
World Economic Forum Steps Up Coordinating Efforts on COVID Response
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Geneva, Switzerland, April 2 2020 /travelindex/ – Leading World Economic Forum representatives and members, including Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan, Siemens and Maersk Chairman Jim Snabe, and Royal DSM Hon. Chairman Feike Sijbesma, on Wednesday ...

Worlds Largest Ramada Opens in Mecca Saudi Arabia
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Ramada Worldwide announced the grand opening of its largest hotel, a 998-room property in the Islamic holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Located in the holy district of the Haram, a site of the highest sanctity, and less than a quarter of a mile from the Holy Mosque, the 29-story Ramada Makkah caters to guests looking to make the pilgrimage to Mecca dur...

Climate Friendly Travel. The Green & Clean Future We Need
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Valletta, Malta, September 28, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Earlier this month, the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres issued ...

CITES Conference Takes Decisive Actions
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Bangkok (Thailand) - 14 March 2013 - The triennial World’s Wildlife Conference closed today with robust measures adopted to protect precious timber and marine species from overexploitation. 55 proposals accepted, 9 rejected and 6 withdrawn. Strong enforcement measures to fight wildlife crime also adopted. Next meeting will be held in South Africa in 2016. 170 g...

Volvo Ocean Race History with Pierre Fehlmann
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Alicante (Spain) - December 23, 2012 - Swiss sailor Pierre Fehlmann, the only person to skipper an entry in five Whitbread Round the World Races, has joined Lady Pippa Blake, Sir Chay Blyth, Tracy Edwards, Skip Novak and Magnus Olsson as an ambassador to the Volvo Ocean Race Legends Regatta and Reunion which takes place November 1-5 in Alicante, Spain. "Fehlmann and ...

World Economic Forum Announces Co-Chairs of 4th Sustainable Development Impact Summit
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Geneva, Switzerland, September 16, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The World Economic Forum announced today the co-chairs of the annual Sustainable Development Impact Summit The summit’s fourth year comes at a time unlike any other. The COVID-19 pandemic has paralysed economic activity, forcing many to realize that the health of the planet is tied to our ...

Global Tourism Plastics Initiative Takes On Worst Polluters
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Madrid (Spain) – February 18, 2020 (...

New WTTC Campaign Highlights Social Benefits of Travel & Tourism
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London, United Kingdom, September 30, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / A major social media campaign has today been launched to raise awareness of  the wide-ranging social benefits of travel by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). The new initiative asks travellers to think about the positive social impact that travel makes to people, places and communities dependen...

UNWTO World Forum on Gastronomy Tourism Postponed Until 2021
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Madrid, Spain, April 13, 2020 / travelindex.com / In light of the impact of COVID-19, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the Basque Culinary Center (BCC) and the Government of Flanders have announced that the 6th UNWTO World Forum on Gastronomy Tourism, scheduled to take place 1-3 June in Bruges, Belgium, will now be held in June 2021 (date to be announced). The...

Lao PDR Registers Six-Fold Increase of Visitor from Myanmar
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Bangkok (Thailand) - May 23, 2019 (travelindex.com) - According to the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Annual Tourism Monitor 2019 Early Edition, Asia Pacific destinations collectively received almost 700 million international visitor arrivals (IVAs) in 2018. However, while tracking the shifts in destination growth is one dynamic, it is also of value to couple ...

Sri Lanka and Grenada Latest Recipients of WTTC Safe Travels Stamp
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London, United Kingdom, August 8, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Popular holiday destinations Sri Lanka and Grenada, are among the latest destinations to begin using the world’s first ever global safety and hygiene stamp, launched recently by the World Travel & Tourism Council (...

PATA and Awecademy Sign Organisational Partnership
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Bangkok (Thailand) – June 6, 2019 (travelindex.com) – The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is pleased to announce a new organisational partnership with Awecademy, a future-focused educational content provider that creates personalised learning playlists and individualised learning pathways for learners globally.PATA CEO Dr. Mario Hardy said, “T...

ICC and WTTC Issue COVID-19 Restart Guide for Travel & Tourism Sector
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Paris, France, September 2, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the World Travel & Tourism Council (...

UNWTO Secretary-General Candidates Called to Stand-up Against Discrimination
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Victoria (Seychelles) - May 1, 2017 (travelindex.com) - International Labour Day is Workers Day and the Global Tourism Industry is proud to be associated with such a marking event. These were the words echoed by Alain St.Ange, the former Seychelles Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine who is today a lead candidate for the post of Secretary General of...

