Monthly Archives: March 2018

PATA renews partnership with comScore

The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has renewed its preferred partnership with comScore, a leading cross-platform measurement company that measures audiences, brands and consumer behaviour everywhere.   PATA CEO Dr. Mario Hardy said that data is increasingly essential in today’s …

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Arabian Travel Market 2018 to highlight hotel exhibition space this year

At Arabian Travel Market 2018, the largest exhibition of the global and regional hotel brands in the history of ATM, hotels will consist of 20% of the entire show area,.   From April 22-25th, ATM will be taking place at …

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Jin Jiang International Group takes part in ITB Berlin this year

This year, the annual ITB Berlin was held successfully from March 7 to 11.   As one of the largest comprehensive tourism enterprise groups in China, Jin Jiang International Group participated in ITB Berlin again with all of its major brands at …

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For the 4th year consecutively, Metro Vancouver broke the record in tourism in 2018

On 2018 international index, Vancouver was selected as the top North American city in terms of quality of life. Also, the city created another tourism record in 2017.   As per the data examined by Tourism Vancouver and unveiled today …

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ERA Media Briefing covers key issues and priorities for aviation

ERA Media Briefing provides a great opportunity for media to discuss current aviation issues in Europe and learn about the association’s work. To begin the briefing, ERA’s President Andrew Kelly welcomed the media and discussed the important role ERA plays …

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Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) to become the new hope for Ethiopian tourism

According to the UNWTO handbook on tourism destination, branding tourism has become one of the fastest growing economic sectors of the world in the recent years.   Governments around the world now understand the power of tourism to boost their …

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Virgin Trains adds extra service for Wembley–bound Lincoln City FC fans

Virgin Trains has added an extra service to London to help fans of Lincoln City Football Club enjoy a day out at the final of the Checkatrade Trophy.   The Imps will be playing at Wembley stadium for the first …

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Maxine Rowland promoted to the role of MD by Blue Bay Travel

Maxine Rowland has been promoted by the Blue Ray Travel to the newly created role of managing director with plans of boosting the turnover by a third in 2018.     Rowland holds an experience of 30 years , she …

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Chinese travellers use payment apps more than non Chinese tourists

The Chinese travellers use more mobile payment apps to pay, while they shop, both in the national and international sector.     It was according to a new Nielsen report, jointly released by Nielsen and Alipay, which found that 93% …

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New York welcomed more than 62 million visitors in 2017

New York nicknamed as “Big Apple” has welcomed more than 62 million visitors in last year including 13.1 million international visitors.     According to the mayor’s office, New York has all the luxurious amenities and the best connectivity by …

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