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 …

  • International visitors to Vietnam in August increases sharply

    Published on : Monday, September 1, 2014

    Accordingly, the number of arrivals for all purposes in the first 8 months of 2014 recorded positive growth over the same period last year. The visitors for leisure and tourism estimated 3,302,618 arrivals, up 10.5%; business 919,757 (+12.9%); visiting relatives …

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  • Tourism sector aims to develop heritage tours

    Published on : Monday, September 1, 2014

    Vietnam has more than 100 national parks and nature reserves, and approximately 40,000 tangible and intangible cultural heritages. The country also has 18 World Heritages recognised by UNESCO, including two natural heritages, five cultural heritages, eight intangible cultural heritages and …

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  • Tuyen Quang gains recognition for two more cultural heritages

    Published on : Monday, September 1, 2014

    The Cap sac ritual is essential for all Dao men. They must endure the ritual in order to be recognised by the community as a mature and competent adult capable of holding communal positions. The ritual is rooted in a …

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  • 300 global luxury travel agents set to gather in Sydney this weekend

    Published on : Saturday, August 30, 2014

    This weekend over 300 luxury travel specialists will descend on Sydney to explore the latest in luxury and experiential tourism at Luxperience. The event brings together over 300 travel agents with over 250 tourism operators from around the globe for …

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  • Rome doubles tourist tax

    Published on : Saturday, August 30, 2014

    A family of four staying at a 4* Rome hotel for four nights must now pay €96 in local hotel tax; last week it would have been €48.   The City of Rome originally introduced the tourist tax (the ‘tassa …

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  • Bucking national trend, GTA says Singapore overtaken Bangkok as biggest Asian destination

    Published on : Friday, August 29, 2014

    One of the largest inbound operators to Singapore, global hospitality and leisure distributor GTA has bucked a downward trend in the destination’s tourism industry in the first half of the year, which has resulted in significant softening in hotel occupancy …

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  • Virgin Vital to Australian aviation

    Published on : Friday, August 29, 2014

    A strong and sustainable aviation sector is central to the success of Australia’s $110 billion tourism industry, and Virgin Australia is a critical element of that equation, according to peak national industry body Tourism & Transport Forum (TTF).   TTF …

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  • Tourism and Events Queensland and Flight Centre Agreement

    Published on : Friday, August 29, 2014

    Today’s announcement of a $6 million agreement between Tourism and Events Queensland and national travel retailer, Flight Centre, shows that the tourism industry is willing to invest in cooperative marketing, according to peak national industry body Tourism & Transport Forum …

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  • TNZ and NZ Winegrowers sign MOU

    Published on : Friday, August 29, 2014

    Tourism New Zealand and New Zealand Winegrowers have today announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly promote New Zealand as a visitor destination and premium wine producer internationally. The two-year MOU will see the organisations formalise their activity to …

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  • Morocco’s Tourism Hot Spots Ban Burkinis

    Published on : Friday, August 29, 2014

    A number of private pools in Morocco’s tourism hot spots have forbidden women from wearing burkinis, also known as halal swim-suits. According to local news reports many resorts in the touristic city of Marrakesh have reportedly banned the burkini in …

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