Travel and Tourism Industry News

Cambodia’s Angkor Wat temples, one of the world heritage sites, attracted 1.6 million foreign visitors in 2011, an increase of 23 percent from 1.3 million a year earlier, according to the statistics of Siem Reap provincial tourism department on Tuesday.

Among the top ten countries visiting the temples, South Korea was ranked first with 265,000 visitors, up 31 percent; Vietnam at second with 251,400, up 45 percent; Japan at third with 120,200, up 5 percent; and China at fourth with 119,900, up 81 percent.

The statistics also showed that Thai tourists to the temples had slightly declined by 0.2 percent to 42,250 due to border dispute that led to armed clashes in February and April last year.

“Base on the figures, we see that Chinese visitors to the temples last year grew sharply and we expect that the trend will continue in the coming years,” Chhoeuy Chhorn, administration chief of Siem Reap provincial tourism department, told Xinhua by telephone on Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »

International health insurance can be quite essential and the consideration in it has never ever been greater. As social medical insurance services are stressed to take care of the rising costs of hospital treatment, the requirement to make other preparations is becoming very essential, specifically to the expatriate.

For individuals who live and work overseas, the necessity to access the proper type of cover can make to be an upsetting experience with the expense of treatment usually being very costly and challenging to set up particularly during periods of catastrophe. There are lots of companies that provide a number of rewards that provide reassurance for you, your loved ones and your employees.

Nevertheless, these kinds of insurance have restricted coverage that isn’t pertinent on a specific scenario. The specific situation what I’m saying is at this point is when you choose to reside in another nation. Sure, you’ve got life insurance coverage or medical insurance. However these are only applied inside the limitations of your country.

Therefore if anything happens to you right out of the country, this insurance coverage cannot assist you in in any manner. Same thing complements travel insurance policies. But they may be applied abroad, the claim is just restricted up to specific extent for example medical evacuation, trip cancellation, and trip delays. Read the rest of this entry »

The Singapore Tourism Board said it has launched its customized marketing campaigns for the Chinese market on Wednesday.

It will roll out a series of differentiated marketing campaigns in the coming months targeting key markets across the region such as Australia, India, Indonesia and Malaysia.

The marketing campaign started with the New Discoveries campaign at the 798 Art District in Beijing, capital of China. Singapore singer Stefanie Sun shared her favorite spots in Singapore.

The Singapore Tourism Board said the marketing campaign is tailored to the needs of the Chinese tourists. Read the rest of this entry »

The southern South Korean resort island of Jeju has been named as one of the new seven natural wonders of the world in a worldwide poll, a Switzerland-based organization announced Saturday.

The subtropical volcanic island, located 130 kilometers off the southern coast of the Korean Peninsula, was selected along with Brazil’s Amazon region, Halong Bay in Vietnam, Argentina’s Iguazu Falls, Indonesia’s Komodo National Park, the Puerto Princesa Underground River in the Philippines, and South Africa’s Table Mountain, according to the New7Wonders foundation in Zurich.

Jeju Island had been vying against 27 other natural sites in a project initiated by the Switzerland-based nonprofit organization in 2007.

Voting to select the New7Wonders began in July 2009 on the Internet and by phone, with the last vote being received on Friday. Read the rest of this entry »

Keeping the standard high in the travel industry is one of the most important things that you can do in order to make sure that the customers and travellers in the UK get the best customer service and value for money that they can.

This is why customer feedback is vital to the success of the businesses that go that extra mile to make sure that their customers are happy.

This is why the Holiday Extras team have been working tirelessly on making sure that their customers get the chance to give their honest and truthful feedback about the travel companies that they have been using whilst they have be booking their trips away (whether it be for business or pleasure).

The Holiday Extras Customer Awards have been going for three years now and they are a great way to get the opinions of customers out into the open within the travel industry. The winners of the awards are chosen by the online voters who visit Holiday Extras and these are then compiled and brought together to celebrate those who are giving the best service and value for money to their customers in that year.

This year 66,000 people voted in the Holiday Extras Customer Awards and this figure is almost three times more than the number of people who voted last year. The way that these awards are growing in popularity just goes to show just how there was a gap in the market for such an event in the travel industry. Read the rest of this entry »

China’s top tourism authority will help the country’s Tibet Autonomous Region to become a a major world travel destination.

According to a cooperative agreement signed Wednesday between the National Tourism Administration (NTA) and the government of Tibet, the NTA will expand assistance to Tibet and help the region further open up its tourism market.

The NTA will promote the opening of direct flights to Tibet’s capital city Lhasa from the other provincial capitals in the country and some overseas cities, according to the agreement.

The NTA will also support brand-building in Tibet’s tourist industry and carry out promotional tourism campaigns.

The finalists for the Golden Backpack Awards UK have now been announced and the countdown begins to the inaugural London gala awards dinner and presentation.

Taking place on Wednesday 12 October 2011, at the spectacular Shaka Zulu in London, the gala evening event will recognise tour operators, airlines, accommodation and transport providers who have shown outstanding commitment to the adventure and youth travel market. Read the rest of this entry »