tourism

Victoria (Seychelles) – April 12, 2017 (travelindex.com) - The Association of Women Travel Executives (AWTE) is a member organization that offers networking and professional development opportunities to support the careers of women in…

Lucerne (Switzerland) - April 2, 2017 (travelindex.com) – The World Tourism Forum Lucerne will take place in central Switzerland for the fifth time from 4 to 5 May 2017. Within the framework of the Forum's global orientation and expansion,…

Victoria, Mahé (Seychelles) - March 25, 2017 (travelindex.com) - A lot has been said about discrimination in the world of tourism for a long time, but hearing Gilbert Lamory, the Vice President responsible for Development for GIHP…

Port Louis (Mauritius) - March 25, 2017 (travelindex.com) - Xavier-Luc Duval, the former President of the Indian Ocean Vanilla Islands has written to Tabeb Rifai, the Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation to…

Bangkok (Thailand) - March 30, 2017 (travelindex.com) – Thailand is expected to finish the first quarter of 2017 right on target with tourism revenue of 734 billion Baht (US$20.9 billion), up 9 per cent over the same period of 2016. The…

Bangkok (Thailand) – March 28, 2017 (travelindex.com) - Thailand's Travel & Tourism sector grew by nearly 11% in 2016 and will be the world’s 10th fastest growing country over the next decade at 6.5% per annum, a new report by the World…

Berlin (Germany) - February 24, 2016 (travelindex.com) - At the ITB Berlin Convention numerous sessions on digitalisation and travel technology will take a look at the future – Live testing of innovation, career tips for technically minded…

Madrid (Spain) - February 22, 2017 (travelindex.com) - Over three days (15-17 February) more than 100 speakers from 20 countries convened in Murcia, Spain to present solutions and experiences for ‘smart destinations’. The 1st UNWTO World…

Bangkok (Thailand) - February 21, 2017 (travelindex.com) – Thailand’s northeastern region of Isan was recently named as one of the top 17 places to visit in the world during 2017. The huge and culturally diverse region of Thailand featured…

Bangkok (Thailand) – February 16, 2017 (travelindex) - SureStay Hotel Group has unveiled details of its first SureStay Plus hotel in Bangkok, marking the arrival of the revolutionary white label concept in Asia by Best Western Hotels &…

Madrid (Spain) - February 15, 2017 (travelindex.com) - To advance and shape a tourism model for the 21st century based on innovation, technology, sustainability and accessibility – these are the aims of the World Conference on Smart…

Brisbane,Queensland (Australia) - February 6, 2017 (travelindex.com) - The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) is pleased to announce that EarthCheck Evaluate has achieved ‘GSTC-Recognized’ status. The awarded status affirms…

Madrid (Spain) - February 6, 2017 (travelindex.com) - Demand for international tourism remained robust in 2016 despite challenges. International tourist arrivals grew by 3.9% to reach a total of 1,235 million, according to the latest UNWTO…

Bangkok (Thailand) - February 2, 2017 (travelindex.com) - AVANI Hotels & Resorts will debut in Europe with the opening of AVANI Avenida Liberdade Lisbon Hotel in the Portuguese capital. The 119-key hotel will launch on 1 April 2017,…

Shanghai (China) - February 2, 2017 (travelindex.com) – Europe as one destination: Europe is the Official Partner Destination of ITB China 2017. A corresponding agreement was signed on 31 January 2017 by Mr. David Axiotis, General Manager…

Bangkok (Thailand) - February 2, 2017 (travelindex.com) - Minor Hotels is pleased to announce the appointment of Alejandro Bernabé as Group Director, AVANI Hotels & Resorts. With over 20 years of global hospitality experience, Bernabé…

Madrid (Spain) - February 1, 2017 (travelindex.com) - Tony Wheeler and Maureen Wheeler, founders of the widely-known Lonely Planet Publications have received the 13th UNWTO Lifetime Achievement Award. The prize is conferred every year to…

Berlin (Germany) - January 25, 2017 (travelindex.com) - Corporate social responsibility in tourism will be a dominant theme at ITB Berlin – ITB CSR Day features the key topic "Sustainable Food and Beverages in the Hotel Industry and at…

Phuket (Thailand) - January 24, 2017 (travelindexcom) - The recently launched Phuket Hotels Association has unveiled Brand Phuket at the annual Thailand Tourism Forum event, held at the InterContinental Bangkok, to over 550 travel and…

Madrid (Spain) - January 22, 2017 (travelindex.com) - INVESTOUR, a unique platform for tourism businesses from Africa and Europe to meet has convened more than 20 African Ministers of Tourism at FITUR, the Spanish Tourism Fair. The…

Madrid (Spain) - January 22, 2017 (travelindex.com) - Nearly 600 participants attended yesterday the Official Launch of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development 2017. The event took place in the International Tourism…

Singapore (Singapore) - January 19, 2017 (travelindex.com) - The Prime Minister of Singapore, Mr Lee Hsien Loong, and ASEAN Secretary General, Mr Le Luong Minh, officially launched the VisitASEAN at 50 Golden Celebration tourism campaign on…

Macao - January 19, 2017 (travelindex.com) - Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) held its Annual Press Conference today (18 January) and announced that Macao’s total visitor arrivals in 2016 hit a record of 30 million and more, slightly…

Madrid (Spain) - January 18, 2017 (travelindex.com) - The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation aimed at providing a framework for joint action in…

