2013-01-15 - Ho Chi Minh has a bond with Greece Vietnam iconic figure of Ho Chi Minh was also in Greece as it was proved by the recent visit of Vietnam's ambassador to Greece to the city of Edessa, that Ho Chi Minh visited on the way to the front during World War I.
2012-12-10 - Airlines to Welcome 3.6 Billion Passengers in 2016 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released an industry traffic forecast showing that airlines expect to welcome some 3.6 billion passengers in 2016. That's about 800 million more than the 2.8 billion passengers carried by airlines in 2011.
2012-10-17 - Thailand to host its First Formula One race in 2014. Thailand's economy and tourism industry are set to get a boost from 2014, as the country becomes the third South East Asian nation to host a Formula One race. A suitable venue is yet to be decided however, with the existing track at the seaside resort of Pattaya being ruled out. But according to Thai tourism officials, the race is likely to be held at night in a similar set up to that of Singapore.
2012-10-04 - Raffles Singapore celebrates 125 years Raffles Singapore is ideally located for those wishing to explore Singapore's sights, culture and retail opportunities with the Raffles Arcade hosting a fine selection of elegant international brands including Tiffany and Co. and Louis Vuitton
China's worsening relations with its neighbours have consequences for the tourism industry. Asia starts to learn it as Chinese exhibitors and buyers deserted the current PATA Travel Mart and tourists boycott destinations under political pressure.
2012-09-18 - Tourism in China contributes more to GDP than automotive manufacturing With 62 million direct, indirect and induced jobs in China, Travel & Tourism supports more jobs than the financial service sector's 48.5 million. Travel & Tourism's contribution to GDP is growing faster than most other sectors in China. It will grow by more than 9% over the next ten years, a faster growth rate than the total economy (7.6%).
2012-09-18 - Tourism in India Contributes More to GDP Than Automotive Manufacturing The Travel & Tourism industry in India is almost three times bigger than the size of automotive manufacturing industry and generates more jobs than the chemical manufacturing, automotive manufacturing, communications and mining sectors added together.
2012-09-11 - Tourism taking the lead in digital marketing The fifth annual E Tourism Africa Summit will take place on the 13th and 14th of September 2012 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. Coordinated by E Tourism Frontiers, the E Tourism Africa Summit is hosted in partnership with South African Tourism and Cape Town Tourism.
2012-09-09 - Children crave simple pleasures on holiday It's not just parents who may be breathing a sigh of relief this week as kids go back to school - children have revealed what they hate most about going on holiday with the family - not enough downtime.
2012-07-17 - City.Mobi develops mobile guide for Istanbul Ahead of the East Mediterranean Travel & Tourism Fair 2012 (EMTT), set to take place in Turkey this week, leading mobile web development company World.Mobi have rolled out their latest mobile travel guide for irresistible Istanbul.
2012-06-22 - The new economics of medical tourism: a new era How much value does a medical tourist really get when going abroad for medical treatment? What is the true cost of a hip transplant for a medical traveler? What is the going rate for a medical tourist's breast augmentation? Should one travel to India or to Mexico to get the best savings from a coronary angioplasty?
It depends.
2012-05-11 - International tourism off to a strong start in 2012 International tourist arrivals worldwide grew by 5.7% in the first two months of 2012. Demand remained strong in both advanced and emerging economy destinations, despite economic constraints in many of the source markets of Europe and North America. The first results of 2012 indicate that international tourism continued to show sustained growth in...
2012-05-08 - International tourism receipts surpass US$ 1 trillion in 2011 In 2011, international tourism receipts exceeded US$ 1 trillion for the first time, up from US$ 928 billion in 2010. In real terms, receipts grew by 3.8%, following a 4.6% increase in international tourist arrivals. An additional US$ 196 billion in receipts from international passenger transport brought total exports generated by international tourism in 2011 to US$ 1.2 trillion...
2012-03-22 - Inflight entertainment to capture passengers' imagination Faster, lighter and easier to install inflight entertainment (IFE) innovations are expected to be a major draw for visitors to next week's Aircraft Interiors Expo, which takes place at the Hamburg Messe from 27-29 March.
2012-03-21 - IATA: Rising oil prices reducing profitability, regional differences widen The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced a downgrade to its industry outlook for 2012 primarily due to rising oil prices. IATA expects airlines to turn a global profit of $3.0 billion in 2012 for a 0.5% margin. This $500 million downgrade from the December forecast is primarily driven by a rise in the expected average price of oil to $115 per barrel, up from the...
2012-03-14 - Global hotel recovery in 2011 signals growing market confidence The relative strength of the global hotel sector can be seen as an indicator of a potential turnaround in the economic outlook with the average price of a room around the world rising 4% in 2011, according to the latest Hotels.com Hotel Price Index( (HPI). The continuing strength in corporate travel, in particular, helped to push up demand and room rates, although prices were...
