[captionpix imgsrc=”http://travelworldnews.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/JohnC.jpg” captiontext=”Mr. John Caldwell, president of MLT Vacations.” align=”left”] The theme of MLT Vacations’ MLT University 2014 ‘Better Together, Empowering U’ is more than just a slogan. MLT University has seen quite an impressive growth since its launch in 1994. At that time, MLT University hosted no more than 75 travel professionals from the …
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://travelworldnews.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img2-300×225.jpg” width=300 height=225 captiontext=”CVC, Brazil’s supermarket travel agency.” align=”left”.] See also: ABAV Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 ABAV is the Brazilian Association of Travel Agents, and ABAV has wrapped up its great shebang of a 42nd annual congress just this last weekend in São Paulo’s city-within-a-city Anhembi convention center. But this …
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://travelworldnews.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sotic0-300×199.jpg” width=300 height=199 captiontext=”Opening night of SOTIC 2014. Photo credit: Peggy Hageman.” align=”left”] The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) – the Caribbean tourism development agency made up of over 30 countries and territories, along with private sector allied members – held its annual State of the Industry Conference (SOTIC) at the Frenchman’s Reef and Morning …
The skies between the U.S. and Brazil have never been as crowded as, say, between the U.S. and the UK. But efforts to connect the two most populous countries in the Americas have nevertheless taken some unusual turns over the years — however short-lived. Hard not to remember, for example, Omar Fontana’s luxurious service between …
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://travelworldnews.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/IMG_5171-300×225.jpg” captiontext=”São Paulo means negócios and negócios means business.” align=”left”] It used to be that the annual convention of the Brazilian Association of Travel Agents, or ABAV, devoted mornings to plenary sessions and workshops and afternoons to milling and contact-making in the exhibition hall. This year the educational program, in what is being called …
FITUR 2015, the International Tourism Trade Fair, an event organized by IFEMA to be staged from January 28 to February 1, 2015 at FERIA DE MADRID, will present FITURGREEN, a section designed to focus on innovation and sustainability within the tourist industry with a view to boosting the competitiveness of both companies and destinations, effectively …
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://travelworldnews.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/144-300×225.jpg” width=300 height=225 captiontext=”ABAV President Antonio João Monteiro de Azevedo speaks during the 2014 opening ceremony.” align=”left”] The 42nd annual congress and expo of the Brazilian Association of Travel Agents, or ABAV, kicked off yesterday evening, Tuesday, during an unaccustomed lull in Brazil’s still jam-packed event cycle. Brazil had not hosted a World Cup …
The annual DEMA Show attracts hundreds of exhibitors and thousands of dive and travel industry professionals from around the world. In addition to providing an arena in which to conduct business and network, DEMA Show offers participants the most extensive education curriculum in the industry including DEMA-Sponsored Seminars and Exhibitor-Sponsored Seminars from participating manufacturers, travel …
Three months before the celebration of the 20th edition of MITM Americas, Meetings and Incentive Travel Market, which will be held alongside the 6th edition of CULTOURFAIR, International Cultural Travel Fair, in Puebla, Mexico December 3 -5, the hosted buyers spaces for these important trade shows have been filled due to the high demand, according …
Brussels Airlines is the official airline of the 2014 Africa Travel Association (ATA) World Congress, and is offering special promotional fares for ATA Congress delegates, participants, visitors, exhibitors, and invited guests to attend ATA’s 39th Annual World Congress in Kampala, Uganda. Brussels Airlines, along with their airline partners, are offering discounts of 5-10 percent off …