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London (United Kingdom) – March 27, 2017 (travelindex.com) – Fred W Finn, the ‘Worlds Most Travelled Person’ has joined Travelindex as Global Brand Ambassador. Fred Finn is a well-known public figure.…

Konotta (Maldives) – January 12, 2017 (travelindex.com) – The opening of international flights to Gan airport, adjacent to Addu township in the south of the Maldives, has opened a new era for the…

Geneva (Switzerland) – December 25, 2016 (travelindex.com) – Green energy generation has reached a tipping point, the World Economic Forum asserts in an investors handbook released on Thursday. The…

Madrid (Spain) – December 9, 2016 (travelindex.com) – Only few weeks ahead of the official launch of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development 2017, set to take place on the 18 of…

Geneva (Switzerland) October 19, 2016 – (travelindex.com) – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects 7.2 billion passengers to travel in 2035, a near doubling of the 3.8 billion air…

Geneva (Switzerland) – September 18, 2016 (travelindex.com) – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the 2016 World Passenger Symposium (WPS) will focus on key initiatives…

Chiang Mai (Thailand) – June 11, 2016 (travelindex) – Travel and tourism is growing in leaps and bounds thanks to growing air and land connectivity and accessibility within the key cities of Cambodia,…

Dublin (Ireland) – June 3, 2016 (travelindex.com) – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on EU and North American governments to resolve a looming crisis for the EU–US/Canada visa…

Montreal (Canada) – February 15, 2016 (travelindex.com) – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for the 2015 safety performance of the commercial airline industry.– The 2015…

Geneva (Switzerland) – October 1, 2015 (travelindex.com) – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) co-signed an open letter calling on governments to act to help the industry reduce its…

Geneva (Switzerland) – July 3, 2015 – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for May showing strong demand growth compared to May 2014 for both…

Geneva (Switzerland) – June 18, 2015 – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that it was pausing the rollout of its Cabin OK initiative and beginning a comprehensive…

Bangkok (Thailand) – April 16, 2015 – Asia Pacific destinations stand to welcome 33 million more foreign arrivals in 2015 over those of 2014, lifting the expected total inbound volume to around 547…

Geneva (Switzerland) – March 4, 2015 – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for January 2015 showing traffic growth (revenue passenger…

Bangkok (Thailand) – November 20, 2014 – The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is pleased to announce that the Annual Tourism Monitor (ATM) 2014 Final Edition is now available. Following the…

Leshan, Sichuan (China) – November 4, 2014 – On September 28, 2014, the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) organized the Forum on Patterns & Trends of China Self-driving Tourism in Leshan,…

Geneva (Switzerland) – August 9, 2014 – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the decision by the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) to grant final approval to…

Bangkok (Thailand) – August 2, 2014 – Holders of Chinese and Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) passports will be exempt from paying the visa fees when visiting Thailand purely for the purpose of tourism for the…

Miami, Florida (USA) – July 28, 2014 – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on the Venezuelan government to honor the commitment it made in March to permit airlines to repatriate…

Phuket (Thailand) – July 27, 2014 – The first Autogyro Cavalon arrived in Thailand and landed in Phuket. By The Air, a part of the Phuket Deluxe Group is the sole distributor in Thailand of the German…

Geneva (Switzerland) – July 10, 2014 – An IATA report has highlighted the benefits of intra-Africa air service liberalization. Conducted by independent economic consultants InterVISTAS, the report…

Geneva (Switzerland) – June 7, 2014 – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the appointment, effective from June 9, of Glyn Hughes as the Association’s next Global Head of…

Hainan (China) – April 24, 2014 – The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) congratulates the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) on the opening of WTTC’s 14th annual Global Summit in Hainan,…

Geneva (Switzerland) – April 17, 2014 – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is calling on governments to ratify important changes to the Tokyo Convention 1963 which were agreed at a…

Alicante (Spain) – April 12, 2014 – Maersk Line, the world’s largest shipping company, will be Volvo Ocean Race’s shipping partner for the 2014-15 edition starting in October with the challenge of…

Loei (Thailand) – February 8, 2014 – On 8 January, 2014, less than a year before the 2015 implementation of the integrated ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) blueprint, a new bus route linking Thailand…

Las Vegas, Nevada (USA) – October 10, 2013 – Routes (part of UBM Live) and the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) reached a 2 year agreement during the World Routes event in Las Vegas, to…

Cape Town (South Africa) – June 9, 2013 – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) 69th Annual General Meeting (AGM) reaffirmed its support for the New Distribution Capability (NDC)…

Jakarta (Indonesia) – December 20, 2012 – Garuda Indonesia, Indonesia’s national carrier, launched flight services last week to six new destinations as a result of the airline’s recently signed…