tourism

Bangkok (Thailand) - November 2, 2016 - (travelindex.com) – Bangkok’s Grand Palace is reopening its doors to tourists and visitors from 1 November, 2016. However, as Thailand is still in an official mourning period for His Majesty King…

Luxor (Egypt) - November 2, 2016 - (travelindex.com) - The City of Luxor in Egypt is hosting the 104th meeting of the Executive Council of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) between 31 October and 1 November. The Meeting will discuss…

Zagreb (Croatia) - October 31, 2016 - (travelindex.com) - The Croatian Sustainable Tourism Observatory (CROSTO) has become a member of the UNWTO International Network of Sustainable Tourism Observatories (INSTO). This Observatory, hosted by…

Singapore (Singapore) - October 24, 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…

Guilin (China) - October 24, 2016 - (travelindex.com) - The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) and the People’s Government of Guilin of China celebrate between 20-22 October the 10th UNWTO/PATA…

Bangkok (Thailand) - October 19, 2016 - (travelindex.com) - The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt are organizing the 5th Global Summit on City Tourism: Cities: Local Culture for Global…

Macau (Macau SAR China) - October 17, 2016 - (travelindex.com) - The Global Tourism Economy Forum Macau 2016 (GTEF or the Forum) achieved fruitful results through two days of various sessions and thought-provoking discussions, and adjourned…

Bangkok (Thailand) - October 9, 2016 - (travelindex.com) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) in collaboration Don Mueang Airport and representatives from the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China as well as Thai tourism…

Bangkok (Thailand) - October 9, 2016  (travelindex.com) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has announced the appointments of three internal executives to the Deputy Governor posts effective from 1 October, 2016. Mr. Tanes…

Bangkok (Thailand) - October 3, 2016 - (travelindex.com) - On Monday 19 September, His Excellency Patrick S. Wamoto (4th from left), the Kenya Ambassador in Thailand officially graced his presence as Guest of Honour, during the appointment…

Bangkok (Thailand) - September 28, 2016 - (travelindex.com) – Thailand’s tourism industry continued to showcase its vitality as it impressed leading travel and tourism leaders during World Tourism Day 2016 celebrations in Bangkok. It marked…

Bangkok (Thailand) - September 27, 2016 - (travelindex.com) - In 2015, 1 186 million people travelled internationally in a single year, up from just 25 million in 1950. Such exponential growth offers limitless opportunities for…

Bangkok (Thailand) - September 27, 2016 (travelindex.com) – World Tourism Day 2016 will be marked in Bangkok on September 27, 2016 with a number of events commemorating the theme of “Tourism for All – Promoting Universal Accessibility”.…

Bangkok (Thailand) - September 21, 2016 (travelindex.com) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is inviting everyone to the Expat Fair Thailand 2016 to boost the image of Thai tourism, celebrate the vibrant expat community, and…

Macau (Macau SAR) - September 21, 2016 (travelindex.com) - The Global Tourism Economy Forum, scheduled to be held at Studio City Macau from 15 to 16 October 2016, will dedicate its 5th anniversary edition to the theme of “The Growing…

Jakarta, Tangerang ICE (Indonesia) - September 16, 2016 (travelindex.com) – The PATA Youth Symposium held on Thursday, September 8, 2016 in BSD-Serpong, Indonesia welcomed 193 students, alumni, lecturers and industry professionals from…

Jakarta (Indonesia) - September 14, 2016 (travelindex.com) – Thailand sees the stepped up process of ASEAN integration as a major opportunity to attract more visitors to ASEAN, according to Mrs. Titiporn Manenate, Director of International…

Macau (Macau SAR) - September 12, 2016 (travelindex.com) – The Global Tourism Economy Forum (“GTEF” or “the Forum”) officially introduced its well-reputed international platform to the tourism and business communities of Korea for the first…

Bangkok (Thailand) - September 2, 2016 (travelindex.com) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), with the unanimous agreement of some of the biggest players in the kingdom’s tourism industry, has expressed confidence that the growth…

Putrajaya (Malaysia) - August 31, 2016 (travelindex.com) – The ASEAN Tourism Association is to set up a website to pay tribute to hundreds of industry veterans and stalwarts for laying the foundations of what is now recognised as the…

Bangkok (Thailand) - August 31, 2016 (travelindex) – The Ramada Plaza Bangkok Menam Riverside was honoured and delighted to welcome the Minister of Tourism & Sports, H.E. Mrs. Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul, to the hotel on Friday, 26th August…

Washington DC (United States) - August 31, 2016 (travelindex.com) - August 31, 2016 - A Memorandum of Understanding between the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) and the Africa Travel Association (ATA), a division of the Corporate…

Bangkok (Thailand - August 16, 2016 (travelindex.com – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has put together a raft of initiatives, including a Situation Monitoring Centre and a We Care Campaign, to ensure the safety of tourists in…

Dubai (UAE) - July 28, 2016 (travelindex.com) - The UAE is forecast to make up 90% of the leisure tourism market in the Middle East by 2020, according to research by Team Leisure LLC ahead of The Leisure Show Dubai 2016. Phil Taylor,…

Bangkok (Thailand) - July 28, 2016 (travelindex) - The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2106 PATA Grand and Gold Awards. Proudly supported and sponsored by the Macao Government Tourism Office…

Macao (Macau SAR)  - July 28, 2016 (travelindex.com) - Public Consultation for "Macao Tourism Industry Development Master Plan” comes to an end with over 1,100 opinions collected. Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has completed its…

