Travel and Tourism Industry News

The World Heritage Committee meeting in Brasilia has inscribed sites in Saudi Arabia, Australia, India, Islamic Republic of Iran and, for the first time, a site in the Marshall Islands, as well as the Republic of Korea on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The latest sites inscribed include (in order of inscription): Image courtesy of [...]

Several upscale hotels around Bangkok’s Ratchaprasong intersection, where the red-shirted protesters have been based for more than a month, decided to close from Tuesday until April 25 for safety reasons. The hotels included Grand Hyatt Erawan, Holiday Inn, Intercontinental and Centara Grand. All guests living in these hotels were asked to check out before noon. [...]

The ancient Inca ruins site Machu Picchu, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, reopened to visitors Thursday after a two-month closure due to a storm. Tourism Vice Minister Mara Seminario said that hundreds of foreign visitors entered the ruins following the morning reopening, as an early downpour gave way to brilliant sunshine. [...]

The number of foreign tourists to arrive in Viet Nam in March reached 473,000, lifting the total arrivals in the first quarter to 1.35 million, up 36.2 percent over the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment. The number of visitors from Cambodia was reported to be the highest increase [...]

Love is in the air, and for the latest bachelor, it happens to be in St. Lucia… Although we won’t know who will get the final rose until the show’s season finale next Monday, we have seen the bachelor fall in love with the last two women in beautiful St. Lucia. With private beaches and [...]

Sonesta St. Maarten Resorts’ “The 40+ Sale” is the gateway to winter savings in the Caribbean. Travelers get a 40% discount on room only rates. PLUS, guests who stay four nights or more get $150 in food and beverage credits. This limited-time offer must be booked January 27-31, 2010 for travel February 1 – April [...]

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 [...]