Singapore (Singapore) - January 12, 2017 (travelindex.com) - The 36th ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) will take place in Singapore from 16 to 20 January 2017. Themed “Shaping Our Tourism Journey Together”, ATF 2017 will support the continuous,…

Bangkok (Thailand) - January 9, 2017 (travelindex.com) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and Taiwanese airline, EVA Airways Corporation today formalized and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at working on joint…

Madrid (Spain) - January 9, 2017 (travelindex.com) - The International Tourism Fair in Spain (FITUR), taking place on January 18-22 in Madrid, comprises a number of events organized by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). Activities will…

Bangkok (Thailand) - January 9, 2017 (travelindex.com) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is bringing back the Thailand Tourism Festival (TTF) to Bangkok’s Lumpini Park to highlight some of the fun and fascinating attractions that…

Madrid (Spain) - December 31, 2016 (travelindex.com) - 12 months to celebrate and promote the contribution of the tourism sector to building a better world. This is the major goal of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for…

Warsaw (Poland) - December 28, 2016 (travelindex.com) - Coinciding with the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development to be celebrated throughout 2017, the third International Congress on Ethics and Tourism will be held in…

Madrid (Spain) - December 25, 2016 (travelindex.com) - The World Tourism Organization Headquarters in Madrid, Spain, hosted today the presentation of the 3rd UNWTO World Forum on Gastronomy Tourism. The event will be held in Donostia-San…

Berlin (Germany) - December 12, 2016 (travelindex.com) - Making travel planning easier: from 8 to 10 March 2017 at the ITB Business Travel & MICE Days participants can find out everything about the latest trends and developments in the…

Brussels (Belgium) - December 12, 2016 (travelindex.com) - In an official visit to Brussels, Belgium on 7 December, Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Taleb Rifai emphasized the role that municipalities and regions…

Madrid (Spain) - December 9, 2016 (travelindex.com) - Only few weeks ahead of the official launch of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development 2017, set to take place on the 18 of January 2017 in Madrid, Spain,…

Cancun (Mexico) - December 8, 2016 (travelindex.com) - With the objective of advancing the contribution of the tourism sector to biodiversity preservation the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) participated in the UN Biodiversity Conference…

Koh Samui (Thailand) – November 28, 2016 (travelindex) - Discover lasting moments and refine pure romance experience at Koh Samui luxury hotel. Perhaps the most romantic place on the planet, Renaissance Koh Samui Resort & Spa is the…

Hong Kong - November 28, 2016 (travelindex.com) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is pleased to announce that HK Express has launched its first twice-weekly direct flight between Hong Kong and Chiang Rai, Thailand’s northernmost…

Berlin (Germany) - November 23, 2016 (travelindex.com) - For the first time ITB Berlin 2017 will feature a dedicated Medical Tourism Pavilion – Huge growth in medical tourism – Papers and workshops on new trends and developments For the…

Khartoum (Sudan) - November 18, 2016 (travelindex.com) - UNWTO Secretary General, Taleb Rifai, has expressed the commitment of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) to support Sudan’s tourism development during his recent official visit to…

Nairobi (Kenya) - November 17, 2016 (travelindex.com) - Celebrating 25 years, Tobs Kenya Golf Safaris wins Kenya's Best Inbound Golf Tour Operator Award 2016 for the second year in a row, during the World Golf Awards Ceremony at the Conrad,…

Madrid (Spain) - November 17, 2016 (travelindex.com) - The UNWTO Ulysses Prize for Excellence in the Creation and Dissemination of Knowledge recognizes the remarkable work of Professor Geoffrey Wall on several issues, but particularly on…

Bangkok (Thailand) - November 17, 2016 (travelindex.com) – Director of Sales & Marketing at the Ramada Plaza Bangkok Menam Riverside hotel Mr. Jose de Jesus Ting (right) welcomes Thailand’s Minister for Tourism and Sports H.E. Khun…

Madrid (Spain) - November 16, 2016 (travelindex.com) - The role of tourism in implementing the Paris Agreement was on the table on the occasion of the 22nd Session of the UNFCCC Conference of Parties (COP22). The International Symposium of…

Singapore (Singapore) - November 16, 2016 (travelindex.com) – Singapore will continue to be home to the next three editions of the region’s leading travel trade show – ITB Asia. Messe Berlin (Singapore), the organisers of the event, have…

Madrid (Spain) - November 15, 2016 (travelindex.com) - Policy experts and statisticians specialized in sustainable development, environment and tourism gathered to agree on the way forward in developing a statistical framework for…

Nairobi (Kenya) - November 11, 2016 (travelindex.com) - The pilot programme, to be launched in Kenya before the end of 2017, will include training for local communities through Amadeus customers. The initiative is expected to be replicated…

Bali (Indonesia) - November 10, 2016 (tourismindonesia.org) - Situated just minutes away from Bali's most famous beach and only five kilometres from Ngurah Rai International Airport, the 110-room hotel has been designed with the millennial…

Singapore (Singapore) - November 10, 2016 (visitasean.org) - The VISIT ASEAN at 50 Golden Celebration 2017 campaign has revealed 50 cross-border travel experiences in Southeast Asia that will showcase the region’s rich diversity and promote…

Madrid (Spain) - November 9, 2016 (travelindex.com) - During the event, participants discussed the development and marketing of three pilot cultural tourism itineraries along the Phoenicians’ Route. The itineraries will connect three…

Madrid (Spain) - November 8, 2016 (travelindex.com) - Demand for international tourism remained robust in the first nine months of 2016, though growing at a somewhat more moderate pace. After a strong start of the year, growth was slower in…