Airbus is to participate in Intersec 2023, the leading trade fair for safety, security, and fire protection. Airbus is to participate in Intersec 2023, the leading trade fair for safety, security, and fire protection. With a host of international visitors set to attend in search of next-generation safety and security solutions, Airbus will showcase its […]
Tourism
Visit Buenos Aires focuses on gastronomy, culture and sustainability
Following on conversations at ILTM Cannes 2022, Buenos Aires- a city constantly evolving, aims to be one of the top destinations in 2023 focusing, according to Karina Perticone, Executive Director of Visit Buenos Aires, on three main pillars: gastronomy, culture and sustainability. Following on conversations at ILTM Cannes 2022, Buenos Aires- a city constantly evolving, […]
UNWTO launches online gender equality training course
UNWTO, in collaboration with the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and UN Women has launched a free online training course focused on gender equality within the tourism sector. The course, which is available through atingi.org, is part of the pioneering ‘Centre Stage’ project which is putting […]
Neptune is the Newest Viking Cruise Ship
Viking Neptune, the company’s newest ocean liner, was named during a ceremony in Los Angeles. Nicole Stott, a retired NASA astronaut, aquanaut, and artist, gave the ship a blessing of good fortune and safe sailing as part of the occasion. The 930-guest ship has embarked on the company’s 138-day 2022/2023 world cruise, which will visit […]
Regent Seven Seas Explorer not allowed to enter New Zealand
Due to strict maritime biosecurity rules, this issue may threaten the cruise sector in Australia and New Zealand. Ports of call are dropped from the schedule, and time is spent at sea waiting for the ship’s hull to be cleaned. At the last minute, New Zealand authorities took a sudden decision to prevent the Seven […]
Countries Open Arms to Chinese Tourists
Chinese tourists are the most likely to go out of their country and they are also the ones who spend the most. In 2019 – the last year before Covid-19 – 155 million Chinese went on holiday abroad. They spent $255 billion, or a quarter of tourism revenue. By comparison, U.S. tourists, the second-largest international […]
Travelport and Air France-KLM
Travelport and Air France-KLM announced that Air France-KLM’s New Distribution Content (NDC) is now live on Travelport. The move gives Travelport users direct access to the carrier’s NDC content, including shopping, booking, servicing, and private fares to cover multiple segments, and market specifics. It also allows users to get access to continuous pricing and ancillary […]
Touristic Flats: EU Plans Coordinated Regulation
A new Brussels’ proposal would oblige tourist apartment rental platforms to create a single registry of properties and owners. One out of four homes in the European Union is rented as a tourist apartment. Brussels is working on a regulation to unify a sector that directly influences one of the pillars of the economy, tourism. […]
New Luxury Spa in Stay Boulevard Nisantasi Istanbul
Istanbul’s Stay Boulevard Nisantasi, part of Türkiye’s first independent carbon-neutral hotel group The Stay Hotels, now offers guests the perfect winter wellness retreat for 2023. Istanbul’s Stay Boulevard Nisantasi, part of Türkiye’s first independent carbon-neutral hotel group The Stay Hotels, now offers guests the perfect winter wellness retreat for 2023. The new 1220 sqm Stay […]
Future of Travel Determined by Innovative Technology
Travel technology promises more efficient adventures to explore an increasingly connected but equally amazing world. The travel industry emerges from the pandemic more convinced than ever of the importance of developing and integrating new technologies that streamline passenger transit, streamline connections between major cities, improve traveler safety and protect the environment. From airport security systems […]