Social events at the TFWA World Exhibition & Conference 2019 to centre on Port Canto

The Opening Cocktail will take place at this new spacious venue, on Sunday 29th September from 7.30pm. For the first time, all TFWA World Exhibition & Conference and TFWA Innovation Lab visitor and exhibitor badge-holders will be permitted entry to the Opening Cocktail free of charge,

Global tourism resilience and Crisis Management Centre responds to Bahamas crisis

KINGSTON, JAMAICA - Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett says that the Jamaican-based Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre has begun to mobilise resources to assist the Bahamas following the devastating effects of hurricane Dorian.

Costa Rica launches “Only the Essentials” campaign to inspire travelers to revert back to life's essentials

SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA - The Costa Rica Tourism Institute (ICT) launched a new advertising campaign in the United States and Canada on September 1, which features a custom-designed alphabet and five suggestive words: Balance, Thrill, Recharge, Alive and Connect. The campaign

Conference art and what we can learn from festivals

The FRESH Conference - the annual meeting design event - is happening in Belgium this year. During 13-15th October we have many unique and fresh ideas for meeting professionals in store. 

The InterContinental Life debuts in the Maldives with the launch of InterContinental Maldives Maamunagau Resort

LONDON – IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), opens InterContinental Maldives Maamunagau Resort (InterContinental Maldives), the latest in a series of new luxury resort openings which includes ANA InterContinental Beppu in Japan and InterContinental Hayman Island in Australia

Iridium and Thales Expand Partnership to Deliver Aircraft Connectivity Services

MCLEAN, Va., September 3, 2019 – Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) today announced Thales as the newest Iridium Certus aviation service provider.  While already developing the Iridium Certus-based FlytLINK terminal and antenna, Thales will now be able to offer both Iridium

Boingo’s Airport partners speed to the top in new airport Wi-Fi ranking

LOS ANGELES - Boingo Wireless, a leading distributed antenna system (DAS), small cells and Wi-Fi provider that serves carriers, consumers, property owners and advertisers

Portugal’s 2027 vision to become one of the most sustainable tourist destinations in the world

The Official Portuguese Tourism Board, Turismo de Portugal, will manage the 2027 strategy approved by the Portuguese Government in 2017 under the patronage of Ana

1,100 runners conquer Budapest Airport’s runway run

Despite temperatures creeping into the high-30s, over 1,100 runners literally raced down Budapest Airport’s Runway 13R-31L on Saturday to take part in the annual Budapest Airport-

Soul Community Planet announces new “One Tree: One Forest” program

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIF. - Soul Community Planet (SCP) has announced a new program - “One Tree: One Forest” – with the goal of making a meaningfully positive

airBaltic Pilot Academy’s fifth group of students begin studies

RIGA - The fifth group of students began their study process at the Latvian airline’s airBaltic Pilot Academy today, September 2, 2019. The fifth group of 13 students will

Voting opens for the 2019 miaList team awards

Voting is now open for the Meetings Industry Association’s (mia) miaList team 2019 awards. The votes for the awards, sponsored by Core Process, will help decide which

Brand new Opatija cruise tackles over tourism in Croatia by travelling off-grid

Following the attempts to combat over tourism by the Italian government in both Venice and Rome, and the removal of large cruise ships from the Venetian centre, small cruise specialists Unforgettable Croatia have implemented their own steps to help the over tourism issue

Agenda.Video surveyed travellers to find out their habits and preferences in booking accomodation

Agenda.Video, the first internet video production company for hotels, conducted a survey asking 2,300 travellers about their behaviour and preferences when booking their travel accommodation. The survey covered the following questions:

Dubai Air Navigation Services (dans) Supports Expo 2020

DUBAI, UAE - His Excellency Mohammed Abdulla Ahli, Director General of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) and CEO of Dubai Air Navigation Services (dans), has stressed that the aviation sector, which accounts for about 30 per cent of Dubai’s GDP, will play a significant role in the

Hurricane Dorian and the islands of Bahamas

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism & Aviation (BMOTA) continues to track the progress of Hurricane Dorian, which has been upgraded to a Category 5 hurricane. Hurricane Dorian is expected to remain extremely dangerous through Monday, September 2 as it

Solar power plant to open in Messukeskus Helsinki

Messukeskus Helsinki and Helen Ltd will open one of the largest solar power plants in Helsinki on the hall roofs of the Messukeskus Helsinki, Expo and Convention Centre. The solar power plant will start operation at the end of August or the beginning of September 2019. Construction of an

Amadeus and Visa’s CyberSource join forces to tackle fraud and friction in travel

SINGAPORE  - The European Central Bank estimates Europe suffers from 1.3 billion euros in online card fraud each year. That’s why the Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2) and the Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) mandate what is known as Strong Customer Authentication