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News: ITB Berlin 2014 set to close on a high
This year’s ITB Berlin sent out very positive signals for the international travel industry. With the global economy expected to recover in the years to come the world’s travel industry has begun 2014 confident of good tourism business. This year’s ITB Berlin reported a four per cent rise in trade visitors and an increase in business volume....more News: Missing Malaysia Airlines plane investigation widens
At least 239 passengers on board a missing Malaysia Airlines plane are feared dead after the Boeing B777-200 disappeared over the South China Sea....more News: New appointment for Wyndham Worldwide
Wyndham Worldwide have revealed that Geoff Ballotti, President and CEO of the global hospitality company’s timeshare exchange and vacation rental division will succeed departing hotel division President and CEO Eric Danziger, who is leaving the company to pursue personal interests effective March 28, 2014....more News: Sandals makes a splash with scuba
The Caribbean’s leading resort company Sandals Resorts International has reinforced their scuba diving credentials after reaching 50,000 certifications to become one of the premier dive divisions in the world. ...more News: Qatar Airways upgrades business class seats
Qatar Airways is upgrading its Business Class seats and entertainment systems on select Airbus A330-200 and A320 aircraft, in order to offer an even more luxurious and consistent experience to customers....more News: Eurostar reports strong growth for 2013
Eurostar has reported a strong performance in 2013 with continued increases in both passenger numbers and sales revenues during a year which saw the business celebrate two record breaking passenger milestones....more News: Sabre inks deal with Germania
Sabre Travel Network has signed an agreement with Germania to market the airline’s products and services in the Sabre global distribution system....more News: ITB Berlin: Investigation: How reliable are online customer evaluations?
The investigation carried out by the Academic Director of the ITB Berlin Convention and professor at the Worms Technical College together with his students for ITB Berlin 2014 has revealed that travellers, platform operators and hoteliers have become much more professional in their dealings with online hotel evaluations....more News: ITB Berlin: A master plan for Myanmar
Phyoe Wai Yar Zar was unequivocal: “Tourism in Myanmar is still in its infancy“, admitted the chairman of the national tourism marketing organization to journalists at ITB Berlin 2014. Increasing numbers of vacationers and business travellers are discovering this country, located between China and India, which only opened its borders three years ago....more News: ITB Berlin intensifies its involvement in human rights and tourism
ITB Berlin has declared its commitment to taking part in the “Round Table on Human Rights and Tourism“. The trade fair also intends to encourage tour operators to sign the “Commitment to Human Rights in Tourism“ which has been prepared by the participants in the Round Table....more
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