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.…
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…
By eTN Global Editor Created 15 May 2015 – 2:15am BEIJING, China – The Organizing Committee for China International Children’s Culture and Art Festival (CCAF) announced at the press conference in Linglong Tower, Beijing Olympic Park that CCAF 2015 and International Expo of Children’s Creative Culture Products (IECCCP) will be held in Beijing Olympic Park…
By eTN Managing Editor Created 15 May 2015 – 5:53pm Brazil had become a favorite destination for travel and tourism. Airlines from far away places like the Gulf region and Turkey started new services to Sao Paulo or Rio De Janeiro. Brazil had been the venue for major global sports events, despite 42,000 people…