Joe Boschulte, a United States Virgin Islands businessperson and tourism specialist, has been nominated as commissioner for the department of tourism. Virgin Islands governor Albert Bryan appointed Boschulte to lead the territory’s major economic driver. Boschulte brings to the tourism department vast experience in business and in government as well …
Read More »ATM 2019: Consumer day to debut in Dubai
Reed Travel Exhibitions has announced that it will host its first consumer day – ATM Holiday Shopper – during Arabian Travel Market as part of its line-up of special focus events. Taking place on Saturday, April 27th – the day before the official opening of ATM – the event will …
Read More »South Dakota’s New Offerings and Milestones for 2019
[ad_1] WHY IT RATES: There will be a variety of exciting events and offerings for South Dakota visitors in 2019, including the unveiling of a new sculpture of President Barack Obama.—Mia Taylor, TravelPulse Senior Writer South Dakota Tourism is excited to share news of 2019 monumental milestones and the latest …
Read More »Travel managers forecast strongest year-by-year growth in a decade
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The number of business trips, and the cost of those trips, is set to rise in 2019, according to the 14th annual International Travel Management Study from AirPlus International. Almost half (45 percent) of the 777 corporate travel managers surveyed by AirPlus in 24 countries expect their …
Read More »VIDEO: Woman Escapes Charging Moose at Colorado Ski Resort
[ad_1] A video is going viral online which shows a Colorado woman trying to outrun a Moose as she and her friends are snowboarding at a ski resort. According to KDVR.com, Instagram user Lauren Drogsvold shared a video captured Saturday at Breckenridge Ski Resort of a large bull moose looming …
Read More »Egencia reveals 2019 Top 100 Preferred Corporate Hotels
[ad_1] HONG KONG and SINGAPORE – Egencia, business travel from Expedia Group, announced the winners of this year’s prestigious Top 100 Preferred Corporate Hotel awards program. With hundreds of thousands of properties available worldwide through Egencia, this program aims to recognise hotels that are committed to putting the customer’s experience …
Read More »Israel tourism gathers momentum with record 2018
Approximately 325,600 tourists enter Israel in the final month of 2018, 12.2 per cent more than in December 2017. At the same time, revenue from tourism in December reached about $460 million, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics. In total, over 4.1 million tourist entries were recorded in Israel …
Read More »Bartlett welcomes new tourism records in Jamaica
Jamaica minister of tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has revealed the Caribbean island saw an 8.6 per cent increase in tourism revenues in 2018. Bartlett told a press conference in Kingston that the preliminary figures from the Jamaica Tourist Board have shown a new record for the industry in terms of arrivals …
Read More »Dubai waives guarantee requirements to boost tourism sector
The Dubai Department of Tourism & Commerce Marketing has initiated efforts to release approximately AED250 million (£53 million) in bank guarantees that have been furnished by tourism-related service providers, following the waiver of this prerequisite regulatory requirement to start a travel and tour business in the emirate. The new deregulatory …
Read More »Grenada welcomes new visitor milestone in 2018
Grenada achieved a historic milestone in 2018 welcoming more than half a million visitors to the destination’s shores. Spread across key niche markets, the combined cruise, yachting and stay over arrivals for 2018 was 528,077 representing a 13 per cent increase over 2017. A strong performance was recorded in stay …
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