The Jamaica Ministry of Tourism has vowed to use Carnival in Jamaica as the overarching brand to promote the carnival experience to visitors and locals alike through the aggressive marketing support from its agency, the Jamaica Tourist Board. Preparations are in top gear ahead of the inaugural staging of Carnival in Jamaica, which was recently launched at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston. The initiative is a project of the Sports and Entertainment Network of the Ministry of Tourism’s...
The PATA Adventure Travel and Responsible Tourism Conference and Mart 2018 is a three-day niche event with both conference and travel mart components, bringing together public and private sector tourism professionals involved in adventure travel and responsible tourism. Key elements of this annual event are environmental protection and social sustainability with special focus on empowerment of local communities. This is the first Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) event to be held in the...
Simon Press, Senior Exhibition Director, ATM, said: “The Travel Agents’ Academy at this year’s Arabian Travel Market is being held at a timely juncture in the role of travel agents. The ATM Travel Agents’ Academy will return to Arabian Travel Market in 2017 with 2 half-day sessions on Thursday, April 27, at Dubai World Trade Centre. Beginning at 10:00 am in Hall 1, scheduled topics for the free-to-attend 2017 program include itinerary planning, sales training and destination briefings, with a...
(Macao, April 10, 2017) – Sands® Cotai Central will celebrate its 5th anniversary with special promotions and offers for visitors and hotel guests from April 10 – May 7, 2017. A commemorative celebration was held on April 10 in Paradise Gardens to officially mark the occasion, which saw invited guests and visitors treated to a specially designed birthday cake, a DreamWorks Parade and entertainment by many of the DreamWorks characters. During the 5th anniversary celebrations, visitors to Sands...
BANGKOK, April 10, 2017 – The PATA Adventure Travel Conference and Mart 2017 (ATCM 2017) in conjunction with the Luoyang Adventure Tourism and Equipment Expo ended on Monday, April 4, 2017 in Luoyang, Henan province, China with over 500 delegates from 36 countries in attendance for the three-day niche event. The event, which brought together pioneers, thought leaders and change-drivers that are shaping the emerging landscape of the adventure travel industry, was organised by the Pacific Asia...
Good news marks the last day of activities of WTM Latin America & the 47th Braztoa Business Event. During the WTM Latin America’s official press conference, Charlie Cracknell, Senior Exhibitions Director at Reed Exhibitions, Lawrence Reinisch, WTM Latin America’s Exhibitions Director and Luciane Leite, WTM Latin America’s Exhibitions Manager, predicted figures that reinforce the organisers’ positive impressions for the event’s performance. Up until Wednesday (April...
The second day of the 5th edition of WTM Latin America & 47th Braztoa Business Event got underway with an important political meeting between leaders of the Latin American travel industry. The Ministerial Round Table on Tourism as a Tool for Development consisted of Marx Beltrão, the Brazilian Minister for Tourism, Lilian Kechichián, Uruguay’s Minister of Tourism, and Alejandro Lastra, Argentina’s Secretary of Tourism, in the realization of a meeting that was conceived during...
A Britney Spears concert has reportedly forced Israel to reschedule an election because it falls on the same day as the pop star’s Tel Aviv gig. “The election date was delayed by one day due to the fact that there is a major event at Yarkon Park on 3 July, 2017,” the Israeli Labor Party said in a statement, reported Jerusalem Online. Britney Spears was not directly mentioned but the pop star is scheduled to perform at Yarkon Park in the city on July 3 – the date first...
Representatives from 24 countries of both private and public nature involved in the Silk Road Task Force have convened in the Mediterranean city of Valencia, Spain, to discuss strategies and best-practice examples on how to adapt the Silk Road to the challenges and opportunities of the globalized tourism age. The 7th UNWTO Silk Road Task Force event was held on 30-31 March 2017. The discussions addressed the three pillars of the Silk Road Action Plan: i) marketing and promotion ii) destination...
Travel Trade Maldives (TTM) is the platform that connects the travel trade community of the Maldives to the global network of travel agents easily and instantly. Staged annually in Maldives, TTM is the leading global event for the travel trade industry of Maldives to connect with a diverse range of international hoteliers and travel professionals. TTM provides industry professionals with the opportunity to grow their businesses within one of the most lucrative and leading travel destinations in...
