By eTN Editor Created 27 Feb 2015 – 11:08pm IIPT Conference in Johannesburg Bea Broda L-R: Minister St.Ange & Mr. Geoffrey Lipman JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Minister of Tourism and Culture of Seychelles, Alain St. Ange, and President of the International Coalition of Tourism Partners (ICTP), Geoffrey Lipman, spoke on a panel at the…
By eTN Editor Created 26 Feb 2015 – 11:45pm New York, NY –The Global Wellness Institute™ (GWI) in partnership with Scientific American Worldview recently held an invitation-only roundtable on the topic of “The Science of Wellness: Hype or Hope?” Leaders from the medical, science, business, technology, research, media, workplace wellness and hotel/spa worlds gathered…
By eTN Global Editor Created 22 Feb 2015 – 6:57pm BANGKOK, Thailand – Experts say the government needs to get serious on the long-term development of the tourism industry, and decide whether quality or quantity – that is, sheer numbers of tourists or how much they spend – is of most importance. According to…
By eTN Global Editor Created 22 Feb 2015 – 8:35pm NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar – Myanmar will not reap long-term benefits in opening up the country for tourists, if there is lack of policy to safeguard the environment, society and human rights, said a report. Released Friday, the report entitled “Myanmar Tourism Sector-wide Impact Assessment” said…
By eTN Global Editor Created 18 Feb 2015 – 7:41pm BRUSSELS, Belgium – To best support the tourism sector facing uncertainties caused by threats of terrorism and Eurozone economic instability, the European Travel Commission (ETC), the European Tourism Association (ETOA) and the Eurail Group have jointly launched a new research initiative that monitors travel…
By eTN Global Editor Created 19 Feb 2015 – 12:59am TOKYO, Japan – Japan has attracted more tourists in 2014 with a record-breaking 13 million visitors, a 30 percent increase from the previous year. Latest figures from the Japan National Tourism Organisation also showed that there were a record 1.22 million visitors to the…