Tag: mayors
Smart City Policy Group hosts first short-term rental regulations summit
Chief Assignment Editor- June 6, 2019 02:15Smart City Policy Group will host a first-of-its-kind short-term rental regulations conference - Smart City Policy Summit - on August 16, in Austin, Texas. The summit will feature attendees from ... Read More
UNWTO Convenes Cities in Lisbon to Cooperate on a Sustainable and Inclusive Urban Tourism Agenda
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 8, 2019 11:48The first UNWTO Mayors Forum for Sustainable Urban Tourism, co-organized by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the Ministry of Economy of Portugal and the Lisbon Municipality concluded Friday in Lisbon, ... Read More
Earthquake rocks western Turkey
Chief Assignment Editor- March 20, 2019 15:01A moderate 5.6 magnitude earthquake shook Turkey’s western province of Denizli on Wednesday, damaging some buildings and knocking bricks and tiles to the ground in the rural area. There were ... Read More
Minsk Tourism introduces ‘spatial orientation’ concept for Chinese visitors
Chief Assignment Editor- February 12, 2019 00:3555 destination street signs in Minsk, the capital of Belarus, have been translated into Chinese language, according to Elena Plis, director of the Information and Tourist Center Minsk. These signs ... Read More
Berchtesgadener welcomes UNWTO Euro-Asian Mountain Tourism Conference
Chief Assignment Editor- February 1, 2019 16:25The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has selected Berchtesgaden, Germany as the venue for the 4th UNWTO Euro-Asian Mountain Tourism Conference on 2-5 March 2019. The event is being organized jointly ... Read More
South Dakota cities left without passenger air service
Chief Assignment Editor- January 21, 2019 19:18Passenger air service has stopped to the Two South Dakota towns were left without passenger air service after California Pacific Airlines has stopped flying there. Watertown Mayor Sarah Caron and ... Read More
New York City Town Hall stars Mayor DeBlasio
editor- December 31, 2018 20:04It is not a surprise that politics has morphed into an entertainment vehicle. The people who populate the White House could easily be mistaken for participants in reality tv and ... Read More
=Guam Ko’ko’ Road Races: Taisuke Ueda finishes top half marathon winner
Juergen T Steinmetz- October 31, 2016 13:27The Guam Ko’ko’ Road Races wrapped up another successful Ko’ko’ Weekend with nearly 1,500 local and international runners converging at Governor Joseph F. Read More
UNWTO: Mayors Forum goes further down the Silk Road
editor- May 25, 2010 08:32SHIRAZ, Iran - Hosted by the Municipality of Shiraz and the Iran Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Organization, the 5th Silk Road Mayors Forum closed on May 20 with agreement ... Read More
Mayors of London and New York announce tourism agreement between two cities
editor- September 16, 2009 03:10The Mayor of London Boris Johnson and New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today announced a two-year tourism agreement between New York City and London to boost travel between the ... Read More
Dope tourists a nuisance
editor- November 18, 2008 04:11The Hague - Dutch mayors are to meet on Friday in a bid to clamp down on the nuisance they say is being created by foreign tourists drawn to the ... Read More
American Mayors welcome Visa Waiver Program expansion
editor- October 18, 2008 06:33WASHINGTON, DC - On behalf of the nation's mayors, US Conference of Mayors President Miami Mayor Manny Diaz today applauded the administration's recent expansion of the Visa Waiver Program. Read More
Daley to McCain: US needs to ease visa process
editor- May 20, 2008 08:43Mayor Daley, the mayors of Honolulu and Miami, and travel industry leaders told Republican presidential hopeful John McCain today that the United States needs to ease the visa process for ... Read More