Senior executives from more than two dozen airports across the country are in Ottawa today to meet with parliamentarians and highlight the important role airports play in Canada’s economy. “Airports provide connections for passengers and cargo across Canada and around the world, resulting in greater global reach and increased business, export, tax revenues, tourism and job opportunities for Canada,” said Daniel-Robert Gooch, president of the Canadian Airports Council (CAC)...
The optimistic tone of economic recovery was predominant during the speeches on the first day of activities at the 5th edition of WTM Latin America. The main travel event for the Latin American market started yesterday (4th April) at Expo Center Norte in São Paulo and saw a 23% increase in visitors on the first day event. In the opening ceremony attended by regional and state secretaries, industry leaders and businesspeople, the Minister of Tourism, Max Beltrão, highlighted the relevance of the...
The Overland 4×4 Tourism Expedition SDN. BHD. is a Malaysia-based company. A group of 30 international explorers will be embarking on 60 days of driving from Durban, South Africa, to the Kingdom of Lesotho. The entry point in Lesotho is Sani Pass in the eastern part of the country, along the Drakensburg Mountains. They will be in 10 units of 4x4s and represented by participants from various countries – Malaysia, India, Singapore, China, Australia, and Thailand. Initially, the...
Iris Day, which on this coming 6 and 7 May celebrates the 28th anniversary of the BrusselsCapital Region, will offer many free activities for young and old. Among them, the ” Iris Day in the Districts ” will provide an intimate insight into the representative parts of certain districts. This year the event, which will take place on Saturday 6 May, will showcase Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Anderlecht, Saint-Gilles and Forest. Since last year and over the three years to come, the event will...
On April 1st, 2017 the number 30 held much significance in Pure Grenada, the Spice of the Caribbean. British Airways (BA) and Grenada celebrated 30 years of partnership and for three hotels their 30 year commitment to service excellence was also celebrated. A short commemoration ceremony was held at the Maurice Bishop International Airport along with a special treat for visitors arriving on British Airways; sweet steel pan music and refreshing local beverages. In 1987, then Minister of Tourism...
Thailand has been selected to host the Optimist World Championship 2017 to be organized between July 11-21, 2017 at the Royal Varuna Yacht Club (RVYC) in Pattaya. Over 59 countries have already confirmed to compete in the event, and each country will send their most talented Optimist sailors to race as national representatives on this world stage. This event is being organized by the Royal Varuna Yacht Club (RVYC), the Yacht Racing Association of Thailand (YRAT) in conjunction with the...
On November 2011 UNESCO designated April 30 as the International Jazz Day, a tribute to jazz music and its fundamental role in uniting people across the globe, promoting peace, dialogue among cultures, diversity, and respect for human rights and human dignity. ‘Jazz is a music of peace, and this has never been so important, to fight against new forms of hatred, racism and discrimination, and to strengthen humanity as a single community, sharing a past and a destiny.’ – UNESCO Director...
Spring in Japan means the blooming of cherry blossoms, and also… the annual penis festival. The latter takes place on the first Sunday of every April and is just as phallic as it sounds. Thousands flooded the streets of Kawasaki, Japan, to take part in the Kanamara Matsuri – the Festival of the Steel Phallus – in which giant steel phalluses are paraded through huge crowds on portable shrines. Festival-goers snap selfies with penis sculptures, buy various forms of penis memorabilia and...
Despite sluggish global economic growth, low oil prices, ‘Trumponomics’ and Brexit, the UAE will lead Middle East passenger growth in 2017 with an annual increase of more than 6.3%, according to estimates from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). However, aviation-related discussions during Arabian Travel Market this year will no doubt be dominated by the recent US-led ban on electronic devices and the repercussions for regional airlines. Aviation features heavily in the seminar...
The Gulf Aviation Training Event (GATE) will return for its fourth instalment during the Dubai Airshow 2017 in November this year at DWC, Dubai Airshow Site. The one day programme, taking place on Monday, 13 November, will focus this year on maintenance and crew training, in addition to pilot training. The conference programme will include high-level presentations and discussions on topics such as how the Middle East is keeping ahead of the curve with airline training developments; what is else...
