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has launched an innovative
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The MOU was signed by Abdulla
Ghiyaz, president of MATATO and
Mario Hardy, CEO of PATA, on September 10, 2016, at a special event
hosted during the PATA Travel
Mart 2017 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
C
aribbean
Airlines
emerged as the “Caribbean’s
Leading Airline” at the 23rd Annual World Travel Awards 2016 for
the sixth consecutive year.
D
ubai
Tourism
has
launched an innovative new
experiential marketing campaign,
Here Today, Dubai Tomorrow, in
order to give British holidaymakers a ‘live’ taste of what they could
enjoy on a trip to Dubai and further boost the city’s reputation as
one of the UK’s favourite holiday
destinations.
P
I
ndia’s Ministry of Tourism reported that there has
been 11.8 percent growth in
Foreign Tourist Arrivals in August 2016 over the same period
in 2015. Bangladesh accounts for
highest share of Tourist arrivals
followed by USA and UK in August 2016.
Indonesia has joined the UNWTO International Network of
Sustainable Tourism Observatories (INSTO) with the opening
of three sustainable tourism observatories, as announced at the
PATA Travel Mart 2016 in Jakarta,
which position Indonesia as a
regional hub for sustainable tourism practices.
M
aldives Association
of Travel Agents and
Tour Operators (MATATO)
and Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU),
to extend cooperation and share
opportunities and resources between the two organisations.
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Malaysia’s tourism industry indicated signs of recovery
in the first half of 2016 with latest figures showing more tourists after the slowdown in 2015.
Correspondingly, tourist receipts
rose by 10.7 percent, contributing RM37.4 billion to the country’s
revenue against RM33.8 billion
in 2015, which translates to an
average per capita expenditure
of RM2.869.6. The top 10 tourist
generating markets to Malaysia in
2016 were Singapore (6,596,452),
Indonesia
(1,378,699),
China
(992,463), Thailand (864,453), Brunei (637,369), India (359,853), South
Korea (228,023), the Philippines
(220,163), the United Kingdom
(206,313) and Japan (198,693).
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ATA Global Insights
Conference was held in
Auckland on September 30 discussing the important thought
provoking theme ‘Exploring Connectivity’ – a vital component for
any destination seeking to extend
its reach to influential international source markets. This year’s
conference programme was
designed to be even more beneficial to the industry because
it takes insights to a higher, yet
more practical level.
Q
atar Airways and Qatar
Tourism Authority signed
an agreement with VFS Global, a
leading provider of visa processing services in the presence of
Qatar’s Ministry of Interior. The
agreement paves the way for an
efficient and transparent tourist
visa application system that caters to travellers from around the
world looking to visit Qatar.
Qatar announces easier entry
for cruise passengers as 32 ships
head to Doha port Destination
prepares to offer seamless tourist
experience to over 50,000 passengers this season. With a large
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number of cruise passengers expected to arrive at the country’s
ports, Qatar Tourism Authority
(QTA), in co-ordination with the
Ministry of Interior and Qatar
Ports Management Company Mwani Qatar, have announced
new measures to facilitate their
disembarkation and entry for a
seamless tourism experience.
S
outh Africa has been
awarded a SAFARI INDIA
South Asia Travel award in the
Best Safari Destination category.
The awards ceremony took place
in September 2016 and the award
was accepted by South African
Tourism representatives from
India office. The recognition is a
testament to the natural beauty
that the country offers the world.
Singapore Tourism Board
(STB) has announced the 81 finalists for the Experience Excellence,
Enterprise Excellence and Customer Service categories of the
2016 Singapore Tourism Awards,
Singapore's most prestigious
awards for the tourism sector. The
awards ceremony will be held on
October 5 and 22 of these finalists will be crowned winners and
hailed as amongst the industry's
best in demonstrating experience and enterprise excellence.
T
he South Dakota Department of Tourism
was presented the award for Best
Print Advertising at the 2016 Mercury Awards during the US Travel
Association’s annual ESTO conference, held August 27 to 30. The
Mercury Awards recognise excellence in destination marketing on
the state level. A judging panel of
industry leaders from companies
including National Geographic,
Fathom, Ogilvy Public Relations,
McGarryBowen, Facebook and
Google selected the winners in 12
categories. The South Dakota De-
Qatar Airways
and Qatar Tourism Authority
signed an agreement with
VFS Global, a leading...
partment of Tourism is comprised
of Tourism and the South Dakota
Arts Council. The Department is
led by Secretary James D. Hagen.
The 1st UNWTO Global
Conference on Wine Tourism held in the Kakheti region
in Georgia widely discussed the
link between wine tourism and
culture, history and lifestyle and
the contribution of this segment
to the development of the sector. During two days (September
7 to 9), the event convened over
200 participants including policy
makers and tourism experts from
nearly 50 countries.
The World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and
the Global Compact Network
Spain concluded the cooperation
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