Bangkok (Thailand) - July 27, 2016 (travelindex.com) – Dusit International announces the opening of its new chic mountain resort dusitD2 Khao Yai on 2 August 2016. Located on the fringe of Thailand’s famed Khao Yai National Park, a UNESCO…

Puerto princesa, Palawan (Philippines) – July 19, 2016 (travelindex) - The brand new Best Western Plus The Ivy Wall Hotel is the first international hotel in the city of Puerto Princesa, Palawan. This landmark occasion was attended by many…

Bangkok (Thailand) - July 19, 2016 (travelindex) - The luxury 407-room Rembrandt Hotel Bangkok has launched a mouth-watering culinary journey across the four regions of the Kingdom of Siam accompanied by live traditional Thai music - A…

Bangkok (Thailand) - July 18, 2016 (travelindex.com) – Ramada Plaza Bangkok Menam Riverside is celebrating its thirtieth anniversary with special room and dining promotions from now until end of September 2016. International Buffet…

Bangkok (Thailand) – July 19, 2016 (travelindex.com) - Best Western Hotels & Resorts celebrated the official launch its latest Bangkok property with a lavish grand opening event at the Best Western Plus Wanda Grand Hotel.  Located close…

Bangkok (Thailand) - July 13, 2016 (travelindex.com) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is to start shifting the structure and directions of the national tourism industry towards a new value-based offer in order to position Thailand…

Rome (Italy) - July 13, 2016 (travelindex.com) - Italy’s rise to prominence as one of Europe’s top golf destinations continues to gather pace, with international green fee bookings up by more than 20 per cent in the first half of 2016…

Pinehurst, North Carolina (United States) - July 8, 2016 (travelindex.com) - International golf visitor numbers to North Carolina are set to soar following the most successful-ever North America Golf Tourism Convention (NAC) in America’s…

Bangkok (Thailand) - June 30, 2016 (travelindex.com) – The Fine Arts Department — Ministry of Culture and ICONSIAM Co., Ltd., developer of ICONSIAM, today, signed a MOU to officially mark their collaboration to preserve Thailand’s arts and…

Bangkok (Thailand) - June 30, 2016 (travelindex.com) - The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) is the first national tourism organisation from the continent of Africa to join the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA). The two organisations…

Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) - June 21, 2016 (travelindex.com) – Women who love to golf will love the Dominican Republic. Whether traveling with partner, family or friends, the Capital of Golf in the Caribbean is the perfect…

Bangkok (Thailand) - June 16, 2016 (travelindex.com) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand's (TAT) and QNA International today signed an agreement recognising that TAT’s bid for Thailand to host the 4th Annual Destination Wedding Planners…

Bangkok (Thailand) - 15 June, 2016 (travelindex) – The Thai tourism industry is projected to record international visitor arrivals of 16.67 million in January-June 2016, which will be up 13% over the same period of 2015. Projected earnings…

Bangkok (Thailand) - June 15, 2016 (travelindex.com) – Organized by international conference producer Questex Hospitality Group, the Hotel Management Thailand Summit (HMT) welcomed over 30 international speakers and 150 delegates at the…

Bangkok (Thailand) -June 16, 2016 (travelindex.com.) - Competition objective: To raise the awareness and appreciation of Southeast Asian artists and their artworks. Year of inauguration: Annual competition in Singapore since 1982* *Note:…

Bangkok (Thailand) - June 15, 2016 (travelindex.com) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and Emirates Airline, UAE’s leading airline, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Monday, 13 June, 2016, in Bangkok, Thailand, which…

Bangkok (Thailand) - June 15, 2016 (travelindex.com) – Mr. Yuthasak Supasorn, the Governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), and Mr. Hu Yong, the General Manager of the Global Business Unit of Baidu, a leading search engine…

Chiang Mai (Thailand) - June 11, 2016 (travelindex) – Travel and tourism is growing in leaps and bounds thanks to growing air and land connectivity and accessibility within the key cities of Cambodia, Lao PDR., Myanmar, Vietnam and…

Bangkok (Thailand) - June 13, 2016 (travelindex) - Travel Impact Newswire Executive Editor Imtiaz Muqbil, the Asia-Pacific Travel & Tourism industry’s leading journalist-cum-historian, has curated 36 years of reports, notes, research…

Chiang Mai (Thailand) - June 11, 2016 (travelindex.com) – Senior tourism officials from the five nations in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region said there was a possibility for Cambodia, Lao PDR., Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand – or CLMVT – to be…

Palma de Mallorca (Spain) - June 13, 2016 (travelindex.com) - Mallorca's golf clubs have seized their opportunity to capitalise on the island's soaring popularity with the announcement of more than €2m worth of investment in their courses.…

Chiang Mai (Thailand) - June 10, 2016 (travelindex.com) – Thailand is positioning itself as a dream destination for sports tourism by promoting the kingdom’s world-class sporting facilities, wide-ranging expertise, and reputation for…

Chiang Mai, 9 June, 2016 (travelindex.com) – Five nations in the Greater Mekong Subregion participated in the firstly-held joint press conference “CLMVT Link: Prosper Together” in order to highlight the travel and tourism connectivity…

Chiang Mai (Thailand) - June 8, 2016 (travelindex.com) - The Thailand Travel Mart 2016 Plus Amazing Gateway to the Greater Mekong Subregion (TTM+ 2016) opened today in Chiang Mai, the northern capital of Thailand, with more than 850…