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

AIBTM 2013 is reporting a substantial increase in U.S. registrations received for the Hosted Buyer Program, a feature and business catalyst for the Americas Incentive, Business Travel & Meetings Exhibition scheduled in Chicago, June 11-13. The show has confirmed attendance...Read more

The Professional Association of Travel Hosts (PATH) have announced that its fourth annual symposium will be held at the Venetian Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, May 1-2, 2013. The event is expected to set attendance records. It follows the...Read more

Delegates attending the 14th Annual Caribbean Tourism Organization Sustainable Tourism Conference (STC-14), will get to explore some of Trinidad and Tobago’s most exotic and historic sites as part of the conference experience. A full day of  study tours has been...Read more

The International Tourism Trade Fair, FITUR, has closed its doors with a series of favorable participation figures that confirm the show’s status as a key event for the tourist industry. More than 200,000 people passed through the halls at Feria...Read more

Faith-based travelers hold the key to Jordan’s growing tourism industry, Kevin Wright told 150 local travel professionals during a workshop in Amman, Jordan, on Saturday. Wright, NTA’s director of growth markets, was invited to speak by the USAID Jordan Tourism...Read more