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Ha Noi, Viet Nam, December 24, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Viet Nam’s leading environmental policy-makers, experts, business leaders, local and international organizations today endorsed an action…

Its third-quarter earnings report shows a company that’s still pulling in $1.5 billion in quarterly revenue, exceeding mid-pandemic expectations, even if that it represents $221 million in losses.…

Victoria,Mahé, Seychelles, October 16, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The Presidential Debates were a momentous step forward for our fragile democracy. My only regret was that there were no questions…

Valletta, Malta, September 28, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Earlier this month, the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres issued a policy brief on the important role of Tourism, in a…

The Hague, Netherlands, September 26, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / As political leaders seek to engage the private sector in making the European Union’s $1 trillion Green Deal initiative a reality, the…

New York City, NY, USA, September 26, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / During the Climate Week NYC and in the side-lines of UN General Assembly, SUNx Malta launched a Climate Friendly Travel Registry for 2050…

New York, USA, September 23, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The World Economic Forum today released a set of universal environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics and disclosures to measure…

Geneva, Switzerland, September 16, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The World Economic Forum announced today the co-chairs of the annual Sustainable Development Impact Summit The summit’s fourth year comes at…

A Webinar on A New Era: Hospitality Housekeeping Conference Dates September 18, 2020 AT 18:30 PM September marks the International Housekeepers Week 2020 celebrations. Join us for an insightful…

Growth, Interrupted: Navigating COVID’s shock to Canada’s tourism workforce Conference Dates September 28, 2020 02:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Tourism HR Canada President and CEO…

AGB Webinar Series: Winning The Future Chinese Tourist Conference Dates September 23, 2020 03:00 PM HKT Post-2021, Chinese tourism is set to move towards a new paradigm. Gone will be the days of…

London, United Kingdom, September 14, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Gloria Guevara, WTTC President & CEO, said: The World Travel & Tourism Council shares the dismay and severe disappointment of…

Little more than six months ago, the one topic that kept travel executives awake at night was Google increasingly siphoning off industry profits by moving deeper and deeper into the travelers’ user…

Travel and Tourism Think Tank II – Tourism and Resilience  Conference Dates September 15, 2020  12.00 P.M. – 13.30 p.m. The BCCJ is delighted to announce our second Travel and Tourism Think…

Designing a Strategy for the Revival of Indian Inbound, Outbound & Domestic Tourism Conference Dates September 18, 2020 4:00 PM  IST Over the last 17 years, CAPA has completed close to 200…

Tourism Forum with Secretary Brad Loveless Conference Dates September  24, 2020 11:30 AM in Central Time (US and Canada) Tune in for an update from Visit Shawnee on all things tourism in Kansas.…

Post – COVID travel: insights on Europe Conference Dates September 2, 2020  5:00 PM GMT The tourism economy has been heavily hit by the coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic, and measures introduced…

COVID-19 Crisis Management & Impact on the Luxury Hospitality Industry: Case Study by Elite Havens Conference Dates  September 2, 2020   3:00 PM  4:00 PM Overview: Jon Stonham, CEO of Elite…

New York City, New York, United States, August 25, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The Policy Brief provides an overview of the socio-economic impacts from the pandemic on tourism, including on the millions…

Pandemic-related lockdowns, flight cancellations, and border closures may be putting a crimp on summer vacation plans. However, the precipitous drop in tourism will have an outsized impact on…

Destination Insight Series: Azerbaijan with PATA & BBC Conference Dates August 19, 2020 – 04:00 PM Following the success of the PATA Dream to Travel Festival, particularly the Dream to…

The Future of Travel & Tourism Conference Dates August 25, 2020 – 03:30 PM COVID-19 has altered our way of life dramatically. Our social interactions, our professional dynamics, and our…

Balanced Tourism Recovery for a Better Future Conference Dates August 25, 2020 – 1:30 – 6PM (Indochina time) Under the theme of “Balanced Tourism Recovery for a Better Future”, the format of…

Tourism Matters Conference Dates September 15, 2020 – 10:00 AM Conference website https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcqdeqsrT0qH9Vige0EQn2gVcFiesUQ9Sw2 Read original article at…

Empowering tribes through cultural tourism Conference Dates August 9, 2020 – 11 AM to 12 Noon Department of Travel and Tourism of St. Albert’s College(Autonomous), is organizing a webinar on 09…

London, Great Britain, August 7, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Nearly three million jobs in the UK – and 197 million worldwide in the Travel & Tourism sector globally – look set to be lost due to the…

Bangkok, Thailand, August 6, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has today become a signatory of the Global Tourism Plastics Initiative, led by the United Nations…

Madrid, Spain, August 6, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is calling on destinations to recognize the needs of travellers with disabilities or specific access…

Marketing Tourism to Chinese in Europe Conference Dates August 26, 2020 – 2pm London (3pm CET, 4pm EET) While long-haul travel from China is still on hold, there are around 2 million Chinese…

Destination readiness Conference Dates August 5, 2020  – 9:30am EST The 4 panelists are CEOs of the following institutions:  –          Kenya Airways –          Kenya Airports Authority –…

Reigniting Regional Tourism Conference Dates August 27, 2020 – 9:00 am – 10:30 am With the arrival of COVID-19 and the abrupt termination of international visitors, tourism regions in…

Travel Talks webinar series Conference Dates August 7, 2020 – 3 p.m. The Guam Visitors Bureau (GVB), a nonprofit membership corporation, presents a new Travel Talks webinar series in a…

Spawning Sustainable Tourism Initiatives via Regional Collaboration Conference Dates August 20, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time In 2018, MSU Extension tourism educators partnered with Travel MI to…

IZEA Worldwide, Inc., the premier provider of influencer marketing technology, data, and services for the world’s leading brands, published a brief today which provides its first public analysis of…

Prior to the pandemic, religious tourism was big business, destined only to get bigger. But not even the pious are exempt from its clutches, with some governments banning pilgrimage altogether and…

Madrid, Spain, August 3, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The enormous toll of COVID-19 on international tourism has now become clear, with World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) data showing the cost up to May…

London, Great Britain, August 1, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has unveiled its Insurance Guidelines to rebuild global consumer confidence to help encourage…

Singapore, Singapore, July 30, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / GSTC extends its recognition to include sustainable tourism management systems. Greenview Portal is the first sustainable tourism management…

Tourism losses in 2020 were more than three times the losses seen during the Global Economic Crisis of 2009, according to the latest edition of the World Tourism Barometer report, published by the…

At the southern end of Croatia’s Adriatic Coast, far fewer tourists are wandering the marbled streets of Dubrovnik than usual, while the number of visitors to northern beaches is much closer to the…

What you think you know about ethical elephant tourism is mostly outdated and wrong. And it’s making elephants’ lives worse. You’ve probably seen ads for saving-the-wildlife donations, showing a…

Ibiza, Spain, July 28, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Governments have a duty to put the wellbeing of their citizens first. At the same time, they also have a responsibility to protect livelihoods and…

London, United Kingdom, July 27, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Gloria Guevara, WTTC President & CEO said: “Requiring UK travellers returning from Spain to once again quarantine for 14 days will be…

Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on tourism in North America Conference Dates August 6, 2020 – at 10:00 am MDT (noon EDT) Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the tourism industry has been…

London, Great Britain, July 24, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Popular holiday hotspots Indonesia, Dubai and Rwanda are among the latest destinations begin using to the world’s first ever global safety and…