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China uses tourism to pressure New Zealand to make spying easier
Is China keen to export telecommunication equipment to spy on countries. New Zealand thinks so, and tourism has to suffer as a China retaliates.
China...
Philippines targets 8.2 million tourists in 2019
The Philippines welcomed 7,127,168 foreign visitors in 2018, and the Philippine Department of Tourism saying it is aiming for 8.2 million this year.
The...
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...
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...
Great Exhibition of the North success figures go public
A full evaluation of the Great Exhibition of the North has been released to the public in celebration of its success.
The evaluation has been...
United Airlines picks GoJet to fly its new Bombardier CRJ550 planes
GoJet announced that United Airlines has selected it to fly Bombardier's new model aircraft, the CRJ550. GoJet and United Airlines have executed a...
IATO: India needs to take ‘several steps’ if it wants 20...
India needs to take several steps if it wants to achieve the ambitious target of getting 20 million tourists by 2020.
This sound advise and...
Airbus and Dassault Systèmes partner to create European aerospace industry of...
Airbus and Dassault Systèmes have signed a five-year Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to cooperate on the implementation of collaborative 3D design, engineering, manufacturing, simulation...
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...
No entry to Australia for Saudi Women traveling without male guardian?
Are Australian Border Force officers targeting Saudi Arabian women whom they suspect will apply for asylum? is Australia blocking asylum seeking Saudi Arabian women...
Traveling to Hawaii? How LGBTQ friendly is the Aloha State?
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation and the Equality Federation Institute released their 5th annual State Equality Index (SEI), a comprehensive report detailing...
Hosting conferences in Darwin becoming a smart option
For event organizers, recent events in Darwin have seen record numbers of attendance. Several events hosted at the Darwin Convention Centre in 2018 achieved...
Hotels preparing for Chinese New Year travel rush
Chinese New Year, commonly known as Lunar New Year, is a Chinese festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional...
China hotel chain expands into Indonesia
OYO chain of hotels and homes is seeing exponential growth in Indonesia in less than three months of its operations in the country. Launched...
Solomon Islands aims to attract 60,000 visitors annually by 2025
The Solomon Islands government is looking to the tourism sector to attract 60,000 visitors annually by 2025, in the process netting the country’s economy...
Suspicious baggage leads to arrest of Vietnam poachers on Thailand trips
New findings from a three-month investigation reveal professional gangs were dispatched across Thailand’s borders to target the Kingdom’s wild tigers. Freeland congratulates Thai authorities...
Jamaica Tourism Minister to attend International Tourism Fair in Spain
Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon Edmund Bartlett travels to Spain today to participate in FITUR.
German authorities cancels all Iranian Mahan Air flights
There are no more flights from Iran to Germany on Mahan Air at this time. Mahan Airlines, operating under the name Mahan Air is a...
Ascott crosses 100,000 lodging units globally
CapitaLand’s wholly owned lodging business unit, The Ascott Limited (Ascott), has secured contracts for another 26 properties with over 4,600 units across 18 cities...
ASEAN Tourism Forum sees senior officials come together from 10 nations
The ASEAN Tourism Forum 2019 is currently taking place in Ha Long City, in the northern province of Quảng Ninh in Vietnam
Brussels Tourism pays tribute to Bruegel in 2019
To celebrate the 450th anniversary of the death of the great Flemish master, several exhibitions and original activities will be on offer to visitors...
What’s the motive for attacking Kenya?
Attacking the travel and tourism industry is the modus operandi by almost every terror group in the world. Tourism is a fragile industry and...
Nairobi Dusit2 terror attack: 21 dead, 700 rescued and many heroes
700 people could have died in the attack in Nairobi but didn't because of security measures in place and the immediate and effective response...
Out of the Shadows Index: Child sex abuse and exploitation
Approximately 200 million of the world's children experiencing child sex abuse each year,
Preferred Hotels & Resorts unveils new brand website
Preferred Hotels & Resorts announced the launch of its new brand website, PreferredHotels.com.
