Malta, a Mediterranean Archipelago, has become an increasingly attractive MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, Events) destination for the North American market, with its historic and breathtaking outdoor event venues, excellent infrastructure and over 300 days of sunshine a year. Malta Tourism has launched an incentive program for MICE organizers for events held in Malta or its […]
Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, today convened a high-level meeting with regional tourism ministers in Cancun Mexico, to discuss the finalization of arrangements for the implementation of a multi-destination tourism framework and agreement to bolster arrivals. Ongoing discussions between countries in the region have been taking place to develop multi-destination tourism. Jamaica chaired a […]
Yravel industry being called into question by BBC Watchdog will do little to reassure UK consumers’ confidence to travel in the near future Consumer confidence is more important than ever since the pandemic Communication between the UK travel industry and consumers is not strong enough Travel industry bodies need to take a more proactive approach […]
Global hotel industry is stirring from hibernation and seeing modest gains in traveler demand In the U.S. small gains continued to be mad European Union’s decision to allow fully vaccinated Americans back in is a good first step Asia-Pacific moved across the 50% occupancy threshold in March Just over a year after the World Health Organization (WHO) […]
Andrew Hatch was one of the major founders and the first vice chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Research and Development Centre Rev. Hatch helped lead charge for an umbrella agency that would market Caribbean tourism Re. Hatch’s passing is a great loss to the entire region Rev. Andrew Hatch was 91 The Caribbean Tourism Organization […]
Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has joined other global tourism decision-makers in Mexico this weekend, for the World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) Global Summit 2021. The WTTC Global Summit is being organized in partnership with the Government of Quintana Roo. The theme of the event is “Uniting the World for Recovery” and runs from […]
The total revenue of more than USD 30 billion that the “smoke-free industry” contributes annually to national Vietnam’s GDP is not at all small. A large part of this amount comes from the international market. For this reason, at the moment, almost all travel agencies and service providers are waiting for the reopening of […]
The venue for a sideline meeting between the Tourism Ministers of Jamaica and Saudi Arabia took place in Cancun, Mexico, during the World Travel & Tourism (WTTC) Global Summit ongoing from April 25-27, 2021. The two Tourism Ministers from Jamaica and Saudi Arabia met to discuss tourism resilience. The Global Tourism Resilience & Crisis Management […]
IATA issues statement on President von der Leyen comments regarding travel between the USA and European Union It is imperative that the EC works with the airline industry IATA Travel Pass can help industry and governments manage and verify vaccination status The freedom to travel should not exclude those who are unable to be vaccinated […]
Edman has directed development and implementation of tourism plans, policies and programs to promote Minnesota as a travel and tourism destination John Edman has diligently served as the state’s chief spokesperson for tourism-related issues Edman was managing an agency with approximately 50 staff Edman holds the distinction of being appointed by four governors of three […]