Virtuoso welcomed its travel agency owner members and preferred travel providers to Buenos Aires for its Symposium. Attracting more than 400 people from 33 countries, the Symposium takes place April 21-25, 2013. Virtuoso selected Buenos Aires from a number of potential host cities following a written invitation from the President of the Argentine Nation, Cristina …
International tourist arrivals surpassed 1 billion people for the first time in 2012 and emerging economies continue to lead the growth in demand for luxury tourism. With Brazilian expenditure on travel abroad reaching US$22 billion and the number of those travelling from Argentina increasing by over 10% in 2012, a guest list of luxury travel …
More than 300 travel and tourism professionals from 45 states paid hundreds of visits to U.S. senators and representatives—covering more than half of Congress—during Destination: Capitol Hill last week in Washington, D.C. This legislative fly-in, organized by the U.S. Travel Association along with NTA, the Southeast Tourism Society and the Destination Marketing Association International, combined …
The Africa Travel Association (ATA) announced today that new dates have been set for the 38th annual ATA World Congress in Cameroon. The event will be held from Wednesday, October 16 to Monday, October 21, 2013. After discussions between the Cameroonian Minister of Tourism and Leisure, the Local Organizing Congress Committee and ATA’s International Board …
Executives from Skål International recently gathered at Carnival Cruise Lines’ headquarters in Miami to finalize details for the organization’s first-ever World Congress at sea taking place aboard Carnival Glory this fall. More than 1,200 Skål delegates from all corners of the globe will convene aboard the 110,000-ton cruise ship during a seven-day cruise that departs …
At its latest regular meeting the Supervisory Board of Messe Berlin announced the appointment of Ingrid Maab, Dipl. Kauffrau, (50), as the new COO of Messe Berlin. She will take up her post on 1 August. In December 2012 the Supervisory Board had already appointed Dr. Christian Göke to succeed the current CEO, Raimund Hosch, …
The Jerusalem Innovative Tourism Summit 2013, which will take place May 28-29 at the Jerusalem International Convention Center, is expected to attract travel industry leaders and innovators in the travel technology sector from around the world. Summit 2013 will focus on cutting edge technology and its impact on the tourism industry as well as on …
The city of Guanajuato, named “Cultural Heritage of Humanity”, will host the Second National Forum of Tourism and Culture, Kultur 2013. online pharmacy buy addyi online with best prices today in the USA The event, which is sponsored by the National Tourism Forum and the Government of the State of Guanajuato, aims to explore the …
Delegates from around the globe attended the Africa Travel Association’s (ATA) sixth annual U.S.-Africa Tourism Seminar (USATS). The USATS was held on Friday, March 8 in Washington, DC and promoted the theme “Marketing Destination Africa 2020” which highlighted new marketing strategies, tools and emerging trends with presentations from top industry experts. It also emphasized the …
AIBTM 2013 is reporting a substantial increase in U.S. registrations received for the Hosted Buyer Program, a feature and business catalyst for the Americas Incentive, Business Travel & Meetings Exhibition scheduled in Chicago, June 11-13. The show has confirmed attendance from American Pharmacists Association, HelmsBriscoe, HPN Global, ConferenceDirect, ITA Group, Mandala Group, Global Access Meetings, …