Centred on the theme ‘Tourism and Water: Protecting our Common Future’, World Tourism Day 2013 will underline tourism´s responsibility and needed commitment to preserving the world´s vital water resources. The Maldives will host the official celebrations on 27 September 2013. This year’s World Tourism Day (WTD) theme focuses on tourism’s
2013 Event to Implement Added Initiatives to Further Harness Opportunities for Business Generation A recent survey with 2012 buyers who attended IT&CMA and CTW Asia-Pacific has revealed that close to 70 per cent have confirmed purchases with exhibitors within 6 months of the event, where the total value of all
World Travel Awards™ unveils its Europe Nominees for 2013 as voting opens for the European Awards which is set to become the hottest ticket on the agenda in this busy tourism region. World Travel Awards is celebrating a landmark 20th year as the Oscars of the Travel Industry. In this
New York State, Philippines and Pakistan nominated for outstanding contribution to tourism development in the face of overwhelming adversity; previous award recipients invited to join round table discussion under the theme ‘repair, rebuild, recover’. Arabian Travel Market, the leading travel and tourism exhibition in the Middle East, has announced the
Ministry of Urban Development, government of India has recently advised the states to examine provision of separate city buses for women in all million plus cities. The Ministry has also issued an “Advisory” to all the States to implement the Intelligent Transport System (ITS) specifications as per the “Ürban Bus
Grosvenor House – a JW Marriott Hotel, iconic London property creates nursery fit for a royal baby. Grosvenor House, A JW Marriott Hotel and bespoke nursery designers Dragons of Walton Street, today announce an exclusive partnership which will see a luxury Premium Park View suite transformed into an exquisite, quintessentially
The Hon Gary Gray AO, MP was sworn in as the new Federal Tourism Minister at Canberra’s Parliament House on Monday 25 March. Minister Gray replaces Martin Ferguson, who acknowledged the “tremendous achievements” made in the tourism portfolio. He thanked his “highly professional and respected” Department and the strong performance
‘The Outline for National Tourism and Leisure (2013-2020)’, recently issued by the government of China, sets the ground for the redefinition of tourism development and management in the country, including a strong support for outbound tourism as well as a focus on a greater distribution of the economic, socio-cultural and
In response to guests’ wishes to be kept updated on its many on-going marine conservation projects, Four Seasons Resorts Maldives has launched www.marinesavers.com – a website dedicated to the work of the Resorts’ marine conservation teams. The site features the history, progress and plans of all of the key marine
Including the increase in cruise, boutique and family hotels Luxury travel buyers and agents from across the Asia Pacific will meet at the 7th edition of International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) Asia in Shanghai in June to view almost 500 of the latest travel experiences from 70 countries across the