WTTC forecasts subdued growth for 2010

Travel and tourism is one of the world’s most important sectors and has been one of the leading growth sectors since the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) first started measuring travel and tour

Seychelles reassesses the German market one year after launching its Affordable Seychelles campaign

The 54-strong Seychelles delegation to the 2010 ITB Tourism Trade Fair in Berlin, led by Vice President Joseph Belmont, left for Berlin last Friday happy with the progress made by the country since th

Seychelles, Western Cape and Mpumalanga sign agreement at ITB to cooperate with packaging of 3 destinations to tourism market

The combining of three iconic and very diverse destinations as a single tourism prospect will be formalized at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Seychelles Tourism Board, Cape T

Steve Pinchuk on the usage of metrics for yielding and accounting

Revenue management professionals quite often get into the RevPAR vs. GOPPAR debate.

Thailand government takes preventive steps ahead of weekend rally to ensure security

Anti-government rallies are being planned in Thailand by the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) from March 12–14, 2010.

Agoda springs into Japan's Cherry Blossom Festival

Agoda.com, Asia's global hotel site and part of Nasdaq-listed Priceline.com, has secured special rates for travelers heading to Japan’s Cherry Blossom Festival.

Put that cookie cutter away

The Boutique & Lifestyle segment has emerged through a maze of big brands and frequent guest programs to become a prominent lodging category, highly sought after by consumers and investors alike.

Rijal Alma: a national heritage village

HRH Prince Sultan Bin Salman, the president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities, launched the project for developing Rijal Alma as a heritage village.

ETurbo News Group signs on to Live the Deal to help promote low carbon travel and tourism

Thomas Steinmetz, chairman of the eTurbo News Group, today announced his group’s support for the Live The Deal campaign to help travel companies, communities, and travelers reduce their carbon impac

Competing in a price war without suffering long term damage

Revenue management professionals have had to combat several critical issues over the last year or so.

ITB Berlin 2010 trade fair fully booked and with slight expansion

ITB Berlin is fully booked again.

UNWTO secretary general calls upon tourism sector to speak with one voice

Working together to ensure that global policies are supportive of the sustainable growth of tourism and position travel and tourism as one industry speaking with one voice were some of the challenges

Recovery momentum continues for Asia Pacific travel and tourism

Amid mounting optimism for a promising year ahead for the Asian travel industry, EyeforTravel’s 6th Travel Distribution Summit Asia in Singapore (April 28-29) will focus on the theme of economic rec

TTG Incontri and TTI offers the whole world of tourism at the main B2B fair in Italy

The organization of TTG Incontri, main b2b tourism trade fair in Italy, and of TTI, the workshop targeted to the purchase of the Italian tourism product, scheduled for October 22 to 24, 2010 is procee

SCTA and partners launch training program for small tourism projects

The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) announced holding a program on "How to start your own tourism business." The training program is organized by the SCTA in cooperation with the N

European Waterways Hotel Barge La Belle Epoque in Burgundy

Our cruise of local and culinary discovery was in the canals of Burgundy, France, aboard La Belle Epoque, the flagship barge of European Waterways.

Cape Town ready for 2010 FIFA World Cup™

FIFA this week announced that Cape Town Stadium is “perfect” and is confident that the city will be 100 percent ready to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ by June 11.

UNWTO activities at ITB 2010: challenges for the tourism sector in a year of transformation

2010 is expected to be a year of transformation.

Prague - the city of history and love in the heart of Europe

Prague is the capital of the Czech Republic. It has an area of 496 km2 and is home to 1,200,000 people.

Social media tipped to become a legitimate business force

A recent report, published on NielsenWire, indicated that time spent on social networking sites has increased from 3 hours per month to 5.5 hours per month in the last year alone, representing a stagg

Heritage tourism suppliers invited to exhibit at Travel Professionals of Color conference and tradeshow

Travel Professionals who sell heritage tourism products and have the ear of millions of African American and other Minority travelers, will convene in Nassau, Bahamas, on April 22-25, 2010 for their e

Meetings and incentive professionals from around the world prepare for Moscow International MICE Forum on March 16

A total of 85 companies representing 43 countries have registered to participate at the 6th Moscow International MICE Forum on March 16.

TourCrafters offers a Taste of Spain package

Mention Spain and everyone says, “Oh, yes, Madrid and Barcelona,” but TourCrafters, the family-owned tour operator known for good deals, wants travelers to see more of Spain...

The romance of the brand

“Romantic” - a gentle, enticing, inviting, oh-so-promising word, which has become a staple descriptor in the destination marketing vocabulary of global Travel & Tourism (T&T). Romantic sunsets.

Mass diski dance by Cape Town youth marks 100 days till kick off

Cape Town Tourism has organized an 800-strong group of Peninsula youths to perform the diski dance at the Cape Town Stadium on Tuesday, March 2, 2010, when the City marks 100 days until the first offi

Grand Pacific Resort Management promotes Guy Hall to newly formed position of area manager

Grand Pacific Resort Management, a privately-owned timeshare vacation ownership management company located in Carlsbad, CA, has promoted Guy Hall to the newly-created position of area manager.

