Τhe role of new technologies in snow and mountain tourism will be the focus of the 7th World Congress on Snow and Mountain Tourism, held by UNWTO in collaboration with the Principality of Andorra (La Massana, Andorra, 11-12 April 2012). Read more →
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Congress on Snow and Mountain Tourism to advance the use of new technologies in mountain tourism
International tourism to reach one billion in 2012
International tourist arrivals grew by over 4% in 2011 to 980 million, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. With growth expected to continue in 2012, at a somewhat slower rate, international tourist arrivals are on track to reach the milestone one billion mark later this year. Read more →
Hellenic Tourism wish list for 2012
Happy New Year 2012
Hellenic Travelling and Travelling News wishes you all health, happiness and prosperity.
Traditionally, this month’s editorial would be a wrap up of our achievements and this year we would be boasting about what a record season we had if the money we (as a country) received from tourism was better and the economic and political condition was not deteriorating by the minute.
What is noteworthy is the fact that tourism is among the very few industries that has not been hit by the crisis we are going through, while contributing significantly to the countries finances, supporting employment, etc., etc. and all that with the absolute minimum promotion.
On the other hand we looking into the future with agony and insecurity. Tourism will again bring the millions of tourists we need. Although at the moment it looks like a wish, since its too far from really knowing what is going to happen in 2012, we know that we will work hard, with a lot of innovation, salesmanship and lots of luck from the land that was “Chosen by the Gods”.
So this year we decided to draw up the “Hellenic Tourism wish list for 2012”.
Here goes… Read more →
“Discover America” Literature promotion booth at PHILOXENIA 2011
The U.S. Commercial Service of the American Embassy in Athens is participating for a second time in the Philoxenia 2011 Tourism Exhibition with a “DISCOVER AMERICA” Literature Promotion Booth to promote travel and tourism to the United States of America. Read more →
New partnership enhances FastBooking hotels’ visibility among travel agents via recently launched Travelport hotel booking tool
FastBooking hotels are displayed and bookable via Travelport Rooms and More™, a key part of Travelport’s ongoing drive to enhance its hospitality offering to travel agents worldwide. Read more →
Πρόεδρος της Επιτροπής για την Ευρώπη του Παγκόσμιου Οργανισμού Τουρισμού ο Υπουργός Πολιτισμού και Τουρισμού της Ελλάδας
Πρόεδρος της Επιτροπής για την Ευρώπη του Παγκόσμιου Οργανισμού Τουρισμού της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης για τα επόμενα δύο χρόνια εκλέχθηκε τη Κυριακή 9, Οκτωβρίου, ο υπουργός Πολιτισμού και Τουρισμού Παύλος Γερουλάνος στο Συνέδριο του ΠΟΤ (UNWTO) που πραγματοποιείται στη Gyeongju της Κορέας, 8 με 14 Οκτωβρίου, 2011. Read more →
Chairman of the Commission for Europe at UNWTO, Paul Geroulanos
The Greek Minister of Culture and Tourism Paul Geroulanos, was elected, Chairman of the Commission of Europe region of World Tourism Organization council (UNWTO), for the next two years, on Sunday, October 9, at the 19th UNWTO General Assembly in Gyeongju, Korea. Read more →
Tourgreece introduces new graphic design logo and new multilingual welcome greeting mosaic
Mr. Vassilis Sakellaris, founder and president of tourgreece, one of the largest Tour Operators in Greece, is pleased to introduce the new graphic identity, the new Logo for tourgreece. Read more →
Countdown to World Tourism Day
With just a few days to go until World Tourism Day (27 September), UNWTO has announced the five photos and five ‘tweets’ from among the hundreds of entries submitted to the 2011 World Tourism Day (WTD) competitions that best reflect the 2011 theme, Tourism – Linking Cultures. Read more →
Salih Cene elected Director of Skal International
After serving at all levels for the last 32 years, immediate past Councilor for Turkey and a senior tourism professional Salih Cene has been elected as the Director of Skal International (SI). Read more →
Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts adds another Russian hotel to its portfolio
Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts already has a presence in Russia, having run the highly successful Swissôtel Krasnye Holmy, Moscow for many years, and soon guests will have the opportunity to stay in the hotel chain’s first ski resort. Read more →
Congress on Ethics and Tourism opens with calls to place ethics at the core of tourism development
Ten years since the adoption of the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism by the United Nations General Assembly, the first International Congress on Ethics and Tourism has opened with calls to intensify efforts to place ethics at the core of tourism development (Madrid, Spain, 15-16, September). Read more →
5,000 Flowers: An Art Show to Commemorate September 11
Hundreds of miniature works of art created by artists from the United States and Canada will we shown at the Branigan Cultural Center Sept. 2-30 to observe the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Read more →
UNWTO and SNV partner to advance tourism training for the informal sector in developing countries
Capacity building and knowledge transfer are at the center of competitive destinations and sustainable development efforts. Read more →
Egypt to host official World Tourism Day celebrations
The Egyptian city of Aswan will host the official 2011 World Tourism Day (WTD) celebrations, which will include a High-Level Think Tank on this year’s theme, ‘Tourism – Linking Cultures’ (27 September 2011). Read more →
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