Travel Association News

STR Global is delighted to announce an agreement to become an Official Supplier to England’s bid to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup.TM

Messe Berlin is the first trade fair company that is now able to provide its exhibitors with a certificate confirming its environmental properties.

For promoting Holland in Russia and attracting more tourists to this fascinating destination, the “Russia Alliance”, formed by the Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions (NBTC), KLM and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, recently appointed AVIAREPS its representative.

Prince Sultan bin Salman, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA), inaugurated the electronic licensing system travel and tourism agencies in the kingdom.

The launch of the World Travel Tourism Council’s (WTTC’s) annual economic impact research on Thursday, March 11 at ITB Berlin confirmed a 5 percent decline in global travel and tourism economy GDP in 2009.

As we all know that travel industry has been growing by leaps and bounds in last couple of year. Even country like India is experiencing the change and now the Indian Travel industry needs some automation.

ABTA today launched its first ever Manifesto outlining ABTA’s position on the key lobbying issues facing the travel industry.

ABTA has submitted recommendations over the last two months on two out of three fundamental reviews of transport and tourism legislation being conducted in the UK and the European Union and will be responding on the third tomorrow.

Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection John Dalli gave an update yesterday on the Commission’s work on the revision of the Package Travel Directive.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has appointed Willy Boulter as Regional Vice President for Asia-Pacific.