Tourism still struggling in Egypt
CAIRO, Egypt - Local tourism industry insiders are not impressed with the recent pick-up in touristic activity recently trumpeted by Egyptian Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou.
Three tour operators to be selected
SEATTLE, Washington – Providing financial support to early-stage adventure tourism enterprises is the purpose behind the Tour Operator Scholarships launched today by the Adventure Travel Trade ...
NTA presents cold facts in warm Hawaii
LEXINGTON, Kentucky - When NTA tour operators attend Contact on Hawai`i, the Big Island, August 15-17, they will look past the warm waters to get the cold facts.
Inspiring Tourism Professionals
By Gary Smith
At ITB Berlin 2013, not only TOs unveil their strategies. But they also come to find growth and niche markets, seek information on exploring new markets and ideas for innovative sales ...
Surprise awards also slated for event
LEXINGTON, Kentucky - NTA tour operator members, Ed Dresel and Dan Dipert, are set to receive two of NTA’s highest honors during the Awards Dinner on January 22 in Orlando, Florida.
first and only West African country to be accepted into USTOA
WASHINGTON, DC – The Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation, the official tourism organization for Nigeria, has joined the United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA) as an Associate ...
Momentous Occasion for Thailand & UK Travel Industry
A momentous occasion – the first ever address by the Prime Minister of Thailand to UK travel and tourism industry, Yingluck Shinawatra meets with 10 leading tour operators at Grosvenor House, ...
New Zealand Cruise Industry
A cruise industry leader says tourist operators worried that short-stay visitors from ships are hurting business will have to adapt.
Big Island to host barefoot native event
SAN DIEGO, California - The Big Island of Hawai’i is the site of next year’s Contact, NTA’s tour operator-exclusive event, slated for August 15-17, 2013.
Exclusive tour operators conference
LEXINGTON, Kentucky - NTA members are arriving this week in San Diego, California, USA, to attend “Contact,” the association’s tour operator-exclusive conference.
strong purchasing power for IT&CM India
DELHI, India – IT&CM India organizer, TTG Events, and OTOAI have entered into a strategic partnership that is slated to further increase participation at the event by attracting Outbound ...
Top five tours operators from China visit Seychelles
China’s top five tour operators are in Seychelles to discover and experience the country’s destination and its products.
South American tour operators showed great interest at Seychelles stand
The Seychelles delegation has said that they leave South Africa happy and satisfied with INDABA 2012.
Vietnamese Tourism Industry
To survive the current tough times due to slowing tourism demands, local travel agencies are seeking tax extensions and loans with reduced interest rates.
NTA and ASTA create task force
PUERTO VALLARTA-RIVIERA NAYARIT, Mexico - In a historic partnership between two visionary travel industry organizations, the NTA-ASTA Hispanic Business Development Task Force met for the first ...
Hotel groups in Seychelles to work with Chinese tour operators
Two major Seychelles hotel groups have echoed their desire to work with the Chinese tour operators to receive their clients, and they have between them committed 100 hotel rooms for the next ...
Destination thanks committed partners
The main tour operators and press of London have been thanked for their underlying support towards the Seychelles tourism industry and urged to continue to give their support to this tourism ...
Marking airport opening
The General Authority for Tourism and Antiquities represented in its program management and tourism products, the implementation of tariff for a recent trip to the province, Ula, and Madain Saleh ...
Tourism Fiji
Tourist operators got a chance to meet with Tourism Fiji's new acting chief executive officer Michael Meade last Friday in Nadi.
Australia's Gloomy Domestic Tourism Outlook
Australian tourism operators are the gloomiest they have been about the industry in three years - especially those in rural areas.
Educational visit to the Creole Islands
A group of 43-leading travel agents from the Belgium-based tour operator of UNICLAM was recently in Seychelles on a five- day educational visit to learn firsthand of the destination.
Kenyan Tourism
NAIROBI, Kenya - A group of top travel agents from the United States declared that Kenya was still one of the safest holiday destinations, said a statement from Kenya's ministry of tourism on ...
Council for British Hajjis: Hajj tour operators must be regulated
Up to percent of UK Muslims planning to take part in the annual Hajj pilgrimage this week will have fallen foul of unscrupulous operators selling package tours to Mecca, it has been claimed.
Tour Operators voice grievances
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda
(eTN) - Tanzania’s Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Ezekiel Maige, attended a meeting last weekend of the Kilimanjaro Tour Operators Association in Moshi to interact with the private ...
Fam Trip a Success
A group of tour operators from Singapore has successfully completed their familiarization trip in Seychelles and has described the islands as an incredible destination to visit for her culture, ...
European Tour Operators Association Event
GEM11 is the annual members-only event organized by the European Tour Operators Association (ETOA) at which tour operator buyers sit down for a series of pre-scheduled meetings with a wide range ...
Accommodation Tax
The European Tour Operators Association (ETOA) held a meeting on August 23 with the assessors in charge of tourism and transport in Venice.
Bolstering the image of Taiwan's tourism industry
The government and tour operators in the private sector have decided to join hands to maintain travel quality for tourists from mainland China and bolster the image of Taiwan's tourism industry. ...
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WESTAMPTON, N.J.
More small travel firms are likely to collapse
The chief executive of Tui Travel, owner of Thomson holidays, has warned that more small travel firms are likely to collapse into administration, as the tour operator unveiled a jump in ...
