The World Tourism Day is widely celebrated on September 27 every year. Tourism and Community Development is the theme of World Tourism Day 2014, as declared by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). It sheds light on the role of tourism in advancing and propagating community development that in
Total export earnings generated by international tourism in 2013 reached US$ 1.4 trillion. Receipts earned by destinations from international visitors grew by 5 per cent to reach US$ 1159 billion, while an additional US$ 218 billion was earned by international passenger transport. According to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, receipts in destinations
The time to sing Auld Lang Syne is fast approaching. New Year is celebrated with gusto all over the world on December 31. All over the world people party, make New Year’s resolutions, burst fireworks, ring bells and usher in the New Year with great enthusiasm and good cheer. Have
EIBTM (www.eibtm.com), the global event for the meetings and events industry, has confirmed that Alexander Kjerulf, Chief Happiness Officer and Founder of Woohoo Inc. (www.woohooinc.com), is set to challenge how we approach happiness in the workplace during his session at the show. All EIBTM attendees are invited to attend ‘What
Paradise! It’s the ultimate word to describe the feeling when a delicious, mouth-watering, yummy bite of chocolate slowly melts in your mouth. The hangover of this intoxicating ecstasy and fulfilling experience makes you long for more. It feels as if there is nothing better on earth than that dark brown
EIBTM (www.eibtm.com), the annual global hub for the meeting and events industry, has announced that applications are open for the annual EIBTM Technology Watch Award 2013. Now in its 14th year, the award is the longest running and most high profile technology recognition scheme for the meetings and events industry
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and UNWTO signed a special Joint Statement on Aviation and Tourism today, acknowledging the intention of the two UN agencies to begin cooperating more closely on issues of common priority. The Joint Statement was signed by ICAO Secretary General, Raymond Benjamin, and UNWTO Secretary-General,
Union Tourism Minister of India Shri K. Chiranjeevi met the Union Home Minister Sri Sushilkumar Shinde today and submitted a proposal to extend Visa-on-arrivals to 16 more countries. The Ministry of Tourism strongly felt that the “Tourist Visa – on – Arrival (TVOA)” facility for those countries, which are potential
The fourth edition of the Investment and Tourism Business Forum (INVESTOUR) addressed cooperation and business opportunities between Spain and Africa. Celebrated on the occasion of the Madrid International Tourism Fair (FITUR), INVESTOUR 2013 brought together representatives from 33 African countries and over 50 Spanish entrepreneurs. (FITUR, 31 January) An initiative
One billion tourists have travelled the world in 2012, marking a new record for international tourism – a sector that accounts for one in every 12 jobs and 30 per cent of the world’s services exports. On the symbolic arrival date of the one-billionth tourist (December 13, 2012), UNWTO revealed