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2012 Great Indian Travel Bazaar commences

Great Indian Travel Bazaar 2012

2012 Great Indian Travel Bazaar commences

JAIPUR, India - The fifth edition of the Great Indian Travel Bazaar 2012 (GITB) commenced on Sunday with great fanfare.

Chalking out your appropriate mobile strategy as a travel company

Considerations and expectations for travel companies from their mobile strategy

Chalking out your appropriate mobile strategy as a travel company

By Ritesh Gupta

The travel industry continues to expand and refine its mobile portfolio as it attempts to engage and convert mobile shoppers.

World Travel Awards unveil regional nominees

The Oscars of the travel industry

World Travel Awards unveil regional nominees

LONDON, England - World Travel Awards, “the Oscars of the travel industry,” has unveiled the regional nominees for its 2012 program.

Milestone year ahead for travel and tourism

Industry GDP Contribution expected to top USD2 trillion

Milestone year ahead for travel and tourism

Travel and tourism is set for a milestone year as the industry’s direct contribution to the global economy is expected to pass US$2 trillion in GDP and 100 million jobs.

Best of Australia's tourism industry honored

Qantas Australian Tourism Awards

Best of Australia's tourism industry honored

New South Wales has outshone the other states at the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards, scoring 11 wins out of 27 categories.

New Dominican tourism ad campaign goes social

Dominican Republic Releases Social-based Ads for 2012 Campaign

New Dominican tourism ad campaign goes social

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - The Dominican Republic Ministry of Tourism has taken the idea of social networking to a new level with their 2012 Dominican Republic social media-inspired ad campaign.

TEATA: Thai tour operators pay little attention to eco-tourism

Eco-Tourism In Thailand

TEATA: Thai tour operators pay little attention to eco-tourism

The growth of eco-tourism in Thailand is still limited to a small number of green operators and few concerns about protecting nature, says the Thai Ecotourism and Adventure Travel Association ...

Vietnam tops the list of emerging tourist attractions

Tourism To Vietnam

Vietnam tops the list of emerging tourist attractions

Viet Nam tops the list of the world's most emerging tourist attractions this year, according to a recent official report of the United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA), a professional ...

 Meeting the expectations of last-minute mobile bookers

Mobile and Technology Channels

Meeting the expectations of last-minute mobile bookers

By Ritesh Gupta

The travel industry has seen the emergence of new platforms tailor-made for selling distressed inventory.

Egypt tourism: Decline much larger than government reports

Egyptian tourist industry doubts official figures

Egypt tourism: Decline much larger than government reports

Egypt's better-than-expected tourism results for 2011 have been met with disbelief by many in the industry.

Winners of the "Oscars of the travel industry" announced by WTA

And the winners are…

Winners of the "Oscars of the travel industry" announced by WTA

DOHA, Qatar - World Travel Awards (WTA) capped its year-long search for the world’s most successful travel and tourism brands with its glittering Grand Final Gala Ceremony in Doha, Qatar, on ...

ITB Berlin Convention 2012 only a mouse click away

Entire program available online

ITB Berlin Convention 2012 only a mouse click away

BERLIN, Germany – As of now, all the expert knowledge at the ITB Berlin Convention 2012 is available at a glance, with visitors merely having to click on

Chinese Tourism To Australia

Australia in danger of missing Chinese tourism boat

SYDNEY, Australia - Despite the latest research that suggests Australia's fragmented tourism sector is in danger of missing the boat on China's booming global outbound tourism market, some tourism ...

BTC: Grim outlook for UK travel & tourism industry

Business Travel Coalition On APD Increase

BTC: Grim outlook for UK travel & tourism industry

This decision this week to raise the Air Passenger Duty (APD) nearly 10 percent, and the admission that it is primarily for general revenue purposes, represents reckless governance in the extreme ...

Minister: Tourism sector is Indonesia's safety belt against global crisis

Indonesia's tourism apparently not vulnerable to impacts of global crisis

Minister: Tourism sector is Indonesia's safety belt against global crisis

JAKARTA, Indonesia - An Indonesian minister said that tourism industry is important for Indonesia to cope with negative impacts of the ongoing global crisis, local media reported here on ...

