
ITB Berlin Convention Looks at the Future of Travel
Category: Festival & Event News
Berlin (Germany) - February 13, 2019 (travelindex.com) - Big names and leading international companies focus on forward-looking transportation systems and the shift in customer demands in the luxury travel market – Presentation of the latest results of an exclusive international report by Travelzoo and ITB Berlin – For exhibitors, trade visitors and the me...

Best Western Hotels Debuts Urban Boutique Brand Vīb in Asia Pacific with Opening in Bangkok
Category: Destination News
Bangkok (Thailand) - February 14, 2019 (travelindex) - Best Western Hotels & Resorts has celebrated the opening of its ...

Asia Pacific to Welcome 900 Million International Visitor Arrivals in 2023
Category: Destination News
Bangkok (Thailand) - February 7, 2019 (travelindex.com) - The overall annual growth rate for international visitors into 40 Asia Pacific destinations is estimated to have been around 7.8 percent in 2018, generating an inbound volume of around 688 million for the year – almost 50 million more foreign arrivals than in 2017. According to the Executive Summary of t...

The Naka Island Phuket Wins Green Hotel Award
Category: Destination News
Phuket (Thailand) - February 8, 2019 (travelindex.com) - The Naka Island, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Phuket awarded “Gold Level” Green Hotel Award at the 12th Anniversary G-Green award ceremony organized by Thailand’s Department of Environmental Quality Promotion, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. This prestigious award streng...

Bangkok Chefs Gala Dinner Raises THB 44 Million for Underprivileged Children
Category: Destination News
Bangkok (Thailand) - February 11, 2019 (travelindex.com) - Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn presided at the 10th edition of the Bangkok Chefs Charity Fundraising Gala Dinner featuring an 11-course gourmet menu crafted by twenty-two top chefs from five-star hotels in Thailand and Thai Airways International using the finest quality imported products, p...

Saint Ange Tourism Report – 11th February 2019
Category: Destination News
Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) - February 12, 2019 (travelindex.com) - This week, we'll see the ceremonial handing over ceremony of the Vanilla Islands Flag to Seychelles, as it takes over the Presidency of the Vanilla Islands once again. Delegates arriving in the country are:- Reunion - The Vice President of the Regional Council Faouzia Vitry, IRT - Vice- President of t...

Solin to Host Acclaimed Tourism and Multimedia Festivals
Category: Destination News
Solin (Croatia) - February 1, 2019 (travelindex.com) - The historic and charming city of Solin on Croatia's Adriatic Coast, build on the location of ancient city of Salona will host of the 26th INTERSTAS, the 22nd ITF'CRO-International Tourism Film Festival and the 17th CEA-CRO 2019, all three international events, al...

Thai Tourism Income Crosses 2 Trillion Baht
Category: Destination News
Bangkok (Thailand) - February 4, 2019 (travelindex.com) - A sharp resurgence in Chinese visitor arrivals in December helped Thailand close 2018 with a total of 38.27 million arrivals, generating tourism expenditure of just over two trillion Baht. ...

Saint Ange Tourism Report – 4th February 2019
Category: Destination News
Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) - February 4, 2019 (travelindex.com) - Welcome to Edition 4 of our Volume 3 series. Today, as we start with the announcement that the French President will be visiting the Vanilla Islands of Reunion and Mayotte in June and appeal for the tourism organisation of the Indian Ocean to be able to benefit from the Presidential visit and the visib...

At Digital Travel APAC Discover Asias Evolving Online Travel Market
Category: Destination News
Singapore (Singapore) - February 5, 2019 (travelindex.com ) - Digital Travel APAC brings together top minds at Asia’s most successful airlines, hotels, OTAs, metasearches, tours and activities, car rentals, cruise lines and tourism boards to plan eCommerce, digital marketing and customer experience strategies for growth in 2019 and beyond. No commercials or egos...

SureStay Hotel Group Debuts in Japan with Opening of New Hotel in Osaka
Category: Destination News
Osaka (Japan) - February 6, 2019 (travelindex) - Best Western Hotels and Resorts has launched its exciting new ...

