Just a few days left until World Tourism Day (WTD) on 27 September. Preparations are on the final stretch in the Maldives, the host of this year’s official celebrations. Many countries around the world are also busy organising World Tourism Day 2013 with the theme – “Tourism and Water: Protecting
After growing demand, Highlife Asia – Asia’s premier event management & concierge company – announces its 7-day New York Fashion Week experience for VIP Chinese fashion lovers, in partnership with Dream Road Travel. This unique experience will take place from September 5–12, 2013. Only twenty places are available, and these
Travel and tour operators in India need to look at ways to provide new experiences for their guests to be successful in a highly competitive space, according to one of the industry’s most respected professionals. Mr Himmat Anand, the founder and CEO of Jaipur-based Tree of Life Resort & Spa,
India’s first conference on travel technology got underway today with a call to tourism and allied businesses to utilise social media, the blog world and digital apps for marketing their services to the new, tech-savvy global traveller. Social media and online marketing were the focus of today’s discussions at the
Honourable Chief Minister Shri. Oommen Chandy urged young entrepreneurs with small, start-up businesses in the travel and tourism sector to take advantage of digital technology which is opening up vast global markets that were once unreachable through traditional marketing tools. Inaugurating the country’s first International Conference on Travel Technology (ICTT),
Industry’s Top Leaders to Discuss Global Challenges The Americas Incentive, Business Travel & Meetings Exhibition (AIBTM), taking place at Chicago’s McCormick Place from June 11 – 13, will feature a roundtable of meetings association leaders from around the world to debate future industry trends and challenges. The panel discussion will
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
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
Travel and tourism businesses in India risk losing ground unless they keep pace with digital technologies and adopt marketing tools that are reshaping the industry worldwide, according to experts. Just ahead of India’s first ever conference on travel technologies, taking place in Kerala’s capital Thiruvananthapuram from June 7-9, 2013, tourism
Kerala Chief Minister of Kerala Shri Oommen Chandy will inaugurate the first-of-its-kind international meet on travel technology on June 7, 2013, aimed at helping the country’s tourism sector take advantage of the huge marketing potential of the web and social media. More than 400 delegates from around the country and