By eTN Editor Created 15 Apr 2015 – 7:47pm MIAMI, Florida – Today, in conjunction with the start of the World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) Global Summit in Madrid, Spain, the Global Wellness Institute (GWI) released new data* that shines a light on the role that a wellness tourism focus can have on nations…
Apr 15, 2015 Image via oakbrookhillsresortchicago.com OAK BROOK, Illinois – You name it, this US resort probably has a sustainable program for that. From beekeeping to a “foodscaping” garden, and even a respite waystation for Monarch butterflies, this suburban resort is launching what it calls a Horticultural Gallery on Earth Day, April 22, 2015. The…
Apr 22, 2015 UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Secretary General Taleb Rifai reveals the biggest drivers of tourism development and how they will impact communities for years to come in this Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) interview. As a champion of sustainable tourism growth, what are the biggest challenges — and therefore opportunities — that…
Apr 22, 2015 The whale watching business is worth $2 billion but unfortunately successive policy makers have not focused on the development of this market just like the cruise Business said Chairman Sri Lanka tourism promotions bureau Rohantha Athukorala at the unique partnership between Sri Lanka tourism and Sri Lanka airlines sponsored whale watching workshop.…
By eTN Global Editor Created 1 Mar 2015 – 10:09pm ISTANBUL, Turkey – Tourists in Turkey last year spent almost 20 percent of their budgets on food, according to a recent gastronomy tourism report by the Turkish Association of Travel Agents (TÜRSAB). The 41.4 million foreign tourists who visited Turkey in 2014 spent $6.5…
By eTN Editor Created 2 Mar 2015 – 11:36pm Tourism businesses, organizations, initiatives and destinations across the industry are now being invited to submit themselves for consideration in the World Responsible Tourism 2015 awards at http://www.worldresponsibletourismawards.com/submissions [1] by Monday, April 6, 2015. Awards will be announced at World Travel Market (WTM) this November. The…