A new agreement between the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Grupo Xcaret shows how public-private partnerships can promote destinations and rural environments through tourism. Americas, 2021-Jul-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Extenhsion of the collaboration between UNWTO and the Grupo Xcaret has coincided with the opening of the new Hotal Xcaret Arte, an important investment… Read the full news article
LONDON, 2021-Jul-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Marking the first in a long line of contracts with well-recognised third-party suppliers and partners expected to be signed in the coming weeks by Hans Airways, the UK start-up airline has just inked a deal with Air Logistics Group for the company’s global air cargo sales and customer support…. Read the full news article
Nairobi, Kenya, 2021-Jul-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Flukey Adventure Tours & Safaris is a local owned tour operator in East Africa with headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. We have vast knowledge of the tourism products in this region including wildlife safaris, mountain climbing, beach holidays, family packages, student packages and other tailor made itineraries. We… Read the full news article
Madrid, Spain, 2021-Jul-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Tourism businesses and destinations are stepping up their commitment to sustainability. Aimed at reducing waste and pollution across the sector, the Global Tourism Plastics Initiative (GTPI) is welcoming 32 new signatories, with every global region represented behind the shared goal. The Initiative unites the tourism sector behind a common… Read the full news article
Airline increases flights to daily in anticipation of surge of bookings as global travel restrictions ease DOHA, Qatar, 2021-Jul-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways has joined forces with the Tourism Seychelles in a concerted effort to bring together the perfect combination of a dream holiday destination and world-class global airline for travellers who… Read the full news article
London, United Kingdom, 2021-Jul-09 — /Travel PR News/ — The 31st of July 2021 is World Ranger Day. A day to reflect on, appreciate and commemorate the unsung wildlife heroes who have been injured or who have lost their lives in the line of duty – the so-called Thin Green Line. The statistics are sobering. … Read the full news article
London, UK, 2021-Jul-07 — /Travel PR News/ — A bold new world of possibilities beckons in the Maldives’ Noonu Atoll this autumn, with confirmation that the highly anticipated Siyam World, Maldives will open on 28 October 2021. A natural, carefree playground promising an eye-popping array of “never-seen-before” experiences across land, sea and sky, Siyam World… Read the full news article
LONDON, United Kingdom, 2021-Jul-06 — /Travel PR News/ — The Pavilions Hotels & Resorts has enhanced its guest experiences by becoming the first international boutique hotel group to accept cryptocurrencies from any country for hotel bookings, leading the tourism industry into the future of secure online payments. Partnering with UK-based, world-leading global crypto-payment gateway, Coindirect, all… Read the full news article
A world first powered by own microgrid London, UK, 2021-Jun-29 — /Travel PR News/ — Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) will be the first in the world powered by its own microgrid fuelled by thousands of solar panels and natural gas from airport land. World-renowned technology institutions, including Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Pittsburgh and… Read the full news article
LONDON, 2021-Jun-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Hachinohe is located in the north of Japan in Aomori Prefecture. It is known as Aomori’s second largest city hosting an abundance of different things to explore. Here is a snapshot for future visitors to enjoy, learn how to get to Hachinohe, when to go, what holiday… Read the full news article
UNWTO commits to work with the Government of Zimbabwe to measure the importance of tourism for the country’s economy. Madrid, Spain, 2021-Jun-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Zimbabwe has identified tourism as a central pillar of its National Development Strategy, (NDS 1, 2021-2025). To reflect this, UNWTO is now working with the government on the… Read the full news article
LONDON, UK, 2021-Jun-23 — /Travel PR News/ — The global pandemic has given us the chance to review and reset the way we travel forever, putting the planet, places, and people first. According to the IMF, tourism accounted for 10 percent of global GDP and 320 million jobs worldwide in 2019. And with international travel being… Read the full news article
LOS ANGELES, CA, 2021-Jun-23 — /Travel PR News/ — The Worldwide Travel Alliance (WTA) has announced Re•think Travel Marketing as its travel industry partners in North America, and UnionWay as partners for China. Re•think Travel Marketing and UnionWay join the WTA effective 21 June. It means travel companies seeking business from markets in Europe, and… Read the full news article
DELHI, India, 2021-Jun-17 — /Travel PR News/ — If you want to visit Chardham without any hassle according to your pocket, then this news is for you. In today’s time, everyone likes to travel to new places. Who does not like to taste the new food of a new place, spend time there, just for… Read the full news article
DELHI, India, 2021-Jun-17 — /Travel PR News/ — The COVID-19 pandemic hampered travel for much of 2020 but now vaccines are distributed and more countries reopen their borders to tourists. Still, Safety will be the top priority and while conditions can change in a hurry in the time of COVID-19, there are a handful of potential… Read the full news article
