Category: Travel Associations News
News on travel and tourism organizations and associations. News includes updates on UNWTO, WTTC, ETOA, ICTP, African Tourism Board, ASTA, USTOA, PATA, South Pacific Tourism Organizations, DRV and many more.
World Tourism Network (WTN) is your voice in a new Travel Industry
Juergen T Steinmetz- October 28, 2020A new organization for the travel and tourism industry has been making headlines. The World Tourism Network (WTN) already established ... Read More
US hotel profit stuck in neutral while rest of the world switches gears
Harry S. Johnson- October 27, 2020Bouncing back to profitability is proving a Sisyphean task for US hotels. The rest of the world is having a ... Read More
Rita Irwin to continue leading Florida Keys Tourism Board
Harry S. Johnson- October 27, 2020The president and CEO of Dolphin Research Center in the Middle Keys will continue to lead the Monroe County Tourist ... Read More
Airlines unable to cut costs deep enough to save jobs
Harry S. Johnson- October 27, 2020The International Air Transport Association (IATA) presented new analysis showing that the airline industry cannot slash costs sufficiently to neutralize ... Read More
Tanzania tourism announces major shift in destination marketing strategy
Adam Ihucha - eTN Tanzania- October 27, 2020Tanzanian tour operators plan to bring the key Global Travel Agents into Tanzania in their latest painstaking initiatives to promote ... Read More
UNWTO: International tourism down 70% in all regions
Harry S. Johnson- October 27, 2020Restrictions on travel introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic continue to hit global tourism hard, with the latest data ... Read More
ARC: US travel agency airline ticket sales still lagging
Harry S. Johnson- October 26, 2020Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC) today reported the following consolidated airline ticketing volume variances, compared to the same period in 2019. ... Read More
First Tourism Hero from Malaysia recognized has a German connection
Juergen T Steinmetz- October 25, 2020World Tourism Network today confirmed Mr. Rudolf Herrmann from Penang, Malaysia as the latest tourism hero. Mr. Herrmann is now ... Read More
Seychelles has a new president. Congratulations are pouring in
Juergen T Steinmetz- October 25, 2020The current opposition candidate and Anglican priest Wavel Ramkalawan of the LDS has won the elections in Seychelles. He won ... Read More
75 years of UN: Cooperation and trust as important as ever
Harry S. Johnson- October 23, 2020The United Nations, of which UNWTO is proud to be a part, was established to promote peace among nations and ... Read More
World Tourism Network (WTN): The alternative voice for the global travel industry
Juergen T Steinmetz- October 23, 2020World Tourism Network (WTN) is the long-overdue voice of small and medium-size travel and tourism businesses around the world. By ... Read More
Ridgeland Tourism welcomes new team member
Harry S. Johnson- October 22, 2020The Ridgeland Tourism Commission (RTC) welcomed Kaitlan Burkhalter as its visitors marketing associate and visitors services specialist effective October 1, ... Read More
PATA embarks on governance reorganization
Harry S. Johnson- October 22, 2020The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has taken the bold move to make significant changes to the design of its ... Read More
Canary Islands joins UNWTO Observatory Network
Harry S. Johnson- October 21, 2020The Canary Islands has been confirmed as the latest member of the growing International Network of Sustainable Tourism Observatories (INSTO), ... Read More
Singapore Tourism partners with Expedia to target international markets
Harry S. Johnson- October 21, 2020Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and Expedia have inked a two-year global marketing partnership. Its focus is to stimulate the local ... Read More
Tourism specialists and ATB discuss strategies to boost tourism in Africa
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- October 21, 2020Polar Tourism in conjunction with the African Tourism Board have discussed a series of new initiatives that would boost tourism ... Read More
US Travel Association Hall of Leaders announces 2020 inductees
Harry S. Johnson- October 21, 2020Travel industry leaders Joe D’Alessandro, president and CEO of the San Francisco Travel Association, and Ernest Wooden Jr., former president ... Read More
UNWTO: Coordination vital ingredient for tourism recovery
