Tag: ITB
ITB India 2020 canceled
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 3, 2020 09:02The ITB India organizers have announced to postpone ITB India 2020, originally scheduled to be held on 15 – 17 April at the Bombay Exhibition Centre. ITB India 2021 will ... Read More
Exhibitors Compensation by ITB Berlin? Can ITB avoid it?
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 2, 2020 09:55How will exhibitors receive compensation by ITB Berlin, Messe Berlin for the ITB fair cancellation? Is there any compensation for visitors that bought non-refundable tickets and hotels?10,000 exhibitors from over ... Read More
SUNx Malta brings Climate Friendly Travel to ITB Berlin
editor- February 25, 2020 23:44Under the banner of “A Plan For Our Kids,” Leslie Vella and Prof. Geoffrey Lipman, Chair and President of SUNx Malta (Strong Universal Network) and President of the International Coalition ... Read More
eTurboNews Reader verdict on ITB Berlin 2020 is in
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 25, 2020 09:50eTurboNews asked travel industry readers about the upcoming ITB trade show in Berlin scheduled for March 4-8 and if it should take place during a global scare of an epidemic. ... Read More
Bombshell news for ITB Berlin from Frankfurt
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 25, 2020 09:23Today started with another bombshell and shocking breaking news for ITB Berlin. This news comes from the Frankfurt convention center. How will ITB react? Light + Building Frankfurt has canceled ... Read More
Coronavirus: Is the travel & tourism industry lost?
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 9, 2020 09:53The Coronavirus crisis may very well become one of the largest challenges ever for the travel and tourism industry. Leaders of the global travel industry include the public sector represented ... Read More
Warsaw is about to turn into a Nepal Summit and you could be part of it
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 26, 2019 08:31Polish outbound tourism is growing, and the Nepal Tourism Board knows this and wants to welcome Polish visitors to their Himalayan country. Yesterday a delegation of top tourism officials from ... Read More
What is the most important prize in Chinese international tourism?
editor- May 18, 2019 00:19by Apolónia Rodrigues, special to eTN The Chinese Tourist Welcome (CTW) Award issued a Bronze prize in the Innovation category to Dark Sky® Alqueva. The CTW Chinese Tourist Welcome Award ... Read More
East Africa’s KARIBU and KILIFAIR Tourism Fair opens next month
Chief Assignment Editor- May 3, 2019 17:20KARIBU and KILIFAIR Tourism Exhibition is set for grand opening next month with full expectations to attract over 350 exhibitors from Africa, United States, Europe and Asia. With its clock ... Read More
eTN Hero: Cordelia Igel, team leader at Vox Restaurant, Grand Hyatt Hotel Berlin
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 22, 2019 05:04Many of us traveling around the globe on business have travel stories to tell. I spend more than 100 fully-paid nights every year in Hyatt Hotels around the world. Doing ... Read More
IGLTA honors ITB Berlin for its commitment to LGBT+ travel segment
Chief Assignment Editor- April 17, 2019 16:00The reward for promoting awareness and acceptance of the LGBT+ Community in the global tourism industry: at the Annual Global Convention, which will take place from 24 to 27 April ... Read More
National Research Council in Canada wants to improve air passenger experience
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 2, 2019 09:00From visiting friends and family to getting goods to market, Canadians, tourists, and businesses rely on a safe, secure aviation system. While safety is everyone's top priority in air travel, ... Read More
IGLTA Foundation adds industry leaders from Google & Airbnb to its Board
editor- March 26, 2019 18:51The International LGBTQ+ Travel Association Foundation announced today that Dougal Mckenzie, Head of Industry, Travel, at Google, and Maria Cuba, Global Diversity Lead for Airbnb’s Experiences platform have been appointed ... Read More
Shaza Hotels signs first Mysk in Saudi Arabia
Chief Assignment Editor- March 18, 2019 16:07Shaza Hotels, a member of the Global Hotel Alliance, has signed a management agreement with Sheikh Sultan Al Harthi to operate Mysk Jeddah – the Mysk brand’s first property in ... Read More
Why Travel to Madrid? 40 Years of Diversity and Tolerance: Just Watch it!
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 17, 2019 19:08Germany and the rest of the world agrees. Madrid is the city of tolerance and diversity. According to a prestigious award received on the sideline of the recently concluded ITB ... Read More
Seychelles eco-friendly tourism efforts put forward in Germany
editor- March 16, 2019 00:21Environment conservation efforts being made by Seychelles, and how tourists can join in the initiatives, were the focus points of a press conference organized by the Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) ... Read More
How Independent Hotels Make Big Money on Chinese FIT Travelers: The Mini Program
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 15, 2019 00:29Compass Edge knows there is a good reason why independent hotels selling rooms to Chinese travelers should have a "Mini Program" on WeChat. Only 10% of more than a billion ... Read More
Seychelles’ intensified presence makes successful impact during 2019 edition of Internationale Tourismus-Börse, Berlin
editor- March 13, 2019 22:45Announced by the Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) Headquarters in February 2019, Seychelles’ delegation pull the spotlight on the destination at the 53rd edition of Internationale Tourismus-Börse Berlin (ITB) travel trade ... Read More
Messe Berlin to become member of the World Tourism Alliance
Chief Assignment Editor- March 12, 2019 18:10WTA members include national tourism associations, influential tourism enterprises, academic institutes and other institutions from around the world. Messe Berlin, which is among the top ten trade fair and event ... Read More
ICTP meets on the sidelines of ITB in Berlin
Alain St.Ange- March 12, 2019 01:37Three of the four founding members of the International Coalition of Tourism Partners (ICTP) - Juergen Steinmetz, Alain St.Ange, and Geoffey Lipman - met as they were together at ITB ... Read More
Guyana Tourism together with SUNx to bring Climate Change education
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 10, 2019 20:41Guyana which has been named the #1 “Best of Ecotourism” destination and one of the world’s Top 10 Sustainable Destinations at this week’s ITB Berlin is teaming up with SUNx ... Read More
ITB 2019 closing report: Robust and resilient
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 10, 2019 14:59Uninterrupted growth at a high level: despite a slowdown in the world economy demand within the world’s travel industry remains extremely stable. As ITB Berlin comes to a close this ... Read More
Why is sustainable tourism important in Iceland?
editor- March 9, 2019 01:45The First Lady of Iceland, Mrs. Eliza Jean Reid, was honored by the Institute of South Asian Woman (ISAW) during the ITB Tourism Trade Fair in Berlin, Germany. Mrs. Reid ... Read More
Tourism industry needs strategic plan to protect climate, reduce CO2 emissions
Chief Assignment Editor- March 8, 2019 23:20Tourism accounts for ten percent of the global gross national product and is responsible for eight per cent of all CO2 emissions worldwide. “One could say that this is a ... Read More
Celebrating Her Awards making women visible in tourism at ITB Berlin 2019
Chief Assignment Editor- March 8, 2019 18:08Award winners from previous years always take part in presenting the outstanding women in tourism with the Celebrating Her Awards by the International Institute for Peace Through Tourism (IIPT). The ... Read More
Visit Nepal 2020 launch in Berlin took over ITB last night
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 8, 2019 06:45The Nepal Tourism Board and Nepal Embassy in Berlin went all out last night to prepare the world for Visit Nepal 2020 last night. Organized by eTN Corporation more than ... Read More
Bartlett named PATWA’s Tourism Minister of the Year for Sustainable Tourism
editor- March 7, 2019 23:11Jamaica Tourism Minister Hon. Edmund Bartlett was today awarded the Pacific Area Travel Writers Association’s (PATWA) Tourism Minister of the Year for Sustainable Tourism in Berlin Germany. “The award for ... Read More
IGLTA, Queer Destinations and Mexico’s Secretary of Tourism to promote LGBTQ+tourism in Mexico
Chief Assignment Editor- March 7, 2019 21:28Within the 53rd edition of the ITB international travel trade show in Berlin, Germany, the International LGBTQ+ Travel Association (IGLTA) and Queer Destinations (QD) signed a Letter of Intent with ... Read More
Bardiya National Park gets Sustainable Destination Award at ITB
editor- March 7, 2019 21:25Bardiya National Park has been awarded as the best Sustainable Destinations in “Asia-Pacific” category of Sustainable Top 100 Destination Awards 2019. Amidst a grand ceremony in Germany on March 6, ... Read More
Kenya’s Tourism Secretary: More visitors and fewer dead elephants
Chief Assignment Editor- March 7, 2019 20:30Last year, Kenyan Cabinet Secretary of Tourism Najib Balala met his goal of welcoming over two million visitors to Kenya during his term in office and was sure to report ... Read More
Mongolian Tourism launches new interactive web platform at ITB Berlin
Chief Assignment Editor- March 7, 2019 20:10Mongolia.travel, an interactive planning tool for travelers, was introduced for the first time at ITB Berlin, the largest tourism fair in the world. While Mongolia generates strong visions for most ... Read More
Jamaica is PATWA’s Destination of the Year
Chief Assignment Editor- March 7, 2019 20:05Jamaica 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
East Africa set for joint Regional Tourism Marketing drive at ITB
Chief Assignment Editor- March 7, 2019 18:30Looking to market the East African tourism, a delegation of five officials from the East African Community (EAC) Headquarters is participating the International Tourism Fair (ITB) in Berlin this week. ... Read More
ITB Berlin means big time for Nepal Tourism Board and upcoming launch of Visit Nepal 2020 year
editor- March 7, 2019 01:19Nepal is going all out at the largest travel trade event of the year, ITB, that started today in Berlin, Germany. The Nepal Tourism Board, the national tourism organization of ... Read More
The new Hawaii of Africa
editor- March 6, 2019 23:10It’s not in the Pacific Ocean. It’s in the Atlantic Ocean. It is called Sierra Leone. With 212 miles (360 kilometers) of North Atlantic Ocean coastline, this West African country ... Read More
Qatar Airways unveils new Economy Class, seven new destinations at ITB Berlin 2019
Chief Assignment Editor- March 6, 2019 22:10Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, revealed the airline’s new Economy Class experience and announced seven upcoming additions to its rapidly-growing global network on the ... Read More