Travel and Tourism Industry News

An upturn in tourism industry is expected this year in Denmark after a dismal year in 2009, according to news reaching here from Copenhagen. “All the local markets from where most of our tourists come have been hit hard by the financial crisis — Germany, Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands and the UK — they’ve all [...]

There are already quite a number of theme tours in the category of cultural tourism; eco-tourism is a popular example. The Peruvians, however, have come up with an unusual variation: gastronomical tourism. Gastronomical tourism will boost the country’s tourism sector, which is well-known for its archaeological and historical interest. “The gastronomical tourism will be consolidated [...]

Malaysian travel and tour operators, and others connected with the tourism sector, can avail of a new Southeast Asian search site soon. Described as a high-tech travel website, SoutheastAsia.org is being touted as an “anchor for a new destination marketing campaign for Southeast Asia”. The site, which will be launched on Jan 25, will allow [...]

The Chinese government said on Monday that it aims to build the southern island of Hainan into a top international tourism destination by 2020. The country also plans to develop the only tropical island province to be a platform for international economic cooperation and cultural exchanges, according to a statement of the State Council, or [...]

The number of foreign tourists this year is expected to reach 16 million as targeted if there are no serious political disturbances nor epidemics, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Speaking on the first day of assuming the TAT governorship, Governor Surapon Sawetseeranee said he would attempt to increase the number of foreign [...]

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), to look at a next generation checkpoint. This, it said, should give screeners access to effective intelligence to deliver proportional screening measures based on risk assessments. The IATA was commenting on the new [...]

Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital, the world’s largest facility of its kind and one of the main tourist attractions in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, has won the prestigious ‘Golden Tourism Award’ by the Madrid-headquartered Trade Leaders Club, a business organization representing 7000 producers and service providers across 120 countries according to a report [...]