Travel Professionals of Color meet in the Bahamas

The Travel Professionals of Color (TPOC) National Association is moving forward with exciting plans for its 8th annual conference and trade show to be held in Nassau, Bahamas, April 22–25, 2010.

Tourism and mega-events joining forces to stimulate growth

South Africa, as host of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, set the ideal stage for the UNWTO/South Africa inaugural Summit on Tourism, Sport, and Mega Events (Johannesburg, February 24-26).

3rd Annual ATA US-Africa Seminar at Washington Convention Center

Only 8 days until ATA’s 3rd Annual US-Africa Tourism Seminar on March 5 begins.

South African minister of tourism opens T.20 Ministers' Meeting

The first T.20 Ministers’ Meeting was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, from February 22-24, 2010 to address tourism and its role in the global economies.

T.20 Ministers' Meeting promotes dialogue for best practices

The T.20 Ministers’ Meeting is a member-driven initiative, acting as a forum for the growth and development of sustainable tourism by promoting dialogue and the exchange of knowledge and best practi

A lively 30th edition closes with Bit confirmed as leading expo

The best of Italian and world tourism was on offer.

Umberto Vezzoli chef at Inter Continental De la Ville Rome takes his skill in Italian cooking to Hong Kong

Guests of the Intercontinental Hotel Hong Kong are experiencing the delights of the best of Italian cuisine, prepared by Mr.

UNWTO welcomes the outcome of the first T.20 Ministers' Meeting in South Africa

UNWTO welcomes the outcome of the First T.20 Ministers’ Meeting held in Johannesburg, South Africa (February 22-24) to debate the contribution of tourism to the global agenda, in particular to the o

SCTA ranked second best governmental work environment

SCTA was ranked the second best work environment in the governmental sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in the competition which was organized by Al Eqtesadia newspaper, in partnership with Team O

Tourism Cares announces 2010 Academic Scholarship offerings

Tourism Cares is pleased to announce the opening of its 2010 Academic Scholarship offerings for travel, tourism, and hospitality students.

UFI provides Toolbox for Future Exhibition Management at Bahrain Seminar from March 29-31

The UFI Open Seminar in the Middle East will be held in Manama, Bahrain, from March 29-31, 2010 at the Bahrain International Exhibition & Convention Centre (BIECC).

3rd Jordan Travel Mart opens in Dead Sea with record attendance

In a pleasant climate and in the Dead Sea - the largest nature spa in the world - the 3rd Jordan Travel Mart opened with participation from around a 100 buyers and media from North and South America.

Tourism's contribution to the global agenda - UNWTO address to the T20 ministers of tourism

“Global challenges, such as the recent economic crisis and the climate imperatives, can only be addressed in a global cooperative manner and in fora such as the UN or the G-20,” said UNWTO secreta

TourCrafters introduces Eat Your Gelato in Italy package

Though Italian gelato is considered the world’s best ice cream, you wouldn’t go to Italy just to get an ice cream cone But, hey, if you’re going to Italy anyway, why not get a free gelato?

CCRA Travel Solutions announces new Commission/Express™ program to help travel agents makes more money faster

CCRA Travel Solutions – a leading provider of business-related solutions for the travel professional – is pleased to announce a series of enhancements made to offerings available through CCRATrave

CHI Hotels and Resorts opens new regional sales offices in Germany and Egypt

As part of its continuing expansion, CHI Hotels & Resorts, exclusive operators of the Corinthia Hotels Brand worldwide and of the Wyndham and Ramada Plaza brands in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EME

UNWTO secretary general releases statement on tragedy in Madeira

Taleb Rifai, secretary-general of the United Nations World Tourism Organization, issued the following statement regarding the tragic mudslides that occured in Madeira, Portugal, over the weekend:

UNWTO international Summit on Tourism, Sport and Mega-events

South Africa will host the first ever UNWTO Summit on Tourism, Sport and Mega-events at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg from February 24-26, 2010.

Social Network Tripatini.com partners with London publisher Hg2 to deliver cool content

Tripatini.com, the social network the New York Post recently dubbed “Facebook for travelers” and that “enormously impressed” travel legend Arthur Frommer, today announced a new partnership wit

Skal Bangkok welcomes new president

Skal International Bangkok recently held their annual general meeting and the “handing over of the chains” at the new Radisson Hotel on Sathorn Road.

In the lap of floating luxury

It was the slowest, laziest, and most indulgent holiday break we'd ever had — and one of the best.

Routes Americas the number one air service development event for all the Americas once again a great success

Productive meetings and intensive networking characterized the third edition of Routes Americas, the biggest networking event for the region’s air transport industry and the most successful to date.

Best airports crowned at the first 2010 regional heat of the Routes Airport Marketing Awards

Routes on Monday celebrated the first regional heat of this year’s Airport Marketing Awards and announced the winners for the Americas region.

Agoda goes the final furlong for the Dubai World Cup 2010

Agoda.com, one of Asia's leading hotel booking websites and part of Nasdaq-listed Priceline.com, is offering a host of special deals for people heading to the world's richest horse racing event, the D