A Marriage of Convenience – Mike Tavares writes

It is no secret that the relationship between Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) and its partners, has always been a complicated one. Often a very tense relationship where trust and ethics […]
UNWTO Joins Global Tourism Economy Forum for Landmark 10th Edition

UNWTO has celebrated the 10th edition of the Global Tourism Economy Forum by strengthening its status as the bridge between tourism’s public and private sectors. Convening around the theme of […]
Press registration now open for IBTM World 2023

Press registration is now open for IBTM World 2023, the flagship show in IBTM’s global portfolio of events and intelligence for the meetings, incentives, conferences, and events industry. Please register […]
International Tourism Swiftly Overcoming Pandemic Downturn

International tourism has continued to recover from the worst crisis in its history as arrival numbers reached 84% of pre-pandemic levels between January and July 2023, according to the latest […]
New Data Shows Investment Returning to Global Tourism Sector

Investment in the global tourism cluster has started to bounce back from the lows it touched during the pandemic off the back of the steady recovery of international tourist arrivals, […]
UNWTO World Forum on Gastronomy Tourism returns to San Sebastian

The World Forum on Gastronomy Tourism will return to Donostia-San Sebastian in Spain (5-7 October) to focus on how tourism can foster rural development, build economic resilience, and preserve cultural […]
Tourism for Development and Prosperity Highlighted in G20 Leaders’ Declaration

Tourism’s key role in advancing sustainable social and economic development has been highlighted in the G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration. The meeting of the G20 economies (New Delhi, India, 9-10 […]
WTTC unveils the power of Retail Tourism

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has today launched “Global Retail Tourism: Trends and Insights”, a report set to change the way we think about shopping tourism. The joint […]
Passenger Demand Continues Strong in July – IATA

Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the post-COVID recovery momentum continued in July for passenger markets. Total traffic in July 2023 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers […]