Tag: cultural
WTACH to protect local cultures, heritage and historical sites from overtourism
World Tourism Association for Culture and Heritage (WTACH) has been formed to protect local cultures, heritage and historical sites that are in peril from...
US Travel Advisory ups warning level for travel to Turkey
The U.S. Travel Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, today issued a "Level 3: Reconsider Travel" advisory for Turkey due to terrorism and...
Mövenpick Resort & Spa Karon Beach Phuket Re-certified by Green Globe
Mövenpick Resort & Spa Karon Beach: Phuket Pioneer in Sustainable Tourism
3 distinctive hotel openings highlight growth of Olympia Companies
The Olympia Companies has just come off a year of remarkable growth and development with the completion of three extraordinary new hotels: SOPHY Hyde...
Mövenpick Resort & Spa Karon Beach: Phuket pioneer in sustainable tourism
The 5-star Mövenpick Resort & Spa Karon Beach, a holiday beach resort in Phuket has been re-certified by Green Globe for the seventh year...
First-ever Africa Protected Areas Congress launched
This year’s Valentine day was marked on Thursday with special African flavor that saw the launch of the first-ever Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC)...
Jamaica’s Tourism Minister in talks with potential Israeli investors
Tourism Minister, Hon Edmund Bartlett says major hotel brands in Israel have expressed interest in investing in Jamaica and are expected to visit the...
OTDYKH Leisure to mark 25 years of success
OTDYKH Leisure is back September 10-12 2019 with its 25th edition of the world-renowned travel expo. The expo will showcase an impressive 900 exhibitors...
KDG Capital acquires Snow King Resort Hotel in Jackson, WY
KDG Capital, a Florida-based real estate private equity firm, has purchased the Snow King Resort Hotelin Jackson, Wyoming. Benchmark will continue to operate and...
First UNWTO/ICAO Ministerial Conference on Tourism and Air Transport in Africa
As recalled in the Joint Statement on Aviation and Tourism: Hand in Hand for Sustainability, signed on March 18, 2013, and in the Medellín...
Etihad Airways and Royal Jordanian Airlines announce codeshare agreement
Etihad Airways and Royal Jordanian Airline have announced a new codeshare partnership to provide customers with greater access to key leisure and business destinations...
Saudi Arabia’s investments in Russian tourism are set to grow
Saudi Arabia and Russian Federation are planning to increase mutual investments in tourism projects, the Chief Executive Officer of the Russian Direct Investment Fund...
IBTM Arabia: Measuring the value of events
Answering the question ‘What value does an event have?’ can be challenging – how do you measure something where the concept of success is...
A capitol transformation
On the corner of Stamford Road and North Bridge Road, in the heart of Singapore's civic and cultural district, lies the newly-renovated Capitol Theatre....
Travel industry: Managing sustainable tourism growth in Europe
Delegates at the Conference on Managing Sustainable Tourism Growth in Europe, organized this week by the European Travel Commission (ETC), were faced with an...
Cinnamon Lodge Habarana reaches greater heights
Cinnamon Lodge Habarana is a 5-star resort nestled in nature’s serenity right in the heart of Sri Lanka’s Cultural Triangle
Green Globe recertified Cinnamon Lodge...
Minister Bartlett: Jamaica Rum Festival bolsters gastronomy tourism product
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett says the Jamaica Rum Festival will broaden the country’s market by adding value to the Gastronomy Tourism product offerings....
Brussels tourism goes into “geek” mode
From March onwards, Brussels will be celebrating pop culture with a host of events and activities. From Comic Con Brussels to BIFFF and...
Uganda State Tourism Minister launches controversial Miss Curvy beauty pageant
Ever since Miss Uganda won the coveted Miss World Africa in China on December 8, 2018, several organizers have come up with genres of...
Dubai Tourism elevates customer service training
Dubai College of Tourism (DCT), a department of Dubai’s Department of Tourism & Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism), continues to evolve and strengthen its guest...
Domestic Tourists in China love homestays
During the National Day holidays in 2018, China recorded a total of 726 million domestic tourist trips, of which more than 90 percent involved...
12 is better than one: The importance of partnerships in impact...
Paul Vallee is Managing Director of the BestCities Global Alliance. He is responsible for the successful delivery of the alliance’s strategic plan, performance monitoring,...
Caribbean Tourism strongly endorses Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Center
The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has reiterated its strong support for the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Center which was officially launched in...
Working with meeting & convention planners
Meeting & Convention Planners (MCPs) play a vital part of the tourism industry. Not only do they often decide what community will receive a...
Mystic Manaslu on #photoNepal
#photoNepal February session at NTB is exhibiting pictures on Manaslu region taken by renowned photographer Mr. Laxmi Prasad Ngakhushi at the premises of Nepal...
