TOURISM NEWS

New Generation of Thai Hospitality Entrepreneurs To Lead Discussion On Thailand’s Tourism

Thailand Tourism Forum (TTF), an influential annual gathering of top hotel industry professionals in the Thai capital, will be held on Monday January 23, 2017 at the InterContinental Hotel Bangkok.   Now in its sixth year, TTF is organised by …

Community comes together to support tourism

The Dalbeattie information centre is the first social enterprise in the region to sign up to the VisitScotland partnership programme A DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY community group has become the first social enterprise in the region to sign up to VisitScotland’s …

Drive to entice tourists to Northern Ireland

Sixteen (16) tourism businesses from Northern Ireland and the island of Ireland joined Tourism Ireland at the Classic Motor Show over the weekend.     The Classic Motor Show is an annual event which takes place over three days at …

Texas Tourism keen to muster more Aussie visitors

Texas Tourism, together with its key tourism industry partners, will visit Australia at the beginning of December, 2016 to share their insights into the exciting tourism possibilities in ‘The Lone Star State’.   Travel agents and wholesalers are invited to …

Speculations continue how U.S. tourism would be under trump

According to a travel survey, 1 million British tourists were predicted to lose interest in travel to the U.S. if Donald Trump was to be elected as president.     This poll was done before the election results and seemed …

  • Tourism promotion programme launched

    Published on : Sunday, June 15, 2014

    Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ho Anh Tuan has approved a plan to implement urgent measures to boost trade promotion in some key markets. Accordingly, a programme named “Exciting Vietnam” will be launched in such promising markets as …

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  • Movies play catalysts in boosting tourism

    Published on : Sunday, June 15, 2014

    Cinema, over the years, has provided a solid platform to advertise tourist destinations, and has paved the way for opportunities in product expansion.   Some of these products include location tours, museums, and exhibitions showcasing famous merchandise from various films. …

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  • Sarawak hopes to attract half-a-million tourists in 2014

    Published on : Sunday, June 15, 2014

    The Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) is hoping that the number of tourists from Pontianak, Indonesia to the state to reach 500,000 people by this year. STB’s marketing director, Benedict Jimbau,stated that the target was achievable based on statistics as on …

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  • Thailand nationwide curfew lifted

    Published on : Saturday, June 14, 2014

    The nationwide nighttime curfew in place since 22 May 2014 was lifted on 13 June 2014. The announcement from the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), currently overseeing Thailand’s administration, has been welcomed by the Tourism Authority of Thailand …

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  • International media visits Northern Ireland for Game of Thrones instalment

    Published on : Friday, June 13, 2014

    Journalists from around the world are visiting Northern Ireland this week to attend the Game of Thrones exhibition in the Waterfront Hall and also to explore some of the locations used in filming the hit HBO TV series. Tourism Ireland …

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  • New GM appointed for Constance Ephelia

    Published on : Friday, June 13, 2014

    A very respected hospitality industry professional from Mauritius, Mr Jean-Marc Lagesse, has been appointed the new General Manager of the largest resort of the Seychelles, the Constance Ephelia. He will be taking up his position in Seychelles from July 1. …

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  • Five US towns form alliance to promote tourism

    Published on : Friday, June 13, 2014

    It has been quite some time that tourism has become a major source of revenue in many parts of the United States and the Mississippi Delta is no different. According to Mayor Darryl Johnson, Mound Bayou is a Mecca for …

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  • OIC nations to stress on Islamic tourism

    Published on : Friday, June 13, 2014

    After the first OIC International Conference on Islamic Tourism at Hotel Borobudur, Jakarta, Indonesia, the OIC member countries committed to develop the Islamic Lifestyle Industry. Indonesia, which has 12 Islamic tourism destinations, is heavily promoting Islamic tourism in various parts …

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  • Indian to scale up tourism campaign in China

    Published on : Friday, June 13, 2014

    India is gearing up to increase its engagement with China big time, primarily in the services sector. The tourism ministry plans to run the ‘Incredible India’ campaign in the Chinese media during the months to come besides introducing Chinese audio …

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  • Seychellois PhD candidate makes a dent in the Marine Science community

    Published on : Friday, June 13, 2014

    Seychellois Marine Science graduate, Ameer Ebrahim, is making it on a global scale. He is a primary author to a prestigious Marine Science Journal paper. The article is titled, ‘Herbivory in a subtropical seagrass ecosystem: separating the functional role of …

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