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Basque Culinary Center (BCC), VISITFLANDERS and the city of Bruges have announced new dates for the 6th UNWTO World Forum on Gastronomy Tourism. Madrid, Spain, 2021-Jun-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Held under the theme ‘Gastronomy Tourism: Promoting Rural Tourism and Regional Development’, the Forum will take place 31 October –… Read the full news article
London, United Kingdom, 2021-Jun-08 — /Travel PR News/ —CountryClubuk, a unique private members club based in London, is offering the rare opportunity to enjoy a 2-hour private tour of HRH The Prince of Wales’s world renowned garden at Highgrove followed by a Champagne lunch or afternoon tea on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. Opportunities like this… Read the full news article
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has welcomed Mallorca’s Sustainable Tourism Observatory into its International Network of Sustainable Tourism Observatories (INSTO). Madrid, Spain, 2021-Jun-08 — /Travel PR News/ — Mallorca, one of Europe’s top destinations for more than 70 years, welcoming millions of visitors every year, becomes the latest member of UNWTO’s global INSTO network. The… Read the full news article
MALDIVES, 2021-Jun-03 — /Travel PR News/ — Visit Maldives launches a social media campaign to make Maldives a top of the mind destination in the Japanese market and to increase engagement with tourists. Held from June 2021 until January 2022, the campaign will increase brand awareness in Japan and reassure Japanese travelers that Maldives will… Read the full news article
BANGKOK, THAILAND, 2021-Jun-03 — /Travel PR News/ — The new mid-year revision of the ‘Asia Pacific Visitor Forecasts 2021-2023’ from the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) indicates a hard year ahead in 2021 but with recovery occurring thereafter, albeit in a very uneven fashion. With the extreme volatility in the travel and tourism sector brought… Read the full news article
BANGKOK, THAILAND, 2021-Jun-03 — /Travel PR News/ — The Hybrid PATA Adventure Travel Conference and Mart 2021 was launched on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, thru both on-ground, in Clark, Philippines, and online formats. The two-day niche event attracted 582 delegates from 53 destinations in attendance including international delegates comprising 56% of the total. With both… Read the full news article
Agreement reflects TUI’s ongoing strategic investment in digital platform capabilities Development of platform for digital production of personalised multi-day tours – across all TUI markets Berlin, Germany, 2021-Jun-03 — /Travel PR News/ — TUI Group, the world’s leading tourism group, has signed an agreement for a new digital platform for multi-day tours, to be developed… Read the full news article
315 tourism businesses in Egypt, Mexico, South Africa and Kenya will receive six months’ professional training, business mentoring and financial support Programme targeted at organisations with clear and innovative social, technological or environmental business models and with the objective of strengthening collaboration between the tourism sector in destinations and the German and European markets The… Read the full news article
Macao, China, 2021-Jun-03 — /Travel PR News/ — The Macao Grand Prix Museum was officially inaugurated today (1 June). Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng, accompanied by Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lei Wai Nong, officiated the inaugural ceremony. Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng, Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lei Wai Nong, and Director of Macao… Read the full news article
TORONTO, Canada, 2021-Jun-01 — /Travel PR News/ — With the goal of inspiring spa and wellness travel with North American consumers, the largest spa and wellness travel website, Spas of America, has partnered with the award-winning Ste. Anne’s Spa in Ontario for a spa and wellness giveaway. “Years ago we adopted a mission to ‘Bring the… Read the full news article
BANGKOK, THAILAND, 2021-May-27 — /Travel PR News/ — The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), in partnership with the Department of Tourism of the Philippines, will be organising a hybrid PATA Adventure Travel Conference and Mart 2021 on May 26-27. “With vaccine rollout plans beginning to take shape across the world, there is new hope in… Read the full news article
Macao, China, 2021-May-26 — /Travel PR News/ — As the pandemic situation remains stable, the Macao Special Administrative Region Government has progressively unrolled an array of physical initiatives to promote the destination in Mainland China, including a series of “Macao Weeks”. Among the series, the “Macao Week in Shanghai” roadshow will be held from 3… Read the full news article
Madrid, Spain, 2021-May-21 — /Travel PR News/ — The UNWTO Affiliate Members Department, within the framework of the activities of the Working Group on Accessible Tourism, organized the Expert Meeting on Accessible Tourism – Good Practices on Accessible Tourism in Nature Areas at FITUR Next. This event provided a space to recognize the importance of… Read the full news article
Madrid, Spain, 2021-May-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Innovators with ideas to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals have been celebrated in Madrid. The final of the UNWTO SDGs Global Startup Competition saw 25 entrepreneurs and enterprises recognized for their creativity and commitment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 ambitious goals…. Read the full news article
The importance of unlocking the potential of investments for growing African tourism was highlighted as leaders from across the sector met virtually for the 2021 edition of INVESTOUR. Madrid, Spain, 2021-May-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Held during the FITUR International Tourism Trade Fair, the 12th edition of the Forum for Tourism Investment and Business (INVESTOUR) united… Read the full news article