As a hotelier, you know that a website booking engine is more than just a tool… it generates commission-free revenues for your business by increasing direct bookings. It also provides your guests a platform to book without having to call, mail or go through a travel agent. Your hotel’s website is incomplete without a booking engine just like…
By eTN Global Editor Created 11 Jan 2015 – 11:20pm So, which country has the most international visitors? Both in numbers and spending, the number one source of international tourists is China, whose people spent $165 billion on travel in 2013. In the league tables of the continents, Europe holds the number one spot…
By eTN Editor Created 14 Jan 2015 – 12:28am Source: Green Globe LOS ANGELES, California – Maya Ubud Resort & Spa in Bali was one of the first resorts in Ubud to be awarded Green Globe certification and over the years has maintained continued improvement and active engagement in sustainability in all areas of…
By eTN Managing Editor Created 21 Jan 2015 – 4:25am Discover Thainess campaign launched to great fanfare The Tourism Authority of Thailand’s (TAT) new “2015 Discover Thainess” campaign’s grand opening celebrations recently coincided with the 35th Thailand Tourism Festival which was held with great fanfare and attended by thousands of locals and tourists. The…
By eTN Global Editor Created 22 Jan 2015 – 12:17am BEIJING, China – Travel to and from China is so popular these days that the nation has approved plans for a third airport in the capital city of Beijing. The current Beijing Capital International Airport is the second busiest airport in the world, handling…
By eTN Editor Created 23 Jan 2015 – 12:47am “Visual storytelling, engagement, and inspiration are among the factors that are set to dominate cutting-edge destination marketing in 2015,” says Cape Town Tourism’s Executive Marketing Manager, Velma Corcoran. Corcoran attended the Digital Tourism Think Tank Conference in Barcelona late last year, where 200 marketers and…