Harry S. Johnson- October 20, 2020Consistent and harmonized travel protocols, enhanced safety measures and the protection of jobs and livelihoods are the main ingredients needed ... Read More
A Tourism Hero: Agnes Mucuha of the Kenya Association of Travel Agents
Juergen T Steinmetz- October 20, 2020Agnes Mucuha is the Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Association of Travel Agents in Nairobi, and she is now ... Read More
Tourism Tropical North Queensland welcomes new Directors
Harry S. Johnson- October 16, 2020With Australians most likely to be holidaying at home in 2021, the stage is set for a new year of ... Read More
UNWTO partners with Expedia Group to drive tourism recovery
Harry S. Johnson- October 15, 2020The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) will work alongside the Expedia Group to strengthen ties between the public and private sectors ... Read More
US Travel praises bipartisan Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act
Harry S. Johnson- October 15, 2020U.S. Travel Association Executive Vice President of Public Affairs and Policy Tori Emerson Barnes issued the following statement on the ... Read More
UNWTO delegation in Brussels for talks with EU leaders
Harry S. Johnson- October 14, 2020The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has led a high-level delegation to Brussels for a series of meetings ... Read More
9 in 10 voters: Congress must pass new COVID relief bill to help distressed businesses
Harry S. Johnson- October 13, 2020Americans are concerned about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on all aspects of the economy, and 90 percent support ... Read More
ACI and IATA urge airline industry-wide support to underpin recovery
Harry S. Johnson- October 13, 2020Airports Council International (ACI) World and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) reinforced the urgent call for governments to use ... Read More
Dominica launches ‘Safe in Nature’ program for visitors
Harry S. Johnson- October 9, 2020Dominica has launched Safe in Nature, a program geared at providing a safe experience to visitors from major tourism markets ... Read More
Rebuilding Travel, WTTC, all G-20 Nations and 45 CEOs have a common view
Juergen T Steinmetz- October 9, 2020Rebuilding.travel, a global platform for tourism leaders in 120 countries, invited Maribel Rodriguez, Vice President of the World Travel and ... Read More
Florida Keys Tourism Development Director elected to Destinations Florida Board
Harry S. Johnson- October 9, 2020The director of the Monroe County Tourist Development Council, the destination management office for the Florida Keys & Key West, ... Read More
How the travel and tourism industry can survive Coronavirus
Juergen T Steinmetz- October 8, 2020In a historic first, G20 Tourism Ministers hosted more than 45 CEOs and Members of WTTC, who presented their plan ... Read More
DOT refuses air travel mask mandate as President Trump travels to Walter Reed
Harry S. Johnson- October 8, 2020Minutes before President Trump departed by helicopter to Walter Reed Medical Center for hospitalization following his COVID diagnosis, on October ... Read More
G20 tourism leaders intensify efforts towards sustainable recovery
Harry S. Johnson- October 7, 2020Tourism Ministers of the G20 nations have committed to stepping up their efforts to place sustainability and inclusion at the ... Read More
Seattle Tourism wants locals to “Do Something”
Harry S. Johnson- October 7, 2020Visit Seattle and the Seattle Southside Regional Tourism Authority (RTA) have announced the launch of a new King County campaign ... Read More
WTTC, G20, Saudi Arabia to rescue and relaunch tourism
Juergen T Steinmetz- October 6, 2020"We are making history today!" This is the message by a shining star in the travel and tourism industry. Today ... Read More
U.S. Travel: Extremely disappointed with COVID-19 relief talks ending
Harry S. Johnson- October 6, 2020U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow issued the following statement on the White House ending coronavirus relief negotiations: ... Read More
UNWTO and IATA sign agreement to restore confidence in international aviation
Harry S. Johnson- October 6, 2020Ahead of the G20 summit of the world’s largest economies, which includes a dedicated tourism segment, the World Tourism Organization ... Read More
Tourism Authority of Thailand and Dusit International partner to promote sustainable tourism
Harry S. Johnson- October 5, 2020Dusit International, one of Thailand’s leading hotel and property development companies, recently partnered with silent live concert specialists Sounds of ... Read More