[:en] By eTN Managing Editor Created 6 Dec 2015 – 11:16pm Not winning as much meetings, incentives, conferences and events (MICE) business as you would like? If that’s the case, you need to better understand your MICE customer – and the dark arts and magician-like powers of the PCO (the professional conference organiser). This is…
[:en] By eTN Global Editor Created 3 Dec 2015 – 4:46pm London routinely tops the list as a top European destination MONTREAL, Canada – FlightHub has released their top ten destinations for the Holiday 2015 season. This data is complied yearly to both inform customers what the top destinations are and provide a snapshot of…
[:en] By eTN Editor Created 3 Dec 2015 – 3:38am Hon. Thomas A. Dickerson In this week’s article we examine tainted food and contaminated water lawsuits brought against hotels, restaurants and tour operators. In particular we will discuss a food-borne illness class action, Williams v. Williamsbridge Restaurant Inc. d/b/a New Hawaii Sea Restaurant, (Bronx Sup.…
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HANOI, Vietnam – Australians are the top spenders in Vietnam’s growing tourism market, each outlaying more than $2200 a trip, according to an official report. In its first annual assessment of its $US15 billion ($A20.85 billion) tourism industry, Vietnam’s National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) reported 7.9 million international tourist arrivals in 2014. Australians accounted for…
MUMBAI, India – The average Indian has been shedding that price-sensitive tag when traveling abroad, it seems. Indian tourists featured in the global top 10 list of nationalities who spend the most on hotel rooms abroad. With an average spend of $141.45 per night, including taxes, when on an international trip, Indian travelers stood 10th…
By eTN Global Editor Created 22 Oct 2015 – 5:45pm SINGAPORE – Travelers from Asia Pacific are filling up their passport pages at a faster rate than their global counterparts and are now leading the world in leisure travel, according to Visa’s Global Travel Intentions Study 2015. The Study shows that travellers from the Asia…
By eTN Managing Editor Created 19 Oct 2015 – 9:06am The World Halal Travel Summit & Exhibition (WHTS15) opened today in Abu Dhabi. Present at the three-day trade show exclusively supported by Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority, is HMH – Hospitality Management Holdings. Commanding 33% share of the MENA region’s Halal-friendly segment, HMH is…
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.…