In order to tap Indonesia’s outbound market, Sichuan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism is ramping up its marketing efforts by providing 40 per cent advertising subsidies to travel companies in Indonesia which include Sichuan in their promotional materials.   …

  Melissa Salibi has been appointed to  the role of chief human resources officer and member of the management board.   She will be driving the Kempinski human resources agenda worldwide by overseeing the entire spectrum of human resources affairs …

The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is set to organise the next ‘PATA Human Capacity Building Programme’ in Kathmandu, Nepal on December 16-17, 2019.   Under the theme “Design Thinking – Creating Lifetime Experiences in Nepal”, the workshop is hosted …

The FITURNEXT Observatory, FITUR’s platform dedicated to promoting good practises in tourism, has developed a pioneering model to offer tourism companies and destinations proven initiatives that can be easily replicated to generate positive effects regarding the challenge of sustainability. FITURNEXT …

The PATA Destination Marketing Forum 2019 (PDMF 2019), with the theme “Redefining a Destination – Reviving the past to reimagine the future”, officially began on Wednesday, November 27 at the Renaissance Pattaya Resort & Spa in Pattaya, Thailand, attracting 325 …

At the Scottish Thistle Awards, tourism businesses across the west of Scotland have earned recognition from industry leaders.   A total of 15 tourism businesses and individuals from Glasgow, Ayrshire and Arran, Dumfries & Galloway and Argyll & Bute struck …

The cruise tourism sector of Qatar has got a quantum boost with Doha coming up last week as a turnaround port. It was a significant occasion when on Wednesday, Costa Diadema, the fleet flagship of important Italian company Costa Cruises, …

Flight Centre Travel Group has appointed Claire Harrington as the head of the corporate marketing Europe.     In her new role she will be will be looking after the oversees marketing strategy for for Flight Centre’s corporate brands including …

Viva Cruises announced that it is entering the expedition market with its new ship MS Seaventure (formally MS Bremen) and the ship is set to launch  in May 2021.       For 164 guests onboard the Seaventure Viva Cruises …

Christophe Piffaretti has been appointed as chief development officer and member of the management board of Kempinski Hotels. Piffaretti will be responsible for the expansion of the Kempinski portfolio by focusing on the company’s footprint growth in current and new …