US travel industry exports exhibit double-digit growth

United States Travel and Tourism Exports

US travel industry exports exhibit double-digit growth

The U.S.

World Travel Market 2011 a resounding success

Leading global travel industry event

World Travel Market 2011 a resounding success

World Travel Market (WTM) 2011, the leading global event for the travel industry, experienced an impressive 5 percent increase in visitors compared to the previous event.

There's nothing like Australia...except Canada, Switzerland, New Zealand, Japan

Australia drops from second to fifth on global brand scale

There's nothing like Australia...except Canada, Switzerland, New Zealand, Japan

Australia's tourism image has taken a big hit over the past year, dropping from second to fifth in a global survey measuring country's brand identity.

Taiwanese Premier: Booming tourism represents great national power

Taiwan's travel industry booming

Taiwanese Premier: Booming tourism represents great national power

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwanese people's enthusiasm and financial capability for travel amid global economic uncertainty was a result of great national power, said Premier Wu Den-yih, speaking Friday ...

Second MCE CEE congress in Prague will attract up to 150 buyers

MCE CEE 2012

Second MCE CEE congress in Prague will attract up to 150 buyers

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - After the big success of the first MCE CEE congress hosted in Prague, Europe Congress offers you the improved and extended second edition!

IATA calling for an innovative approach to airline-airport cooperation

Cooperation between airports and airlines

IATA calling for an innovative approach to airline-airport cooperation

Marrakech – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for innovation and a renewed agenda of cooperation in the relationship between airports and airlines.

Mainstream tourism must embrace green practices

Global Eco Asia Pacific conference

Mainstream tourism must embrace green practices

Efforts by individual tourism operators to adapt to climate change are being negatively impacted by the lack of action and drive by the broader tourism industry, and by a lack of concrete ...

Focus on key issues at EIBTM Association Program

Program celebrates 10th anniversary

Focus on key issues at EIBTM Association Program

This year’s EIBTM Association Program is focused on issues and objectives highlighted by executives from the industry as key to their learning and development.

Egypt's tourism in dire straits

Number of tourists visiting Egypt drops by more than a third

Egypt's tourism in dire straits

The newly launched Al-Hambra cruise ship sailed only twice on the Nile before President Hosni Mubarak was toppled in February and has been docked since then on the banks of the river, its plush ...

Namibia's tourism sector becomes very competitive

Namibian Tourism Industry

Namibia's tourism sector becomes very competitive

WINDHOEK, Namibia — The tourism sector has become very competitive, as the competitive advantage is no longer natural but increasingly man-made, driven by science, technology and innovation.

ITB Asia to rally travel industry to help Japan recover

The Trade Show for the Asian Travel Market supports loved tourism destination

ITB Asia to rally travel industry to help Japan recover

SINGAPORE – Messe Berlin (Singapore), organizer of ITB Asia, "The Trade Show for the Asian Travel Market," has announced that Japan will be the partner country for this year’s show held from ...

Bangladeshi capital hosts Asian tourism fair

Asian Tourism Fair 2011

Bangladeshi capital hosts Asian tourism fair

DHAKA, Bangladesh - A three-day Asian Tourism Fair kicked off on Thursday here with the participation of 12 Asian countries aiming at promoting tourism of Bangladesh and networking with other ...

Answering tourism's biggest questions

What comes next in the shifting sands of the travel industry?

Answering tourism's biggest questions

Internationally-renowned tourism experts from Bournemouth University (BU) will host a forum at this year’s World Travel Market to discuss the biggest questions in the tourism industry.

New conference sessions at ITB Asia

Powerful speakers for panel discussions

New conference sessions at ITB Asia

SINGAPORE – Messe Berlin (Singapore), organizer of ITB Asia, "The Trade Show for the Asian Travel Market," has announced four new conference sessions added to this year’s show.

World Travel Market announces South African Tourism as exclusive Meridian Club partner

Global Buyers Club for Travel Industry

World Travel Market announces South African Tourism as exclusive Meridian Club partner

World Travel Market, the leading global event for the travel industry, is delighted to confirm South African Tourism as its exclusive partner for Meridian Club, the industry’s only global buyers ...

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