The latest issue of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer from the World Tourism Organization shows that international tourism continued to grow over the first quarter of 2019. Though at a slower rate when compared with the last two years.
Accor and meetago signed global partnership to meet MICE demand
Accor and meetago are starting up a joint connectivity solution, which will be offered to more than 1,600 meeting hotels worldwide.
Paris returns to the top of the list for international association meetings
The global meetings industry trade association captured a total of 12,937 rotating association meetings taking place in 2018, an increase of 379 additional meetings compared to number recorded at the same time in 2017.
Travel now, pay later – the latest Expedia survey
Millennials are going into debt for vacation.
Thomas Cook reports £1.4 billion loss
Thomas Cook reports a £1.4 billion loss in operations and is considering sale of its airline business
UNWTO launches Sustainable Tourism Observatory
The Observatory monitors the effect tourism has, the data will then be used to assess how tourism can best be used to help drive sustainable growth and development.
Deployment of TSA personnel on Southern Border likely to disrupt US travel
U.S. Travel Association Executive Vice President of Public Affairs and Policy Tori Barnes issued a statement on additional TSA personnel to the Southern Border; saying it could result in turmoil for US economy.
Schiphol’s new partnership with WeChat to attract Chinese tourists
Schiphol is WeChat Pay’s first Flagship Smart Airport in Europe
Qantas launches “Points Plane”, bookable only with Qantas points
Qantas has announced the first of a series of dedicated Frequent Flyer redemption flights across its network with seats only available to members redeeming Qantas Points.
Hoteliers in atypical destinations cash in with Airbnb
At the PATA Annual Summit in the Philippines, Airbnb announced new data that highlights how the Airbnb community is growing tourism in off-the-beaten-track destinations across Asia Pacific, and helping to disperse the benefits of tourism beyond big cities and major tourism hotspots.
