By eTN Global Editor Created 11 Jan 2015 – 11:20pm So, which country has the most international visitors? Both in numbers and spending, the number one source of international tourists is China, whose people spent $165 billion on travel in 2013. In the league tables of the continents, Europe holds the number one spot…
By eTN Editor Created 14 Jan 2015 – 12:28am Source: Green Globe LOS ANGELES, California – Maya Ubud Resort & Spa in Bali was one of the first resorts in Ubud to be awarded Green Globe certification and over the years has maintained continued improvement and active engagement in sustainability in all areas of…
By eTN Managing Editor Created 21 Jan 2015 – 4:25am Discover Thainess campaign launched to great fanfare The Tourism Authority of Thailand’s (TAT) new “2015 Discover Thainess” campaign’s grand opening celebrations recently coincided with the 35th Thailand Tourism Festival which was held with great fanfare and attended by thousands of locals and tourists. The…
By eTN Global Editor Created 22 Jan 2015 – 12:17am BEIJING, China – Travel to and from China is so popular these days that the nation has approved plans for a third airport in the capital city of Beijing. The current Beijing Capital International Airport is the second busiest airport in the world, handling…
By eTN Editor Created 23 Jan 2015 – 12:47am “Visual storytelling, engagement, and inspiration are among the factors that are set to dominate cutting-edge destination marketing in 2015,” says Cape Town Tourism’s Executive Marketing Manager, Velma Corcoran. Corcoran attended the Digital Tourism Think Tank Conference in Barcelona late last year, where 200 marketers and…
World’s best retirement havens in 2015 By eTN Global Editor Created 2 Jan 2015 – 7:55pm The Annual Global Retirement Index profiles the best destinations for good-value living around the world today. Using input from a large team of correspondents on the ground all over the world, the Index combines real-world insights about climate,…
UNWTO and UNESCO to organize first World Conference on Tourism and Culture By eTN Managing Editor Created 17 Dec 2014 – 10:19am The First World Conference on Tourism and Culture will bring together, for the first time, Ministers of Tourism and Ministers of Culture from around the world, experts and stakeholders from both sectors…
Plan: Tourism development and sustainability on Flores, Indonesia By eTN Managing Editor Created 15 Dec 2014 – 7:56am Initiated by the Eco Flores Foundation stakeholders, the latter met with the Tourist Development Ministry in Jakarta, Indonesia, on December 9. The goal was to establish a shared vision about ‘What is the right type of…
Myanmar to establish Tourism Development Bank By eTN Global Editor Created 20 Dec 2014 – 2:58am YANGON, Myanmar – Due to the rapid growth of tourist arrivals and expansion of the tourism industry, Myanmar will establish a Tourism Development Bank to help support tourism and hotel developers. Eleven Myanmar media quoted Myanmar Tourism Federation’s…
Kuala Lumpur launches two new tourism initiatives By eTN Global Editor Created 3 Jan 2015 – 1:36am KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur is expected to receive 16 million foreign tourists annually by 2025, with an expected growth of 4% each year, Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Seri Ahmad Phesal Talib said. To ensure tourists…