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Do you know how people search for hotels nowadays? They visit hotel search/booking platforms to find hotels in their destination. Once they find some names, they head to Instagram to check the hotels out.
Why Instagram? Because they know that's where they can find pictures and video-proofs of the quality of the hotel they're taking.… read more
Entries are open for the WTM World Responsible Tourism Awards 2021,
with this year’s ceremony including a series of Global Awards for the
first time.
The awards, first launched in 2004, recognise and reward businesses
and destinations which are contributing to more sustainable and
responsible tourism industry. Winners are … read more
Held from 7 to 9 April, the virtual event included headline shows, World Travel Market Africa (WTM Africa) and International Luxury Travel Market Africa (ILTM Africa), where buyers and tourism destinations and products connected online to reignite tourism to the continent.
A content programme also featured over 40 panel discussions and pre… read more
Hospitality group, Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG) is upbeat of positive performance going forward offsetting the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic in FY2020.
The growth will be underpinned by an anticipated recovery of the travel and tourism sector across the globe, as countries implement vaccinations as part of efforts to limi… read more
Speaking to the UNWTO Global Tourism Crisis Committee and Commission for the Middle East, ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu noted that ongoing pandemic impacts on international mobility reveal that the world is “back to 2003 levels in terms of global seat capacity.”
“Here in the Middle East, passenger totals dropped by over 70% an… read more
Online travel refers to online travel and hotel booking using a third-party website that sells services, like flight, railways, roadways (bus/car), cruise, and hotel booking. These travel booking agencies, also popularly known as Online Travel Agencies (OTAs), generally provide individual customer services, rather than corporations… read more
In its quest to lead the tourism industry of the archipelago island
into a digital age, the Seychelles Tourism Board has launched a new
tourism digital platform named ‘ParrAPI’ on Monday, April 12, 2021, at
their Mont Fleuri Head Office.
ParrAPI will help tourism operators across 12 categories to extend
their exposure and … read more
The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) secretary general Abdérahmane Berthé, had a consultative meeting on April 8 with the newly appointed IATA regional vice president for Africa & Middle East, Kamil H Al-Awadhi, following his recent assumption of office in March 2021. Berthé and Al-Awadhi discussed key priorities for bot… read more
The Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID) will tomorrow, April 8th,
2021 feature ATA’s CEO Town Hall, a platform for the leaders across the
MICE sector to directly address pressing questions and issues put before
them by a global audience of industry leaders, meeting and event
planners, business owners, and travelers alike.
GMID is… read more
With many countries around the world restricting entry to South African travellers, some who are itching to travel are planning sizzling getaways to select destinations on the African continent. Not only is it a few hours from home, but it also boasts a string of attractions that celebrate culture, history, cuisine and incredible landscap… read more
Seven Instagram tips to generate leads for your hotel business
WTM open entries for World Responsible Tourism Awards 2021
Africa Travel Week 2021 wraps up
Transformation and solidarity key to post-pandemic recovery, ICAO tells Τourism Crisis Committee
Online travel businesses tout investments to reboot post COVID 19 impositions get relaxed
Seychelles Tourism Board unveils new Tourism Digital Platform
AFRAA & IATA discuss key priorities
