Category - Event

Seychelles’ underwater world showcased at top European Diving Show

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The Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) took part in the in the most important national and European show for divers and diving cruises held in Bologna, Italy, as from March 3 to 5. The European Diving Show (Eudi) is largely attended by groups from the tourism and fishing industry including didactics, tour operators, diving centers, and aficionados of the underwater world. Around 32,000 visitors are recorded annually, and this year was no exception with many big sponsors of the event present such as...

60 countries at OTM 2017 make it the largest international trade show in India

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Exhibitors from a record number of 60 countries showcased their destinations at OTM 2017 from February 21-23 at the Bombay Convention & Exhibition Centre. This was by far the largest number of countries participating in any trade show in the country. 1,343 travel organizations from 60 countries exhibited at OTM 2017 including national and state tourism organizations, hotels, airlines, destination marketing companies and other suppliers serving leisure as well as business travel and M.I.C.E...

UNWTO: Fostering sustainable tourism development along the Silk Road

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The 7th UNWTO Silk Road Ministers Meeting held at ITB Berlin on 8 March 2017 focused on how to foster sustainable tourism development along the Silk Road. Held within the framework of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development 2017, 31 countries from the Silk Road and beyond exchanged best-practice on how to advance the contribution of tourism to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Addressing the meeting and setting the tone for the ministerial debate, UNWTO Secretary...

ITB Berlin: Safety increasingly important when deciding where to go on holiday

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Of the more than 6,000 people from nine countries who were questioned, 97 per cent stated that safety was a consideration when making a travel decision. This also applies when they have already booked a journey and have been disconcerted by the latest news. This was reported at the ITB Future Day at the ITB Berlin Convention by Richard Singer, a member of the board of Travelzoo Europe, with regard to the findings of a global research project on the subject of travel safety. The event was...

ITB Berlin introduces new Medical Tourism Pavilion

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This year ITB Berlin has introduced a new platform in Hall 3.2 for medical health providers, as well as hotels and destinations offering corresponding medical services. At the Medical Tourism Pavilion visitors can find about products and services and attend presentations and workshops on the latest trends and developments in this growth market. Every year the Medical Travel Quality Alliance (MTQUA) inspects hospitals in Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and North and South America, and tests them...

Bepergian untuk dunia yang lebih baik: World Legacy Awards untuk proyek pariwisata berkelanjutan

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“Adalah mungkin untuk mendapatkan liburan terbaik dalam hidup Anda dan pada saat yang sama membantu membuat dunia menjadi tempat yang lebih baik – itulah inti dari pariwisata berkelanjutan”, jelas Costas Christ, Pemimpin Redaksi National Geographic Traveler. , pada penyerahan World Legacy Awards untuk perusahaan pariwisata berkelanjutan pada hari Rabu di ITB Berlin. Bersama dengan Dr. Taleb Rifai, Sekjen UNWTO, Christ menyerukan agar perjalanan diakui sebagai hak asasi manusia. Dalam sambutannya...

Hawaii Food & Wine Festival raises record $394K for nonprofit beneficiaries

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The Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival (HFWF), the state’s premier culinary event, raised a record $394,000 for local beneficiaries following another successful year. Fourteen nonprofit organizations received checks during a Mahalo Reception for the 2016 festival held on March 7th at Neiman Marcus’ Mariposa Restaurant. The $394,000 contribution brings the total giving from HFWF to nearly $1.7 million in six years. “We’re proud that Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival not only shines a spotlight on...

Protesters will oppose cruel and abusive ostrich races at Chandler Ostrich Festival

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Protests opposing the cruel and abusive ostrich races will be held at the Chandler Ostrich Festival this coming weekend on March 10th, 11th, and 12th 2017. Protesters representing United Poultry Concerns and Arizona Vegan Animal Liberation Activists are urging the Chandler Chamber of Commerce to eliminate the ostrich races – both the chariot style and the rodeo style – and focus instead on attractions that reflect Chandler’s evolving high-tech industry and the public’s growing...

World Tourism Network on Child Protection Executive Committee meets in Berlin

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Today in Berlin at Villa Kastaia hotel the Executive Committee (ExCom) of the World Tourism Network on Child Protection by UNWTO had it’s yearly meeting on the sideline of ITB Berlin. Attending: Chair Carol Bellamy Governments H.E. Najib Balala, Minister of Tourism of Kenya Widad Sherman, Chief of Staff, Ministry of Tourism, Kenya Tokiaritefy Rabeson, General Director of Tourism Development, Ministry of Tourism, Madagascar Khin Than Win, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Hotels and Tourism...

airberlin and NIKI present new route network at the ITB

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airberlin and NIKI will be presenting their new route network for the first time at the ITB. airberlin is repositioning itself as a network carrier with a focus on its hubs at Berlin and Dusseldorf. At both hubs, airberlin is the top airline with a market share of more than 30 per cent, and is expanding its existing flight schedules. Domestic flights, flights to European city destinations, and more long-haul connections form the core of airberlin’s new route network. Flights to popular holiday...

