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RICH NORTH AMERICANS TRADE LUXURY FOR DEPRIVATION HOLIDAYS
WTM Global Trends Report reveals age of austerity fuels deprivation breaks
GOOGLE’S DOMINANCE OF EUROPEAN TRAVEL TO BE CHALLENGED BY MOBILE
Mobile phone manufacturers are poised to take over from Google as the most powerful technological players in the European travel and tourism ...
European Tourism Buyers Expect Olympic Slump; London Down 30%
The European Tour Operators Association (ETOA) ran a snapshot survey of 200 leading tour operator buyers at its annual Global European Marketplace on Friday asking what effect they estimated the Olympics would have on their business in 2012 compared with 2011 in the top European inbound destinations.
UNWTO to assist China in designing National Tourism Law
UNWTO will assist the government of China in the formulation of its first ever national tourism law. Visiting the organization’s headquarters, a high-level delegation led by parliamentarians of the China National People's Congress and the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA), agreed to request the technical and political support of UNWTO to design its normative framework for tourism. This announcement follows last year’s identification by the Chinese government of the tourism sector as one of its strategic development areas.
Humane Society International launches Humane Travels Program
Today is the launch of Humane Travels, which will give people an opportunity to tour sites where Humane Society International has worked with animal protection programs while their travel fees provide much needed income to local animal protection groups. The program’s first trip to South Africa is in January.
France Cruises Invites Culture and Art Lovers to Customize Cruise Itineraries
France Cruises encourages travelers to utilize their tailor made itinerary service to customize trips rich in art and history.
Skal International New Executive Committee
Following the elections of Skal International, at Sydney, the new Executive Committe is President:Tony Boyle (Townsville, Australia)
Germans keen to travel once again – more than 70 per...
According to the latest representative survey by ADAC, 71.2 per cent of the population are firmly intent on booking a lengthy holiday trip next year, nearly six per cent more than in 2009.
«Δανειοδότηση μέσω ΤΕΜΠΜΕ των τουριστικών γραφείων, διαμαρτυρία για τον αποκλεισμό του...
Την ένταξη των τουριστικών γραφείων και των επιχειρήσεων τουριστικών λεωφορείων στο ΤΕΜΠΜΕ λόγω της τρέχουσας αρνητικής συγκυρίας στον τουρισμό απηύθυνε η Γενική Πανελλαδική Ομοσπονδία Επιχειρήσεων Τουρισμού με επιστολή που απέστειλε στον νέο υπουργό Περιφερειακής Ανάπτυξης και Ανταγωνιστικότητας κύριο Μιχάλη Χρυσοχοΐδη, αλλά και στους συναρμόδιους υπουργούς Οικονομικών, Πολιτισμού & Τουρισμού, στον Πρόεδρο της Τραπέζης της Ελλάδος και την διοίκηση του ΤΕΜΠΜΕ.
Dreams of Olympic tourism could be a nightmare
Research and analysis released on 20th September 2010 by the European Tour Operators Association (ETOA) shows that the vast numbers of foreign visitors anticipated to arrive at previous Olympics did not materialise. No host city has predicted demand for an Olympics correctly. They have invariably over-estimated the number of foreign visitors and the duration of their stay.
