By eTN Global Editor Created 15 Jul 2015 – 3:15am Tourism & Sports Minister Kobkarn Watanawarangkura BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand plans to launch a fresh tourism strategy to turn inexpensive tourist destinations into quality ones, beginning from this year. Tourism & Sports Minister Kobkarn Watanawarangkura said the planned tourism strategy, which is set for implementation…
By eTN Editor Created 20 Jul 2015 – 10:17pm Le Dune in Sardinia, Italy The Mediterranean island of Sardinia is home to the most expensive hotel in Europe, according to a recent survey from French travel website allovoyages.fr. The survey compared luxury hotels based on their average price for a standard double room this summer.…
By eTN Managing Editor Created 15 Jul 2015 – 8:49am Released now: J.D. Power 2015 North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Index Study Hotel guest satisfaction has risen to a record high, while the number of guests experiencing problems during their stay has dropped significantly, according to the J.D. Power 2015 North America Hotel Guest…
Challenges and Opportunities Related to the Development of Marine Tourism to 2030 Sustainable Futures for Marine Tourism: Challenges and Opportunities C. Michael Hall (a) Department of Management, Marketing & Entrepreneurship, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand (b) School of Business and Economics, Linnaeus University, 39182 Kalmar, Sweden (c)…
By eTN Editor Created 9 Jul 2015 – 1:53am Dr. Elinor Garely, Editor in Chief, TourismExecutives.com (a division of eTN Publishing) The current state of hotel suites is downright dismal. C-suite executives, politicians and government dignitaries spend thousands of dollars or euros a night on suites that are banal. Hotel interior designers and hotel executives…