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Barbados launches 2022 Food and Rum festival
The Barbados Rum and Food Festival will be returning after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-10 pandemic. The festival was launched on Friday under the theme “Feed the future”.
Royal Caribbean unveils line-up of holidays on Spectrum of the Seas for 2023-2024
Vacationers can set their sights on more ways to explore Asia and make lifelong holiday memories. Royal Caribbean International has released its line-up of holidays on Spectrum of the Seas for 2023-2024, and longer cruises are making a comeback.
In Kingston, Jamaica, a Creativity-Fueled Tourism Renaissance
Montego Bay. Ocho Rios. Negril. Falmouth. Most visitors to Jamaica are familiar with the island’s main tourism districts, but there is one destination that’s been glaringly absent from most Jamaican travel itineraries for the past half-century: the capital city of Kingston. That may be about to change in a big way.
World cup fever spreads from Qatar in Middle East tourism boom
Qatar is gearing up for a World Cup tourism boom as the tiny Gulf state prepares to welcome more than a million soccer fans. One complication: many of them can’t or won’t stay there.
Puerto Rico Set to Host Major Caribbean Travel Industry Gathering
Puerto Rico is set to play host to the largest travel marketing event in the Caribbean. From Oct. 3-5, the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association will hold its annual Caribbean Travel Marketplace event for the first time since the onset of the pandemic.
Tourism ministry seeks ways to reduce cost of traveling
TEHRAN–Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Ministry is looking at ways to help reduce the cost of traveling for domestic holidaymakers.
VNAT working on organization of ITE HCMC 2022
Last week, Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) had worked with Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Tourism on the preparation for ITE HCMC 2022. Mr. Ha Van Sieu, Vice Chairman of VNAT presided the meeting. At the meeting, Ms. Nguyen Thi Anh Hoa, Director of HCMC’s Department of Tourism informed that up to now, the expo recorded 260 booths registered, in which including 50 international booths.
Greece’s tourism season to extend beyond the summer
Greece’s tourism season to extend beyond the summer Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias said in an interview that as a result of hard work and a collective effort that began in the previous autumn, revenues in the current tourism season have exceeded expectations and given a boost to economic growth.
Queensland launches fresh multi-million dollar tourism campaign
A brand-new multi-million dollar tourism campaign has been launched today hoping to lure southerners to book a holiday in Queensland. The “Seize the Days” campaign aims to generate over 6 million visitors to the sunshine state and inject over $ 4 billion into the tourism sector.
Sector gets ready to celebrate World Tourism Day 2022
The countdown to World Tourism Day 2022 is now underway, with every part of the sector invited to be an active part of the annual celebrations. With the theme of ‘Rethinking Tourism’, the International Day of Observance will this year focus on re-imagining the sector’s growth, both in terms of size and relevance.
Thai tourism end-of-year target raised to 10 million
Thailand’s tourism scene is continually being reinvigorated, with the tally of foreign arrivals having now exceeded 4 million for the year according to Thai News agency NNT.
Australia’s hotel boom continues in spite of missing Chinese tourists
Since reopening borders, Australia’s international visitor numbers have been more a trickle than a flood, with many key markets, including China, still missing amid lingering COVID-19 controls, inflation and geopolitical concerns. June data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics reveals outbound travellers are growing at almost three times the rate of inbound, as Australians continue to flock overseas.