The 2022 BC Tourism and Hospitality Conference (BCTHC), which will be hosted in Richmond this year, is just 10 days away. The theme for this year’s conference is Kickstarting the Comeback and will provide the “industry with the tools, knowledge …

In the town of Lincoln, the tourism industry is taking steps toward recovery. Part of that is with the Niagara Benchlands, a tourism destination brand, which saw its official launch at the 2022 Tourism Summit on Feb 22. The summit, …

The first day of spring is still a month away, but university students throughout the southwest are already making plans to travel this semester. And in Lake Havasu City, the hospitality industry is making its own plans to welcome those …

France and Iran have expressed their desire to connect flights with Cambodia and increase tourism cooperation with the Kingdom in other fields, in the hopes of bringing its travel industry back to pre-pandemic heights. The two countries’ interests were expressed …

Seoul Tourism Organization won the grand prize at the first Seoul Universal Design Awards for its barrier-free environment creation project in December 2021. The organization has been promoting the ‘Universal Tourism Environment Creation Project’ since 2019 to improve the physical …

The United Arab Emirates, the Middle East tourism and commercial hub, over the weekend ended a requirement to wear face masks outdoors and obligatory quarantine for COVID-19 contact cases. Fully-vaccinated passengers arriving in the country will no longer require PCR …

Pololikashvili, the UNWTO Secretary-General, today has requested the name of Russia to be removed as a member of the World Tourism Organization. On Thursday last week, the World Tourism Network (WTN) has asked for a United Voice and Smart Guidance …

As many borders are currently closed, more New Zealanders have been heading to the Chatham Islands. In 2021, Air Chathams visitor arrivals went up 80 percent with just under 2400 visitors recorded, compared to the pre-COVID situation. As businesses were …

OTM Mumbai is being held at the Bombay Exhibition Centre from March 14th to 16th, 2022. Organised after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the show will witness 600+ exhibitors from over 20 countries, 29 Indian States, and 7 Union Territories. It will be the first international travel trade show since the pandemic.

The UNWTO and WHO have urged lifting of travel bans, since they do not provide added value and contribute to economic and social stress. The two UN agencies agreed to work together on global trust architecture for reviving the travel …