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Before the coronavirus pandemic – which stopped it dead in its tracks – Cape Verde, the Atlantic Ocean archipelago which is right on the operational limits for leisure airlines flying out of … read more
Expedia Group Media Solutions, the global travel advertising platform connecting marketers with hundreds of millions of travelers across the Expedia Group brand, released its Q4 2021 Travel Recovery Trend Report. The quarterly report combines Expedia Group first-party data and custom research with actionable insights and industry examples to hel… read more
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data showing growing momentum in the recovery of air travel as restrictions are lifted.
Improved Ticket Sales IATA reported a sharp 11-percentage point increase for international tickets sold in recent weeks (in proportion to 2019 sales).
In the period around 8 February (7 d… read more
Global tourism, with all of its sectors, is one of the largest industries in the world. And despite the pandemic and all the challenges it brought for the market, it’s still a big industry that offers big profit potential. People have always wanted to go on adventures, explore new places, whether it’s close to home or far away, and recently, it … read more
Some of the global and renowned Business Events and Tourism experts from Africa, UK Europe and the rest of the world will share their expertise on 28 February at 5th and 2020 Africa Business Tourism and MICE Masterclass at this year’s Meetings Africa.
Among the 2022 faculty are Désirée Baltussen, Chief Business Development Officer, ICCA – … read more
With its new research focus 2022, the Future Meeting Space (FMS) innovation network looks at the reasons why people will in the future decide for or against attending business events in person. Under the headline "Redefining event attendance", the GCB German Convention Bureau e.V. and the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Enginee… read more
Although the 2022 edition of Meetings Africa will take a hybrid format, exhibitions are strictly physical. However, buyers have a virtual option to join the event which will take place from February 28 – March 2 at the Sandton Convention Centre.
Affirming this, Chief Convention Bureau Officer of the South African National Convention Bureau… read more
Tourism’s central role in advancing the Blue Economy was highlighted as UNWTO chaired a special session and joined a Heads of State panel at the One Ocean Summit, hosted by the French Presidency this week.
In a session on “Tourism in the Blue Economy” co-hosted with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and France, high level rep… read more
The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) supports the Toulouse Declaration on future sustainability and decarbonisation of aviation, launched at the European Union Aviation Summit on 4 February. The declaration signals a growing political momentum to deliver emission reductions in the aviation sector, which is a key element in… read more
With over 1 000 meetings already set up on the online diary system, Meetings Africa 2022 is set to remain true to its purpose of bringing together buyers and exhibitors and growing the business events industry on the continent.
Media, tourism and meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) stakeholders gathered at the Southern… read more