Through his village in Maharashtra, Datta Kondar leads a tourist group to take a look at the firefly spectacle for which it’s immensely popular. With the arrival of the monsoons, during the twilight, thousands of fireflies come out and perform …

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has published the first systematic overview of how both national governments and local authorities are addressing and managing new business models in the accommodation industry. The so-called “sharing economy” has experienced significant growth over recent …

Iran hosted 7.29 million foreign tourists last year, which is around 50% more compared to the year before, said the UNWTO.   The country witnessed a 2.1% share of global tourist arrivals last year.   Deputy Minister of Cultural Heritage, …

On September 27th, Kempton Park Tembisa Tourism Association (KTTA) celebrated World Tourism Day at Gatalena, in Tembisa Emoyeni section.   Greetings of the tourism ambassadors, a car show, music, cultural exchanges, a showcase of art and craft, food and cultural …

A crowd worthy of great occasions yesterday for the inauguration of TTG Travel Experience, SIA Hospitality Design and SUN Beach & Outdoor Style, the three Italian Exhibition Group expos dedicated to the Travel Industry, running until Friday 11th October at …

The iconic Parisian five-star hotel, Molitor has welcomed Laura Cuinier as its new Director of Sales, joining the team during an exciting year as the hotel celebrates its 90th anniversary.   Laura Cuinier’s appointment follows the most recent additions to …

Cvent has announced the hiring of Graham Pope as Head of European Sales for its Hospitality Cloud platform, which offers hoteliers digital advertising and software solutions for their MICE business. Graham Pope has nearly 14 years of experience in the …

G Adventured announced its first animal welfare policy which was developed in consultation with World Animal Protection, the Jane Goodall Institute and the World Cetacean Alliance on World Animal Day.   Three ways travellers can ensure that the wildlife remains …

 At the Travel Convention in Tokyo, ABTA’s chief executive Mark Tanzer addressed the crowd and shed light on the failure of Thomas Cook which in his view was more of a failure of corporate finance than the failure of travel. …

Alessandra Alonso, founder of Women in Travel (CIC), the social enterprise dedicated to empowering women through employability and entrepreneurship in the travel industry, has been shortlisted for the UK Social Enterprise Awards 2019 in the Women in Social Enterprise category. …