Ictp News
ICTP announces Baja.com as destination member
The International Council of Tourism Partners (ICTP) announced that Baja.com has joined the organization, representing the Baja California peninsula, Mexico, including Baja (northern Baja) and Baja California Sur (southern Baja), by becoming a destination member of ICTP.
ICTP announces Sandton as destination member
The International Council of Tourism Partners (ICTP) announced that the Sandton Tourism Association (SAT) has become a destination member of its global alliance, joining the growing list of members from Africa.
ICTP partners with upcoming Brookes Hospitality Leadership Forum in London
The International Council of Tourism Partners (ICTP) is pleased to partner with the upcoming Brookes Hospitality Leadership Forum at the Savoy in London on Friday, May 25, 2012. After the highly-successful inaugural event in 2011, the 2nd edition of the forum will be back at the Savoy.
ICTP welcomes Yemen as destination member
The International Council of Tourism Partners (ICTP) announced that the Ministry of Tourism in Yemen has become its third destination member in the Middle East, joining Oman and Palestine.
ICTP welcomes Tanzania as destination member
The International Council of Tourism Partners (ICTP) announced that the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism in Tanzania, Africa, has become a destination member.
ICTP announces Maharashtra, India, as new destination member
The International Council of Tourism Partners (ICTP) announced that Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation has joined as its first member from India.
Kiribati joins International Council of Tourism Partners
The International Council of Tourism Partners (ICTP) announced today that Kiribati has become a destination member. ICTP is a grassroots travel and tourism coalition of global destinations committed to quality service and green growth.
ICTP announces Turtle Bay Resort as new member
The International Council of Tourism Partners (ICTP) announced that the famous North Shore resort, Turtle Bay Resort, has joined the global efforts of this destination alliance as its most recent Associate member.
ICTP calls for industry support for green growth at Rio
In a wide-ranging presentation to the Panrotas Foundation in SaoPaulo, Brazil, the International Council of Tourism Partners (ICTP) president Geoffrey Lipman called for industry support for green growth, which he described as the “new 21st century global development paradigm”. Professor Lipman said that ‘old green’ as a simple environment movement is long gone – ‘new green’ not only included economic and social needs, but that climate had become today’s big game changer, with a timeline of 2050 to kick our global carbon habit and fix global warming.
ICTP supports call for a moratorium on EU Emissions Trading Scheme
There is an old adage that say’s there’s your view and there’s my view – and there’s the truth that’s somewhere in between. That’s where we seem to be on the increasingly heated story about whether airlines should be part of the EU (European Union) Emissions Trading System or a global scheme developed in International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
ICTP welcomes US state of Georgia as newest destination member
The International Council of Tourism Partners (ICTP) announced today that the Tourism Division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development has become its newest destination member.
Malawi joins the International Council of Tourism Partners
The International Council of Tourism Partners (ICTP) announced today that the southern African country of Malawi has become a destination member. This makes the 6th country from Africa to join ICTP since its recent inception.