UNWTO chief at ITB Berlin: Tourism opens our hearts and our minds

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Tourism can transform our world and build better understanding in a world living a deficit of tolerance said UNWTO Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai, at the opening ceremony of the 2017 edition of ITB Berlin (Berlin, Germany, 7 March 2016). “We live the worst of times and the best of times. Times when we wake up every other day with the threat of terrorism at our doorstep and the glooming numbers of unemployment. Times of isolationism and ill-conceived actions like travel bans, which do not lead...

Top Ten Meeting Trends for 2017

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Benchmark Resorts & Hotels, a global hospitality company, announced the “Top Meeting Trends for 2017” as observed by its properties. Benchmark is a leading U.S.-based hospitality management company, which operates 70 award-winning hotels, resorts, and conference centers within its Benchmark Resorts & Hotels and Gemstone Collection brands in locations coast to coast, off shore, and internationally. Ted Davis, Benchmark’s chief sales & marketing officer, made the...

UNWTO & Arabian Travel Market Ministerial Forum 2017: Tourism and economic growth

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Visitors to the MENA region will total 195 million by 2030, growing at a rate higher than the world average, according to figures by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). The rapid development of the sector will form part of the discussion at the UNWTO & ATM Ministerial Forum at the Arabian Travel Market, which is being held from April 24-27 in Dubai World Trade Centre. The Forum returns to the show repertoire this year, with a particular focus on the contribution of tourism to...

PATA set to build new tourism bridges at Skopje conference

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The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is to bring its successful Global Insights Conference format to Europe as part of the Macedonia Tourism Summit 2017. The PATA Global Insights Conference (PGIC) Europe Edition takes place at the Marriott Hotel in Skopje on Tuesday June 20th with the theme ‘Building Tourism Bridges’. The conference, hosted generously by Tourism Macedonia, is part of a three-day programme that also embraces the International Travel Crisis Management Summit (June 19th)...

Hawaii hosts Economic Summit with leaders from Japan

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The Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) and the US-Japan Council (USJC), a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit educational organization, announce the first ever Japan-Hawaii Economic Summit to be held in Kona, Hawaii from May 9 to 11, 2017. The summit seeks to accelerate regional and international exchange with prefectures in Japan that have interests in and connections with Hawaii. “Hawaii and Japan have a unique and significant relationship,” said Gov. David...

ITB Berlin 2017: No sign that people’s lust for travel has waned

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The international tourism industry currently faces many challenges. Amid the latest geopolitical situation holidaymakers have become unsure about how safe it is to travel. From 8 to 12 March 2017 ITB Berlin will debate highly controversial issues and on the eve of the 51st edition continues to maintain its strong market position. At the World’s Leading Travel Trade Show there is no sign that people’s lust for travel has waned. Once again, the 26 halls on the Berlin Exhibition Grounds are fully...

Arabian Travel Market 2017 welcomes Cristal Group

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Arabian Travel Market (ATM) is pleased to welcome Cristal Group to its lineup for the exhibition scheduled for April 24-27. ATM is a global event for the Middle East inbound and outbound travel industry, and is now in its 24th year, generating more than $2.5 billion in travel industry deals. The annual business-to-business (B2B) exhibition showcases over 2,800 products and destinations from around the world to over 26,000 buyers and travel trade visitors across four days at the Dubai...

Skal International Hamilton Club represented at Hotel Association of Canada Conference

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President of the Hotel Association of Canada, Susie Grynol, CAE, and Frank Vismeg, Managing Director of the Courtyard by Marriott in Burlington (coming Spring 2018) and current Vice President of Skål International Hamilton Club, are attended the 25th annual Hotel Association of Canada Conference held at the Sheraton Toronto Airport Hotel and Conference Centre with an array of interesting speakers and over 425 delegates – a record for the best attendance since 2005. As President, Susie...

ITB Buyers Circle: Big business is best in a small circle

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The sixth edition of the ITB Buyers Circle, the meeting place for the travel industry’s leading buyers, will again welcome 1,000 buyers from around the world. They work for startups, SMEs and global players, and mainly represent the leisure, MICE and business travel sectors. David Ruetz, head of ITB Berlin: “The ITB Buyers Circle is one of the many success stories of ITB Berlin. More and more leading buyers apply from one event to the next. This year we will be welcoming many newcomers as well...

Qatar Airways to unveil revolutionary new Business Class experience at ITB Berlin

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Qatar Airways is set to take center stage on the opening day of ITB Berlin, Wednesday 8th March, as the airline unveils its highly anticipated new patented Business Class experience in a world exclusive ceremony to international media, travel industry representatives and VIP guests. The airline’s new and unique seat design, patented by Qatar Airways, is set to revolutionize the Business Class experience for business and leisure travellers alike. Supported by a host of other innovations across...