Oxfam, Half Billion People Could Be Pushed Into Poverty by Coronavirus
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Nairobi, Kenya, April 13, 2020 / travelindex.com / The economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic could push half a billion more people into poverty unless urgent action is taken to bail out developing countries, said Oxfam today. The agency is calling on world leaders to agree an ‘Economic Rescue Package for All’ to keep poor countries and poor commun...

Towneplace Suites Opening Hotel of the Year
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Tampa, 22 May 2009 - McKibbon Hotel Management, Inc. of Tampa, Florida is pleased to announce that the TownePlace Suites by Marriott Tampa Westshore/Airport has been selected by Marriott International as the Opening Hotel of the Year at the recent 2009 Marriott Select Service Hotel Owner’s Conference, held in Orlando, Florida.
Opened in June 2008, the 1...

B. F. Saul Company Hotel Division Wins Award
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Bethesda, 22 May 2009 - The B. F. Saul Company - Hotel Division was honored with Marriott International's inaugural "Spirit to Preserve" Award in Orlando, FL, on May 4, 2009, at Marriott's conference for owners and franchisees of select-service and extended-stay hotels. The award represents a significant achievement for the B. F. Saul Company, which owns and operates ...

IATA Calls for Borders to Open and Continued Relief Measures
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Geneva, Switzerland, September 1, 2020 / AIRLINEHUB / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is calling on governments to work together to urgently find ways to re-establish global connectivity by re-opening borders and to continue with relief measures to sustain airlines during the COVID-19 crisis. IATA’s call reflects deep industry frustration as ...

Kenya Wildlife Service Raises Park Entry Fees
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Nairobi (Kenya) - 23 Dec 2008 - Visitors to some of the country’s parks and reserves will have to dig deeper into their pockets starting next month following a decision by KWS to increase private vehicle parking charges.
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) plans to implement new park fees that were approved in November, last year, but were shelved follow...

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Leadership Succession for IATA's Customer, Financial and Digital Services
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Geneva, Switzerland, August 7, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Muhammad Albakri, IATA’s Regional Vice President for Africa and the Middle East (AME), will be appointed Senior Vice President for Customer, Financial and Digital Services (CFDS), based in Geneva and effective 1 March 2021. At that time Aleks Pop...

Hamed el Chiaty to Supreme Council of Tourism
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Sheikh Zayed City, 15 May 2009 - On the 26th of March 2009, The Egyptian Enterpenuer, Mr. Hamed El Chiaty, Chairman and founder of Travco Group, was appointed as a member of the Supreme Council for Tourism.Decree number 166 for the year 2009 issued by Egypt’s Minister of Tourism, Zuhair Garranah based on three different presidential decrees, and another ministerial ...

Green Horizon Summit to Accelerate the Race to Zero
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London, United Kingdom, November 9, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The City of London Corporation, in collaboration with the Green Finance Institute, and supported by the World Economic Forum, is hosting a virtual summit 9-11 November that will focus on the role of green finance in the recovery from COVID-19. The Green Horizon Summi...

Carriacou Launches Wind Energy Project
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St. George’s (Grenada) - September 14, 2012 - In keeping with the pronouncement in the 2012 budget, the government of Grenada, in partnership with the European Union and GRENLEC, will launch the Carriacou Wind Energy Project. The financing agreement was approved in February 2012 at a cost of EUR 3.9 million with a EUR 2.5 million grant from the European Union to...

Leaders Pledge to Put Climate Change as Priority of Post-COVID Recovery
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Geneva, Switzerland, September 28, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The UK Government pledged today to put climate change at the heart of the global recovery from COVID-19. “We will use the COP26 presidency and our G7 presidency to champion a clean, inclusive and resilient global recovery and put climate change front and centre of the post-COVID debate,” said Lord Cal...

UNWTO Global Tourism Crisis Committee Set of Recommendations
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Madrid (Spain) - March 31, 2020 /travelindex.com/ Supporting jobs and the economy through tourism: set of recommendations on measures to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 and accelerate recovery to be approved and announced soon. A new meeting of the Global Tourism Crisis Committee, chaired by UWTO Secretary General Mr. Zurab Pololikashvili, took place on Thursday, 26 ...