Invitations open for ILTM 2014

Jul 29, 2014

The leading invitation only event for the global luxury travel industry, International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) has this week opened invitations for exhibitors to register for ILTM 2014, taking place 1 – 4 December 2014 in Cannes, France. ...more >>

Amadeus rolls out the new Amadeus Selling Platform Connect solution

Jul 29, 2014

The industry’s only fully online professional booking and fulfilment platform which requires no local installation and is fully adapted to meet the needs of travel agency customers....more >>

PATA Announces 2014 Grand and Gold Award Winners

Jul 28, 2014

The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2014 PATA Grand and Gold Awards. Proudly supported and sponsored by the Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) for the last 19 years, this year's awards recognise the achievements of 20 separate organisations and individuals....more >>

UNWTO and Australia’s Griffith University join forces to advance tourism knowledge

Jul 28, 2014

Disseminating tourism knowledge, enhancing the expertise on tourism and climate change and advancing sustainable tourism in Asia and the Pacific are some of the areas of cooperation agreed between the Griffith Institute for Tourism (GIFT) and UNWTO ...more >>

International students meeting at the Peenemünde Historical-Technical Museum (Germany)

Jul 28, 2014

On 07/25/2014 an international students meeting of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) will take place at the Peenemünde Historical-Technical Museum. Students of the University of Huntsville Alabama and the Leibniz Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the University Rostock will discuss the ambivalent nature of technological progress which is uniquely reflected in the story of Peenemünde. ...more >>

Invitation: Join IT&CMA as a Hosted Buyer

Jul 28, 2014

Join MICE-Contact as a fully hosted buyer to IT&CMA 2014 and CTW Asia-Pacific in Bangkok, from 30 September to 2 October....more >>

WTM’s Responsible Tourism Programme Includes The Biggest Companies In The Industry

Jul 28, 2014

World Travel Market 2014’s, the leading global event for the travel industry, Responsible Tourism Programme includes some of the biggest names in travel including Tui, Thomas Cook, Kuoni, Virgin Holidays and ABTA....more >>

53rd ICCA Congress: Antalya, Turkey 1–5 November 2014: Preview

Jul 23, 2014

Top quality educational content for senior executives!

The education programme is custom-designed every year to meet the interest of ICCA’s global mix of senior level delegates with lots of choice within every timeslot of the programme....more >>

Ethiopia - tourism key to promote development

Jul 23, 2014

During an official visit to Ethiopia, UNWTO Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai, met with President Mulatu Teshome, Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen, and Minister of Culture & Tourism, Amin Abdulkadir, to address the advancement of tourism in Ethiopia and the key role of the sector in the country’s socio-economic development. (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 13-18 July 2014)....more >>

Strong Demand for Asian Exhibitors at CITBM 2014

Jul 22, 2014

Post-show research conducted among domestic and international Hosted Buyers before and during CIBTM 2013 revealed a strong demand to meet even more Asian suppliers at this year’s event, taking place at the China National Convention Center, Beijing, China from 17-19 September 2014...more >>

GBTA and VDR Announce C-Level Technology Panel for BerlinAEG Ogden announces Communications...

Jul 22, 2014

The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) – the voice of the global business travel industry and German business travel buyer association VDR– today announced their planned CEO panel, “Technology Horizons – Beyond the Firewall” on Centre Stage at the GBTA Conference on 12th – 14th November in Berlin, which this year incorporates VDR’s autumn symposium....more >>

International Tourism Fair Greek Tourism Expo 2014

Jul 22, 2014

A new exhibition proposal comes on the tourism industry by the companies Leaderexpo-Leadertech, the International Tourism Fair Greek Tourism Expo 2014....more >>

Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) Rolls Out Excellent MICE Packages in Top Hotels...

Jul 20, 2014

TCEB would like to share the following announcement and special promotions with all our associates, industry partners, meeting planners and organizers. It is important for all of us to work together at this time as Thailand recovers from the impact of political events on our industry along with the Thai economy in general....more >>

MICE-Contact Career News: IAPCO welcomes two new members

Jul 20, 2014

IAPCO is delighted to announce two new members, each bringing a different perspective to the quality PCO association. ...more >>

A new alliance for The MICE and Business Travel Industry Exhibition

Jul 20, 2014

Exhibition and Trade Fairs has today announced the debut of The Travel Industry Exhibition, which will provide the ideal forum for suppliers to showcase their products to travel agents, wholesalers and other parts of the Australian travel distribution system....more >>

IBTM India announces The Venetian Macao as Premier Partner

Jul 20, 2014

The Venetian Macao, a five-star luxury integrated resort, in Macau, has chosen IBTM India as a major partnership this year as part of the brand’s attendance at the event, set to take place at the ITC Grand Chola Hotel, Chennai from 3-5 September. ...more >>

North American exhibitors’ appetite for IMEX America shows significant increase

Jul 20, 2014

Coming off the biggest IMEX in Frankfurt to date, organizers of IMEX America have announced a significant spike in interest and new bookings from North American exhibitors for their Las Vegas trade show, which opens at the Sands Expo®, Oct 14....more >>

RTE Talks are launched for the Ecuadorian Travel and MICE industry

Jul 20, 2014

Reed Travel Exhibitions (RTE), the world’s leading travel & tourism events organiser, is hosting a roadshow around Ecuador to help educate the country’s travel and tourism industry on new technology trends and innovations....more >>

MICE-Contact Career News: Worldwide Events announces the appointment of Chris McQue to Director of...

Jul 20, 2014

Former director at Capital Incentives and founder of Creative Direction & Motivation (CDM), Chris McQue is bringing his 29 years of experience in the sector to Worldwide Events. ...more >>

UNWTO and France debate areas of further cooperation

Jul 16, 2014

UNWTO Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai, and the French Minister of State in charge of Tourism, Fleur Pellerin, met to discuss the new tourism strategy of France as well as how to further strengthen the collaboration with UNWTO. Issues on the agenda included visa facilitation, taxation and the World Committee on Tourism Ethics (Paris, 30 June 2014)....more >>