The 23rd staging of JAPEX was held this week with a strong representation of delegates from the United States, Canada, Germany, Spain and the U.K, among a contingent of representatives from non-traditional and new markets. Helping underscore the fact that...Read more

Virtuoso welcomed its travel agency owner members and preferred travel providers to Buenos Aires for its Symposium.  Attracting more than 400 people from 33 countries, the Symposium takes place April 21-25, 2013.  Virtuoso selected Buenos Aires from a number of...Read more

International tourist arrivals surpassed 1 billion people for the first time in 2012 and emerging economies continue to lead the growth in demand for luxury tourism. With Brazilian expenditure on travel abroad reaching US$22 billion and the number of those...Read more

More than 300 travel and tourism professionals from 45 states paid hundreds of visits to U.S. senators and representatives—covering more than half of Congress—during Destination: Capitol Hill last week in Washington, D.C. This legislative fly-in, organized by the U.S. Travel...Read more

The Africa Travel Association (ATA) announced today that new dates have been set for the 38th annual ATA World Congress in Cameroon. The event will be held from Wednesday, October 16 to Monday, October 21, 2013. After discussions between the...Read more

Executives from Skål International recently gathered at Carnival Cruise Lines’ headquarters in Miami to finalize details for the organization’s first-ever World Congress at sea taking place aboard Carnival Glory this fall. More than 1,200 Skål delegates from all corners of...Read more

At its latest regular meeting the Supervisory Board of Messe Berlin announced the appointment of Ingrid Maab, Dipl. Kauffrau, (50), as the new COO of Messe Berlin. She will take up her post on 1 August. In December 2012 the...Read more

The Jerusalem Innovative Tourism Summit 2013, which will take place May 28-29 at the Jerusalem International Convention Center, is expected to attract travel industry leaders and innovators in the travel technology sector from around the world. Summit 2013 will focus...Read more

The city of Guanajuato, named “Cultural Heritage of Humanity”, will host the Second National Forum of Tourism and Culture, Kultur 2013. The event, which is sponsored by the National Tourism Forum and the Government of the State of Guanajuato, aims...Read more

Delegates from around the globe attended the Africa Travel Association’s (ATA) sixth annual U.S.-Africa Tourism Seminar (USATS). The USATS was held on Friday, March 8 in Washington, DC and promoted the theme “Marketing Destination Africa 2020” which highlighted new marketing...Read more