Tag: gala
Baros named “Indian Ocean’s Most Romantic Resort” for seventh time
Baros, the Maldivian-owned boutique island resort, has been awarded as the “Indian Ocean’s Most Romantic Resort” for the seventh consecutive year at the 26th World Travel Awards ceremony held recently ... Read More
Premier Destinations wins Maldives’ Leading Luxury Tour Operator at World Travel Awards
Premier Maldives part of the Premier Destinations brand won Maldives’ Leading Luxury Tour Operator at the World Travel Awards 2019 - Africa & Indian Ocean red-carpet gala ceremony held in ... Read More
Dragon Boat Carnival is coming to Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Dragon Boat Carnival, a summer party organised by the Hong Kong Tourism Board and the Hong Kong China Dragon Boat Association, will take place this year from ... Read More
Qatar Aviation Services participated in the 32nd IATA Ground Handling Conference
Qatar Aviation Services (QAS), participated as a silver sponsor in the 32nd IATA Ground Handling Conference that took place in Madrid, Spain from. For the second consecutive year, QAS participated ... Read More
Caribbean Tourism Organization honors Noel Mignott with Special Recognition Award
The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has recognized President & CEO of the PM Group, Noel Mignott, for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen regional tourism to the Caribbean, and for his ... Read More
The St. Regis San Francisco’s Jacqueline Volkart honored as one of Bay Area’s most influential women in business
The St. Regis San Francisco Hotel General Manager Jacqueline “Jackie” Volkart was recognized by the San Francisco Business Times as one of the most influential women in Bay Area business ... Read More
Seychelles’ Best recognized at World Travel Awards in Mauritius
Seychelles’ best performing tourism related businesses have been recognized at the 26th Edition of the World Travel Awards (WTA) in Mauritius on June 1, 2019 in a ceremony held at ... Read More
Latin America’s 50 best restaurants 2019 will be announced
The seventh annual list of Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants, sponsored by S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna, will be announced on Thursday 10 October at Usina del Arte in Buenos Aires. ... Read More
VIA Rail Canada ridership and revenue continue to grow
HIGHLIGHTS Ridership up 5.1% Passenger Revenues up 8.4% Greater accessibility at the Ottawa station Launch of New Fleet Replacement program with Siemens Canada Appointment of three VIA Rail board members ... Read More
Seychelles shines in all splendor as Indian Ocean’s Leading Sustainable Tourism Destination 2019 in Mauritius
The continuous efforts of the destination in matters of ecology is once again saluted by the international tourism industry as Seychelles is crowned Indian Ocean’s Leading Sustainable Tourism Destination 2019 ... Read More
ECPAT-USA honors leaders in fight to end trafficking at 2019 Freedom Awards
ECPAT-USA, the leading policy organization in the United States seeking to end the commercial, sexual exploitation of children through awareness, advocacy, policy, and legislation is pleased to once again honor ... Read More
San Francisco Marriott Marquis’ Drew Tenerio receives Marriott International’s “Awards of Excellence” honor
San Francisco Marriott Marquis, the iconic South of Market hotel, is proud to announce that its longtime employee, Drew Tenerio, was one of just 10 exceptional Marriott International associates across ... Read More
Sands China celebrates 15th anniversary of Sands Macao
Sands Macao celebrated its 15th anniversary with a ceremony at the hotel and entertainment complex's outdoor fountain Thursday – marking a decade and a half since its 2004 opening ushered ... Read More
Minister Bartlett extends condolences to the family of Pishu Chandiram
Jamaica Minister of Tourism Hon. Edmund Bartlett has expressed deep regret at the passing of tourism and in-bond trade stalwart, Pishu Chandiram. “I was very saddened to learn about the ... Read More
UNWTO Secretary-General to present Platino Award for Cinema and Education
The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Zurab Pololikashvili will recognize the Ibero-American film industry´s commitment to sustainability, openness and inclusivity at the upcoming Platinum Awards of Ibero-American Cinema ... Read More
Middle East’s Leading Airport Hotel named at World Travel Awards 2019
Millennium Airport Hotel Dubai has won the prestigious award for Middle East's Leading Airport Hotel at the World Travel Awards 2019. The glamorous Gala Awards ceremony took place at the ... Read More
Record turn-out for Centara World Masters 2019 as golf tourism continues to soar in Thailand
Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, has revealed that a record number of competitors from around the world will compete at this year’s Centara World Masters Golf Championship, ... Read More
Voting opens for 5th annual World Spa Awards
The international voting window for the World Spa Awards 2019 – the spa and wellness sector’s most trusted annual awards program – is now open. Spa industry professionals – senior ... Read More
dnata wins four accolades at World Travel Awards Middle East
dnata has won four accolades at the 2019 World Travel Awards earning the titles of Middle East's Leading Corporate Travel Company; Middle East's Leading Airline GSA (general sales agent); United ... Read More
Middle East’s finest travel brands revealed at World Travel Awards in Abu Dhabi
The Middle East’s finest travel brands have been unveiled at a star-studded gala ceremony in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The elite of the travel industry gathered for the World Travel Awards ... Read More
World Travel Awards heads to Warner Bros. World™ Abu Dhabi for Middle East Gala Ceremony 2019
Abu Dhabi is reinforcing its standing as a world-class events destination as it steps up to host the most important night of the year for the Arabian travel and tourism ... Read More
2019 Mekong Tourism Forum innovates with new inclusive concept in ancient town
Hosted by the Ministry of Culture & Tourism of P.R. China (MCT) and the People’s Government of Yunnan Province in collaboration with the Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office, this year's edition ... Read More
IMEX exhibitors invited to make Sustainable Exhibiting Pledge
IMEX in Frankfurt has invited exhibitors at this year’s show (21 -23 May) to make a Sustainable Exhibiting Pledge as it continues to increase its commitment to demonstrating and leading ... Read More
Key West welcomes visitors to its annual island-wide Pride festivities
Renowned for its “One Human Family” philosophy of unity and equality, Key West is to welcome visitors to its annual Pride festivities Wednesday through Sunday, June 5-9. Presented by the ... Read More
Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi prepares to host World Travel Awards
Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi, the latest addition to Yas Island’s series of world-class attractions, is stepping up to host the World Travel Awards (WTA) Middle East Gala Ceremony 2019 ... Read More
Diamond Live Concert Series honored by American Resort Development Association
Diamond Resorts was recognized by the American Resort Development Association with one of the vacation ownership industry's top awards for its groundbreaking Diamond Live Concert Series. Mike Flaskey, Chief Executive ... Read More
China launches world’s first 5G smart hotel
A strategic cooperation agreement was signed today to create the world's first 5G smart hotel in China by InterContinental Shenzhen, Shenzhen Telecom, and Huawei. By introducing the hotel industry’s first ... Read More
Antigua and Barbuda strengthens its partner relations for win-win solutions for the upcoming cruise season 2019/2020
Antigua & Barbuda’s Tourism Delegation led by the Hon. H. Charles Fernandez held a series of meetings with the country’s critical cruise line Partners at Seatrade Cruise Global, the cruise ... Read More
Global Champion Awards announced by WTTC
The countries and leaders who have made a difference to increase the competitiveness of the Travel & Tourism sector within their countries have been recognized at the World Travel & ... Read More
Seychelles recognized as world’s Most Beautiful Island at GQ Travel Awards Russia
Destination Seychelles was cited as “The Most Beautiful Island” in the world after walking away with the title at the GQ Travel Awards, a ceremony that took place on March ... Read More
Aéroports de Montréal: Record number of travelers at Montréal-Trudeau
Aéroports de Montréal (ADM) today announced its operating results for the year ended December 31, 2018. A record number of travelers were welcomed at Montréal-Trudeau, leading to a strong 7.0% ... Read More
Tourisme Montréal celebrates excellence, pays tribute to Air Canada’s Calin Rovinescu
Leaders from Montréal's tourism industry were honored yesterday at the Distinction Awards, an annual gala celebrating innovative business strategies. The event, which took place at the Montreal Museum of Fine ... Read More
Source of The Nile Bridge part of Global Greening for St. Patrick’s Day
The Embassy of Ireland in Uganda, in partnership with the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) and the Uganda National Roads Authority, illuminated the "Source of the Nile" Bridge green ahead of ... Read More
India targeting revenue through golf tourism
India has been trying to get a larger slice of the ever-growing golf tourism market. Some of majestic old golf courses are attractions in themselves, and more new ones are ... Read More
Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi to host WTA Middle East Gala Ceremony 2019
World Travel Awards (WTA) has revealed that its Middle East Gala Ceremony 2019 is set to take place on 25 April 2019 at Warner Bros. World™ Abu Dhabi in the ... Read More
Jamaica’s Tourism Minister to deliver keynote address at Hyatt Hotels
Jamaica's Tourism Minister, Hon Edmund Bartlett will deliver the keynote address at the Hyatt Hotels’ Eminence Staff Awards, which is taking place under the theme ‘Innovate, Integrate, Motivate.’ Throughout 2018, ... Read More