Canada is proud to host the 46th session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in Montréal, from September 3 to 9, 2017. Hundreds of scientists and representatives from 195 countries will gather to advance the science of climate change and to decide the scope of the sixth IPCC assessment report. This report will provide the most up-to-date international scientific knowledge on climate change, and it will play an important part in supporting the implementation of the Paris...
Some 30 people have been injured, four of them very seriously, after an explosion at a French carnival in the Paris suburb of Seine-Saint-Denis. French authorities said Saturday that the explosion took place at around 5 p.m. local time in the commune of Villepinte, about 18 kilometers from the center of Paris. French daily Le Parisien said most of those affected by the explosion had suffered shocks or minor injuries but four were hospitalized and in a critical condition. The cause of the...
MITT 2017, Russia’s leading and largest travel and tourism exhibition, took place from 14 to 16 March at Expocentre in Moscow at a time of renewed optimism in the Russian travel market. 23,047 industry professionals from 79 regions of Russia visited the show – this is a 9% increase of B2B only visitors than compared to 2016. These visitors included tour operators, travel agents and other professionals involved in the travel industry, such as airlines, transport companies, hotels and IT...
“The Asian Art Finance Forum (2nd) and Global Art Bank Executive Summit 2017” was successful held at the Shanghai Tower, a landmark building in Lujiazui Shanghai. The forum was organized by the Asia Institute of Art and Finance, and assisted by the Chinese Culture and Finance 50 Forum. With the theme of “Art Investment and Art Consumption in the Age of Spiritual Consumption”, the forum focused on investment and consumption of art, inviting experts and scholars from the...
On the morning of April 2, China will usher in Qingming Festival, while the Water Releasing Festival is to be held in Dujiangyan city, Sichuan Province, home to a pair of World Heritage sites. The sites are of immense interest to tourists as is the reproduction of the stunning water releasing act that has been celebrated for over 2,000 years, attracting over 2,000 visitors to see the spectacle. The Organization Committee of the 2017 China – Dujiangyan Water Releasing Festival indicated...
There’s a hotel-like on-board experience for business class passengers, high-speed internet in the sky even for economy passengers and heated stone flooring for a private jet. Whatever price category you travel in, the leading trade show, Aircraft Interiors Expo, taking place for the 16th time at Hamburg’s Messehallen trade fair from 4 to 6 April, 2017, will reveal the trends that you will soon be experiencing on board. Aircraft manufacturers, suppliers, airline managers and travel journalists...
The fifth edition of the international convention AEROMART Montreal will be held from April 4 to April 6, 2017, at the Palais des congrès de Montréal. Close to 800 companies and organizations from the aerospace and defense industries have confirmed their presence, including major Quebec-based players such as Bombardier Aéronautique, Pratt & Whitney, Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. and CAE. Top international companies, such as Airbus Group, The Boeing Company and Safran, have also confirmed...
Denver is known for its 300 days of sunshine and the abundance of urban adventure that comes along with its Rocky Mountain backdrop. This summer, The Mile High City will be home to new international events, blockbuster exhibitions, family-friendly festivals and plenty of hotel deals for an ideal summer getaway. “This summer is going to be one of the best we have ever seen in the city,” says Richard Scharf, president and CEO of VISIT DENVER, The Convention & Visitors Bureau...
Food lovers have an appointment this 7, 8, 9 and 10 September for the sixth edition of eat! BRUSSELS, drink! BORDEAUX, the festival that highlights the big names in Brussels gastronomy and the delicious wines of Les Vins de Bordeaux. Several Brussels chefs will present one of their restaurant’s signature dishes to the public every day. The festival will once again get the public’s taste buds working in the lovely setting of Brussels Park. For the sixth edition of the eat festival...
For the first time in its history, Miami Beach Gay Pride will honor four individuals who have made significant contributions to the LGBTQ community. Television personality Ross Mathews will serve as Celebrity Grand Marshal; bartender and cast member of iHeart Radio’s “Elvis Duran and the Morning Show,” “Uncle” Johnny Pool, will serve as the Advocate Marshal; and advocates Liebe and Seth Gadinsky will serve as Ally Marshals. Miami Beach Gay Pride is presented by...
