New App for World Travel Market
World Travel Market, the leading global event for the travel industry, has launched a brand new 2012 mobile App, available now to download to all major smartphones.
25th edition of EIBTM to take place in Fira Gran Via in Spain
Pacific World ( www.pacificworld.com ) the leading MICE* player has once again been appointed as the official DMC for the ...
Bernard Mercier named to run soon-to-open hotel in Nairobi
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda
(eTN) - Bernard Mercier was recently appointed as Kempinski’s first General Manager, for the soon-to-open Kempinski Villa Rosa in Nairobi, as well as overseeing the Olare Mara Kempinski, an ...
Travel Consumer Behavior
Economic uncertainty coupled with the proliferation of new devices and platforms, makes it increasingly important for travel firms to make the right business decisions at the right time.
Paytouch biometric and Facebook posting technology showcased at WTM 2012
World Travel Market (WTM), the leading global event for the travel industry, is showcasing a world first with Palladium Hotel Group’s (formerly Fiesta Hotel Group) innovative biometric and ...
Aegean Airlines waits for approval to buy Olympic Airlines
"Star Alliance Carrier Aegean Airlines said on Oct.
The marriage between a bus driver and tour guide is the key to success.
By Sandy Dhuyvetter, executive producer and host of TravelTalkRADIO and BusinessTravelRADIO
Silverado Stage's Director of International Sales, Jim Federman, along with Ted Bravos, President of International Tour Managemet Institute (ITMI), discuss the growth and benefits of using the ...
A mustang ride on good old route 66.
By Sandy Dhuyvetter, executive producer and host of TravelTalkRADIO and BusinessTravelRADIO
Rick Antonson, author of Route 66 Still Kicks: Driving America’s Main Street tells us some stories on this adventure through the famous road.
Author of Dancing in the Fountain Karen McCann joins Sandy On TravelTalkRADIO to share her story
By Sandy Dhuyvetter, executive producer and host of TravelTalkRADIO and BusinessTravelRADIO
Author of Dancing in the Fountain Karen McCann joins Sandy Dhuyvetter on TravelTalkRADIO to share her story on how a simple vacations’ stay turned in to picking up and adding a home half way ...
Sabre-Holdings promises to educate on Human Trafficking Awareness and help survivors in their journey forward.
By Sandy Dhuyvetter, executive producer and host of TravelTalkRADIO and BusinessTravelRADIO
Sam Gilliland joins Sandy Dhuyvetter to talk about the Sabre-Holdings culture of giving back.
Harvey Gould, was handed one of those unexpected life changing challenges that included a blood disease and a possible death sentence.
By Sandy Dhuyvetter, executive producer and host of TravelTalkRADIO and BusinessTravelRADIO
Author Harvey Gould joins Sandy to talk about a life changing love affair with Ireland.
Evacuation Services for every family, company and business traveler
By Sandy Dhuyvetter, executive producer and host of TravelTalkRADIO and BusinessTravelRADIO
Patrice Shilling, Chief Strategy Officer and Managing Partner for Private JetMD, joins Sandy Dhuyvetter on TravelTalkRADIO to talk about how Worldwide Emergency Medical Assistance and Evacuation ...
more and more businesses allocating time and spend to these strategies
Back in 2009, Ian McCaig (then the CEO of Lastminute.com) was quoted as saying, “the best marketing channel for us at the moment is in analytics.” At the time, that statement was rather ...
HE Nayef Al-Fayez to speak on panel at World Travel Market
STOWE, Vermont - The International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT) is proud to announce that HE Nayef Al-Fayez, Jordan Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, will be a featured speaker at ...
Over 1200 professionals to gather next year for Carnival Cruise
Over 1200 travel and tourism executives from around the world will gather to
to do business, explore the city, and enjoy a seven-day Carnival Cruise
improving offering for exhibitors and visitors
Reed Travel Exhibitions (RTE) is delighted to announce its specialist corporate travel exhibition, Business Travel Market (BTM), will be co-located alongside World Travel Market (WTM), the leading ...
Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau launches MICE campaign
By Lars Magnusson
THAILAND (eTN) - The Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) launched its “Mega Events…Sustainable Challenge” campaign to attract more events from the United States through ...
Tourism Commissioner for Martinique delivers closing ceremony address at 2012 CTO Conference
Mrs. Karine Roy-Camille, the Martinique Commissioner for Tourism, addressed the closing ceremonies of the 2012 CTO Conference in St.
all key performance measures up
The second edition of IMEX America came to a close earlier today with the announcement that all of the show’s key performance measures were up on last year’s debut show.
Dr. Taleb Rifai to speak on International Institute for Peace through Tourism panel
STOWE, Vermont - The International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT) is proud to announce that UNWTO Secretary General, Dr.
Organization to have stand at TTG-TTI Fair and World Travel Market
Skal announced that the organization will have a stand at two forthcoming worldwide trade fairs.
Dr. Michael Frenzel to speak to invite-only audience
TUI AG Chairman Dr. Michael Frenzel is the headline speaker at World Travel Market’s (WTM) Captains of Industry Lunch on the first day of the 2012 event.
economic value of meetings
With the US presidential election nearing and the increasing push to keep the economic value of meetings on the radar of policy makers, the US Travel Association (USTA) held the first ever ...
28 percent Larger Than Year One
The second edition of IMEX America, the largest trade show in the US for the global meetings, incentive travel, and events industry, opened on October 9 by announcing significant increases across ...
full crowd of attendees
The Inspiration Center on the IMEX America 2012 show floor was host to a strong number of attendees with learning, networking, and idea sharing – along with business goals - in mind on day one ...
World Travel Market
World Travel Market (WTM), the leading global event for the travel industry, is delighted to announce that the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) is once again sponsoring the WTM ...
Harvard lecturer to present keynote address
As part of the 25th birthday celebrations of the leading global event for the meetings, incentive, and business travel industry, EIBTM will host ...
First Pan African Conference on Tourism
By Apolinari Tairo, eTN Tanzania
TANZANIA (eTN) - In its commitment to promote the development of sustainable tourism in Africa and raise the profile of nature-based tourism oin the continent, the UN World Tourism Organization ...
World Travel Awards in Portugal
QUINTA DO LAGO, Portugal - The votes have been counted, the trophies polished, and the VIP guests are starting to arrive as the Algarve makes the final preparations for the most important evening ...
William Kibet Kiprono named
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda
(eTN) – News is just breaking from Nairobi that Mr. William Kibet Kiprono has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of the Kenya Wildlife Service.