World Travel Awards announces nominations for 2010

The World Travel Awards (WTA) unveiled at ITB Berlin the nominations for its 2010 awards, as well as a number of new categories to reflect the changing face of travel and tourism.
Over 5,000 organizations spanning 162 countries have been nominated by industry peers for a chance to win the most coveted [...]

MITT, the 17th Moscow International Travel & Tourism exhibition, opens on 17th March in Expocentre, in the heart of Moscow

MITT is Russia’s number one exhibition for the travel industry and one of the top five travel exhibitions in the world.  It comes as Russia has been confirmed as one of the top ten countries for big-spending tourists – currently, Russian tourists spend $25 billion on their holidays each year.
Every [...]

Ukraine International Travel & Tourism Event opens soon, with new destinations: Abu Dhabi, Mauritius, Réunion and South Africa

UITT, Ukraine’s largest exhibition for the travel industry, opens on 24 March in the IEC in Kiev.  The event has become a regular meeting place for the industry and an opportunity for destinations to showcase the best their country has to offer to an increasing number of Ukrainian travellers, as well as tour operators and [...]

ITB 2010: German Travel Trends

The Germans took 301 milliontrips in 2009 (domestic andoutbound combined),amounting to a total of 1.5billion overnights.Compared to the year before,total travel volume fell by – 1%,overnight accommodationvolume fell by – 3%, and travelexpenditures by – 5%.

Of the 301 million trips the Germans took in 2009, 228 million were domestic and 73 million were outbound.
Compared to the previous year, this [...]

ITB 2010: European Travel Trends

The Europeans took a total of 395 million outbound trips in 2009 – 6% fewer than in the previous year and accounting
for 3.5 billion overnights, a -12% decline from the previous year.
Travel expenditures for outbound trips dropped – 13% in the year 2009 and amounted to 331 billion euro.
The European source market to record the far and away greatest decline in 2009 was Great Britain. All [...]

ITB 2010: Global Travel Trends

For the first time since statistical data has been collected on international tourism, the year 2009 exhibited a decline in the number of outbound trips taken throughout the world – this global figure dropping by a total of – 4%.
The downturn can be primarily attributed to the global financial and economic crisis.
European and American overseas destinations were hit the hardest by this global decline; Europe by - 6% and America [...]

Congrex UK MD joins the IAPCO council

The Congrex Group is excited to announce that Sarah Fitzpatrick, Managing Director of
Congrex UK, at the recent General Assembly in Athens, was elected to the IAPCO council.
IAPCO is the international association for professional organisers and meeting planners and
aims to promote the professionalism of the meetings industry through continuing education.
Sarah will join the other newly elected [...]

GCB supports creation of ISO standard 20121 for sustainable event management

Frankfurt/ Main, 8 March 2010. As part of its campaign for a greener meetings and conventions industry the GCB German Convention Bureau e.V. now also supports a new project of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The introduction of the new ISO standard 20121 for sustainable event management is to be [...]

Inspirational business meetings at Daphne’s Club Hotel Apartments

Business meetings often take place in big, impersonal hotels, where although the aim of undistracted work is achieved, the equally important aim of ‘bonding’ between the participants is not. The creation of bonds of trust and mutual understanding is however essential if business success is to have duration and breadth.
At Daphne’s Club Hotel Apartments, building [...]

Gnomon Performance SA Media & Communication Sponsor for the Green Project – Africa 2010

By the occasion of International Year of Biodiversity (2010), Gnomon Performance SA in its effort to contribute for a greener environment, as of March 1st has assigned as Media & Communication sponsor for the Green Project Africa 2010.
During the months of July & August 2010, (immediate following to World Cup Finals in South Africa), Green [...]

Athens Ledra Marriott: Change the way you stay; “The I-deal Flex Package™”

“I deal with my dynamic daily travel needs”
The Athens Ledra Marriott, offering luxurious Athens accommodations near the Acropolis, reveals a revolutionary and vibrant way of fulfilling the travelers’ needs.
“The traveling achievers of today want to deal directly with their dynamic needs”, says Yvo van der Tol, Director of Sales and Marketing. These travelers say: “I [...]

“365 Days Brimfull of Activities!” in Hannover – Promoting the Hannover Location at the ITB

HANNOVER, Germany, March 8, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Hannover Marketing and Tourism undertakes a large-scale advertising campaign in the centre of Berlin and in Deutsche Bahn trains
After a successful year for tourism in Hannover Region in 2009, Hannover Marketing and Tourism (HMTG) is again launching a wide-ranging advertising offensive to coincide with [...]

The Vision Destination Management – new partners for ATM and GIBTM

Thinking Globally, Acting Locally, The Vision Destination Management is set to become a preferred partner in the Region with the announcement that it has been selected as Ground Handler for the up-coming Gulf Incentive, Business Travel & Meetings Exhibition (GIBTM) in Abu Dhabi from 29th – 31st March 2010 and for the Arabian Travel Market [...]

Contemporary art at the Louvre

Since 2007, the Louvre museum has opened up to contemporary art as can be seen from the commissions, appearances and exhibitions of more and more living artists at the establishment. In charge of this ambitious programme, Marie-Laure Bernadac is seeking to create a dialogue between the collections at the Louvre and current artistic creation, as [...]

Slight easing of pressure in the business travel sector

Recovery in sight – The current survey of members of the Association of German Travel Management (VDR) reveals a mood of cautious optimism in the business travel sector
There is light at the end of the tunnel and positive signals are changing the mood in the travel industry. Ahead of the world’s leading travel trade show [...]

Big names and leading international companies at the ITB Berlin Convention

Royal celebrities, among them His Royal Highness, the Hon. Chief Mukuni of Zambia, and Fabien Cousteau, the world famous oceanographer, will figure on the list of more than 200 speakers – leading enterprises, ranging from Google to the World Wide Fund For Nature, will be debating the future of travel
As the international travel industry’s think [...]

Hellenic Imperial Airways Appointment of Passenger General Sales Agencies (GSA) & Cargo General Sales & Service Agent (GSAA)

ATHENS, March 8, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Hellenic Imperial Airways was incorporated in May 2006, based in Athens, Greece and is now expanding its activities as well as its fleet and will be fully operating scheduled flights to many new destinations, both domestic (Mainland & Greek Islands) and international, as of the [...]

IMEX 2010 signals global growth and strong business outlook

- Year on year rise in number of international hosted buyers
- Strong turn out from hotel groups
- Personal and professional development expands
- New hourly drop-in workshops meet continuing ‘need for green’
The eighth IMEX will open on May 25th at Messe Frankfurt with its largest ever hosted buyer programme in [...]