Tag: private sector
PATA embraces adventure and spirituality in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
The PATA Adventure Travel and Responsible Tourism Conference and Mart 2019 takes place in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India with 300 delegates from 28 countries in...
Rats on the rise in Barbados: Ministry steps in
The rat population is on the rise in Barbados, and the Ministry of Health and Wellness has stepped in and allocated BBD $155,000 to...
WTM International Travel & Tourism Awards confirmed for 2019
Following a successful inaugural event, The International Travel & Tourism Awards (ITTAs) will return in 2019 celebrating excellence in the travel and tourism industry...
Nepal Tourism: Arrival figures signal sustained visitors’ confidence
Year 2019 begins with a very encouraging growth trend in tourist arrivals to Nepal. According to the Immigration Department (and its offices) 77,300 international...
WTTC and IBMATA promote biometric technology for safe, secure and seamless...
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the International Border Management & Technologies Association (IBMATA) announce a partnership to promote safe, secure and...
Seychelles Tourism departments conveys peers and other stakeholders to the first...
High officials representing various agencies, members of the tourism-trade and other stakeholders met again on February 1, 2019, three-months following their last assembly in...
Jamaica takes the lead on Global Tourism Resilience Management
Resilience is everybody’s business. All policymakers in the Caribbean must be concerned about the resilience of their national sectors amid a wide range of...
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...
Oceana cruise liner arrives to Dubai on its maiden voyage in...
Dubai Cruise Tourism, a department of Dubai’s Department of Tourism & Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism), along with its public and private sector partners welcomed...
Travel Trends Index: Domestic business travel projected to surge
Travel to and within the U.S. grew 3.6 percent year-over-year in December, according to the U.S. Travel Association's latest Travel Trends Index (TTI)—marking the...
IATA’s chief speaks at CAPA Aeropolitical and Regulatory Affairs Summit in...
Alexandre de Juniac, IATA’s Director General and CEO addressed the CAPA Aeropolitical and Regulatory Affairs Summit in Doha, Qatar today:
It is a great...
WTTC Brexit Warning: 700.000 travel tourism jobs at risk in Europe
Over 300,000 jobs could be at risk in the Travel & Tourism sector in the United Kingdom and almost 400,000 in Europe if the...
King Shaka Airport in Durban witnesses double-digit growth
King Shaka International Airport (KSIA) in Durban ended 2018 on a record high by growing international passenger numbers by 13% in December. This, together...
Antigua and Barbuda announces new Chairperson of the Tourism Authority Board...
The Honorable Minister of Tourism and Investment Charles ‘Max’ Fernandez, has announced the appointment of Mrs. Lorraine Headley-Raeburn as Chairperson of the Antigua and...
Delegation visits to strengthen Indonesia – Seychelles cooperation
Aditya Dwi Saoutro from Indonesia accompanied by Rizqy Rima and Kiki Rizqy were in Seychelles to continue to develop the working cooperation that now...
New WTTC report identifies global megatrends for travel and tourism
A new report by World Travel & Tourism Council identifies opportunities and risks for travel and tourism.
Seychelles International Airways planning to start flying next year
Seychelles International Airways will start operations next year linking Seychelles with non-stop direct flights to Europe and the Far East.
Out of the Shadows Index: Child sex abuse and exploitation
Approximately 200 million of the world's children experiencing child sex abuse each year,
eTN Sri Lanka contributor appointed to international board of Asian Eco-Tourism...
Srilal Miththapala, senior tourism industry personality and regular contributor to eTurboNews from Sri Lanka, has been appointed to the Board of the Asian Eco-Tourism Network.
Seychelles women recognized for contributions from tourism to gender equality
Three Seychelles women have been recognized and awarded by CEO Global for the important roles they have played in fields from tourism to gender equality.
Good news for Cape Town Tourism at CITA
Cape Town International Airport (CTIA), had 2.6 million passengers last year, way os a 9.6 percent growth from 2017. This was despite the drought...
ECPAT-USA expanding anti-human trafficking training to new areas of travel industry
New anti-human trafficking training is designed for travel management professionals, corporate travel managers, and those in the meeting and events industry.
International inbound travel expected to peter out
The growth of both international and domestic travel are projected to decelerate in the first few months of 2019.
Africa Travel and Tourism: Trends for the New Year
Players in the travel and tourism ecosystem in Africa travel look forward to 2019 with full optimism.
The importance of cruise ship tourism
Seychelles as a country that is totally dependent on tourism and needs to now move to better understand Cruise Ship Business.
