series of activities were organized by the Seychelles Club in Perth, to celebrate the Creole Festival in Australia. Read More
Seychelles Tourism Minister and Guam Senator meet during PATA summit
Founded in 1951, PATA (Pacific Asia Travel Organization) is a non-profit association internationally acclaimed for acting as a catalyst for the responsible development of tourism to, from, and within Read More
Cebu Pacific approved for UAE, Russia and Taiwan flights
The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), in a recently concluded board meeting, granted additional entitlements to Cebu Pacific for international routes from Manila to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), from v Read More
Seychelles looking at India as new market with huge potential
The mid-ocean islands of the Seychelles had focused its tourism marketing dollars on its primary tourist markets, mainly in Europe. Read More
Brazil identified as one of the emerging markets for Caribbean destinations
(eTN) - Brazil has being identified as one of the emerging markets that Caribbean tourism stakeholders believes can make a major difference once the correct marketing strategies are put in ... Read More
British tourist industry courts new markets
The number of tourists visiting the UK from emerging nations such as Brazil, Russia, India and China is set to rise sharply, a report by VisitBritain says. Read More
Tax on UK flight departures will discourage long-haul travel
"The UK Government's decision to increase the Air Passenger Duty (APD) for departures from UK airports from this coming November, shows that it continues to underestimate the economic importance of ... Read More