Aug 25th, 2010
Japan, China and South Korea agree to 26 million visitors by 2015
In a joint statement made by the tourism chiefs of Japan, China and South Korea from their trilateral meeting in China on 22 August, it was agreed that they would try to double 2009 “intervisitation” figures. They aim to welcome 26 million people to their three countries by 2015. A total of 13.5 million people traveled [...]
Aug 19th, 2010
First Official Chinese Leisure Tourists Arrive in Canada
Canada has welcomed its first official leisure tourists from China this week, after Asia’s economic powerhouse granted approved destination status to Canada earlier this summer. “Several hundred” Chinese tourists arrived in Vancouver on Wednesday, the Canadian Tourism Commission said in a statement, after a group of 18 Chinese tourists landed in Victoria, B.C. on Monday. [...]
Jul 29th, 2010
Facebook Questions Opens up to the World of Travel
Seven weeks after Facebook announced the private testing of its Facebook Questions system, the doors are now open for everyone to have a go. The idea is to use the 500 million user base to act as a virtual advice clinic and call centre of issues as mundane or important as the curious would like. [...]
Jul 14th, 2010
UNWTO Strengthening Ties with Australia
The combination of a dynamic private sector and strong political support of tourism has been instrumental in the way Australia has driven tourism as a motor of socio-economic development. This was the message taken by Taleb Rifai on his first visit as UNWTO Secretary-General to Australia. Go to original story. Speaking at the opening session [...]
Jun 3rd, 2010
Travel & Tourism Demands 21st Century Thinking for Future Sustainability
The voice of the world’s 100 foremost Travel & Tourism leaders, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), is calling for governments and organisations such as the United Nations, European Commission, G8 and G20, to re-examine the way policies that affect global Travel& Tourism are co-ordinated and implemented. “Yet again the importance of Travel & [...]
May 27th, 2010
Beijing on Track to Become World-Class Tourism City
“We are looking at you China, in the eyes of the world, for leadership.” A powerful quote from the UNWTO head, commenting on China’s impressive numbers at the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)’s global summit currently being held in Beijing. In order to meet the requirements of a world-class tourism city, Beijing is developing [...]
Apr 21st, 2010
Tom Griffiths remarks at ATEC
Evolving, elusive backpackers are becoming the experts of travel, using technology to bypass businesses according to GapYear.com founder Tom Griffiths. Speaking at the ATEC Backpacker and Youth Industry Conference in Hobart this morning, Griffiths said compared to 10 years ago, today’s backpackers have evolved through technology and are becoming travel experts, telling each other how [...]
Apr 21st, 2010
ATEC delegates agree discounting is killing product and investment
Discounting in the backpacker accommodation sector is hampering product development and inward investment, delegates at the ATEC Backpacker and Youth Industry Conference have agreed. Participants in a breakout session focussing on accommodation cited unsustainable discounting as a major challenge for the industry, with guilty parties unable to reinvest in their businesses and having to cut [...]
Apr 13th, 2010
How web 2.0 is impacting language travel students
It wasn’t that many years ago that the internet revolutionised the way language schools operated around the world, opening up a whole new marketing tool, and with it a way of quickly, easily, and, most importantly, affordably reaching your market. Well now it’s happened again, and web 2.0 is changing the language travel industry! Go [...]
Mar 25th, 2010
Mainstream travellers leading travel social media revolution
Middle age travellers are shaping consumer views of the best hotels and holiday destinations at home and abroad. Excerpt: Surprisingly, the age group most likely to visit a travel agent is 16-24 year olds, some seeking advice on how best to structure gap year travel arrangements. The use of social media is prompting significant numbers [...]
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