Raffles Singapore Unveils New Culinary Concepts with Celebrity Chefs
Category: Destination News
Singapore (Singapore) - February 6, 2019 (travelindex.com) - Raffles Singapore unveiled today its new line-up of dining experiences, which combine the hotel’s much-loved culinary traditions with contemporary dining concepts by renowned celebrity chefs. Each dining concept promises to tantalise the senses and has been carefully selected to enhance the famed ̵...

Best Western Hotels Opens Brand New Hotel in Downtown Osaka
Category: Destination News
Osaka (Japan) - February 1, 2019 (travelindex) - Best Western Hotels and Resorts has celebrated the launch of a brand new hotel in the heart of Osaka, Japan's second largest city, commercial center and culinary capital. ...

World Tourism Association for Culture and Heritage to Combat Overtourism
Category: Destination News
Sydney (Australia) - February 1, 2019 (travelindex.com) - The new body will focus on measures to protect and empower host communities who want a long-term 'sustainable' relationship with tourism that respects their cultural values. The World Tourism Association for Culture and Heritage (WTACH) has been formed to protect local cultures, heritage and historical sites th...

Mall Group Chairwoman Supaluck Umpujh Calls on Travel Industry to Develop Thailand as World-Leading
Category: Destination News
Bangkok (Thailand) - January 22, 2019 (travelindex.com) - The Thailand Tourism Forum (TTF) returned for its eighth edition, with an action-packed agenda focusing on the mega-projects that are currently transforming the tourism landscape in Bangkok and beyond. Running under the theme “Managing Tourism - Ensuring Great Experiences and Sustainable Outcomes,”...

Another Milestone for BHMA Hotel Management Company
Category: Destination News
Bangkok (Thailand) - January 23, 2019 (travelindex.com) - The start of the New Year marked yet another milestone for BHMA, a rapidly-evolving international hotel management company, as it announced its latest hotel management agreement with BYD Apartments Co., Ltd and A And H Modern Living Co., Ltd. in Phuket. The newly inked deal will see the property rebranded as BY...

UNWTO, International Tourist Arrivals Reach 1.4 billion
Category: Airline & Aviation News
Madrid (Spain) - January 22,2019 (travelindex.com) - International tourist arrivals grew 6% in 2018, totalling 1.4 billion according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. UNWTO’s long term forecast issued in 2010 indicated the 1.4 billion mark would be reached in 2020, yet the remarkable growth of international arrivals in recent years has brought it two ...

Best Western Hotels Opens Spectacular New Beachfront Resort in Phu Quoc
Category: Destination News
Phu Quoc (Vietnam) - January 24, 2019 (travelindex) - Best Western Hotels & Resorts has celebrated the opening of a brand new upscale resort on the golden coast of Phu Quoc, Vietnam’s beautiful "Pearl Island." ...

New hotels and More Meeting Options in Hamburg, Germany
Category: Travel Technology News
Hamburg (Germany) - January 24, 2019 (travelindex.com) - Meeting and event planners have even more venue and accommodation options when hosting events in Hamburg, Germany’s second largest city. There are 10 hotels set to open this year, with six scheduled for the first half of this year. Many of these new properties offer additional activities and attractions fo...

Saint Ange Tourism Report – 21st January 2019
Category: Destination News
Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) - January 21, 2019 (travelindex.com) - We have spoken about the need for Seychelles to save its safety and security label and the Kenyan tragedy but days ago should be a reminder that we need to remain on the alert at all times. President Kenyatta of Kenya and his CS for Tourism Najib Balala have reacted fast and are doing all that is possi...

Unique Valentine’s Dining Journeys at Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel
Category: Destination News
Bangkok (Thailand) - January 17, 2019 (travelindex.com) - Join your loved one to celebrate Valentine’s Day with decadent menus that delight your palate. Add a new page to your love story with a memorable meal at Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel for precious moments on this night of love. Valentine Experiences Thursday 14 February 2019 Bisco...

Renowned Chef André Chiang Leads Sichuan Moon at Wynn Palace
Category: Destination News
Macau (Macao) - January 16, 2019 (travelindex.com) - This spring, Wynn Palace will unveil a stunning new restaurant – Sichuan Moon – in partnership with award-winning Chef André Chiang. In his role as Culinary Director, Chef André will present the essence of Sichuanese cooking in a contemporary way, revealing his own unique interpretation of the cuisine....