ITB Berlin: Measures to minimize possible effects due to strikes at Berlin’s airports

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ITB Berlin has put together measures to minimize the effects in the event of strikes by ground crew at Berlin’s airports. On the website of ITB Berlin visitors can find live updates with a link to the latest information from Berlin’s airports. ITB Berlin also provides live updates and links at How to get to Berlin and www.itb-berlin.com/travel for visitors traveling to the World’s Largest Travel Trade Show. The social media channels Facebook and Twitter also have live updates on ITB Berlin. ITB...

Seychelles delegation heads to Germany for annual ITB tourism trade fair

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The Seychelles tourism industry will once again be present with a 40-member delegation at the upcoming ITB Berlin tourism trade fair to be held from March 8-12. The delegation will be headed by the Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine, Maurice Loustau-Lalanne. A team from the Seychelles Tourism Board – Chief Executive Sherin Francis, Director for Europe Bernadette Willemin, Regional Manager Edith Hunzinger, and Marketing Executive Natacha Servina – will also be present at ITB...

Largest influential gathering happening at Shanghai Boat Show

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The 22nd edition of the China (Shanghai) International Boat Show (CIBS 2017) will make its debut at its new location- the Shanghai New International Expo Centre from 26-29 April 2017 welcoming over 500 companies from 20 exhibiting countries. CIBS 2017 has quickly become the leading platform for the regional leisure maritime industry attracting 40 thousand local and international buyers from 53 countries and with renowned boat companies including Beneteau, Lagoon, Jeanneau, Ferretti and Far East...

Dusit International to unveil hotel projects across 21 countries at ITB Berlin 2017

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Bangkok-based hotel operator Dusit International is braced for its largest ever showing at this year’s ITB as it enters an unprecedented period of growth that will see it grow from having 29 properties in eight countries to 69 properties in more than 20 countries in the next three to four years. Dusit International’s delegation will be led by Chief Operating Officer Mr Lim Boon Kwee, who says this year’s ITB Berlin from March 8-12, 2017, offers the perfect opportunity for Dusit to showcase its...

King Simeon II named UNWTO ambassador of International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development

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Simeon II received from the Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) the certificate accrediting him as an ambassador of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development, which is being observed globally throughout 2017. The figure of Ambassadors of the International Year was presented last January at the launching of the Year that took place in the context of FITUR in Madrid. Speaking at the ceremony held at the UNWTO headquarters in Madrid, UNWTO Secretary...

Focus on sustainable and responsible tourism at ITB Berlin

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Responsible travel and the designation by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) of the “International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development “ are the main themes at the world’s largest travel trade fair. The importance of this vigorously expanding market is reflected by the fact that Hall 4.1b, the venue for Adventure Travel & Responsible Tourism, is fully booked for the first time. From 8 to 12 March 2017 nearly 60 exhibitors from 35 countries will be presenting their latest offers...

Pameran Hiburan Hong Kong dibuka pertengahan Maret

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Expo Hiburan ke-13, Hong Kong akan dimulai pada 13 Maret dan berlanjut hingga 25 April. Dengan tema “Get into the Scene”, pameran ini menampilkan 10 acara spektakuler untuk film, televisi, musik dan hiburan digital, termasuk tiga acara pendiri dan tujuh acara inti. Tiga acara pendiri adalah: Pasar Film dan TV Internasional Hong Kong (FILMART), Festival Film Internasional Hong Kong (HKIFF) dan Upacara Presentasi Penghargaan Film Hong Kong (HKFA). Itu...

IMEX in Frankfurt partners with networking specialists Zenvoy

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Continuing its drive to enable buyers and exhibitors to make the most of networking opportunities, IMEX in Frankfurt has partnered with networking specialists Zenvoy to make it easier for attendees to meet even more like-minded people at the show. The introduction of this new service at IMEX in Frankfurt follows a pilot test a year ago and its successful introduction and roll-out at IMEX America in October 2016. Carina Bauer, CEO of the IMEX Group said; “We’re always interested in partnerships...

British Tourism & Travel Show confirms full 2017 Keynote line-up

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TripAdvisor, Euromonitor International, Travel GBI, Hudson’s Heritage, and The Association of Group Travel Organisers (AGTO) are to host seminars at this month’s British Tourism & Travel Show, which returns to the NEC Birmingham on the 22-23 March. The event’s extensive free Keynote program is renowned for attracting ‘inspirational’ big names discussing the key issues, opportunities and hot topics facing the domestic tourism sector today. Previously confirmed speakers include author and...

Seatrade Cruise Global 2017 mengumumkan Wanita Profesional di Cruise Brunch

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Seatrade Cruise Global, acara bisnis-ke-bisnis global terkemuka untuk industri kapal pesiar, mengumumkan Professional Women in Cruise Brunch pada hari Kamis 16 Maret. Bekerja sama dengan Women's International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA), acara ini akan memperkenalkan format baru yang memungkinkan para tamu untuk berjejaring dengan rekan-rekan dan mendengar dari panel wanita luar biasa di industri pelayaran. Sebagian dari hasil brunch ini akan disumbangkan ke Mercy Ships, Seatrade...