The Austrian city of Salzburg located on the northern edge of the Alps, close to the border of Germany is surrounded by lakes and mountains, and straddling the banks of the Salzach River. There are bu…
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Greek Ministry joins forces with island representatives to boost tourism
During a meeting held at the Tourism Ministry in Athens, chaired by Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura, island representatives listed their proposals and priorities for the tourism product of each desti…
Vietjet launches Hanoi-Siem Reap flights in Cambodia
Vietjet has launched its latest international route, connecting Hanoi and Siem Reap, Cambodia.The new route operates on a daily basis departing from Noi Bai International Airport, Hanoi at 16:55 and a…
Ethiopian to introduce Platinum tier level to its ShebaMiles programme
The Platinum tier level offers extra benefits to frequent flyers that accrue 75, 000 status miles or 60 qualifying segments within one calendar year, January 1–December 31 within the validity pe…
Ghana looking to aggressively promote tourism
Afeku said that if approved, she would ensure that the Ministry would collaborate with other Ministries and the private sector to rehabilitate tourism infrastructure in the country, including road net…
Canadian Tourism Minister Bardish Chagger meets travel trade leaders in India
H.E. Nadir Patel, High Commissioner for Canada to India, hosted an evening with captains of the industry at his official residence in New Delhi.Over 170 agents from all over India attended the recepti…
Kenya Tourism Board participates at OTM 2017
Through a steady past performance in the last five years, the Indian market has grown to be the third-largest tourism source market for Kenya representing a market share of 7.3% of total tourist arriv…
Tourism in Southern Nevada generates record-breaking $60 billion
According to the latest Economic Impact Series presentation delivered by Applied Analysis at the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s (LVCVA) Board of Directors meeting, tourism now gen…
Thrilling match between Argentinian and Indian polo teams organised in Mumbai
The event was organised by YES bank together with the Consulate General and Promotion Centre of Argentina and the Amateur Riders Club. Hosted by Rana Kapoor, Managing Director & CEO, YES Bank; Ale…
New Zealand’s visitor arrivals grows by 11%
The Statistics New Zealand results released, showed that this peak season is on track to be the biggest ever with December 2016 arrivals also a record for the month.Leading the way were holiday arriva…