Association News

» Kerala Travel Mart elects Abraham George of Intersight Group as its President

KTM 2014 to explore new markets; Hopes to reap benefits from rupee downslide ... Read more

» UNWTO partners with JATA to advance tourism in Asia and the Pacific

Exchange of best practices, particularly the experience of Japan’s tourism recovery following the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, and data sharing ... Read more

» Weak rupee spurs medical tourism in India: Assocham study

The inflow of patients has also gone up by 40 per cent during the last six months ... Read more

» High airfares affect tourist flow to Kashmir: Mir

During peak tourism season, Delhi-Srinagar or Srinagar-Delhi airfare goes as high as Rs 20,000 from each side ... Read more

» ATOAI to host a five city road show in USA and Canada from 2 to 10 October 2013

Will form an ideal platform for the International Launch of the “777 Days of the Indian Himalayas” campaign ... Read more

» Germany gives grant to PATA to promote a sustainable APAC visitor economy

The primary aim of the project is to support the increased engagement of PATA in the promotion of sustainable development and inclusive green growth through tourism ... Read more

» Pascal Lamy to chair the World Committee on Tourism Ethics

The World Committee on Tourism Ethics is the independent body responsible for interpreting, applying and evaluating the provisions of the UNWTO Global Code of Ethics for Tourism ... Read more

» UNWTO and FITUR to co-host the 2013 UNWTO Awards

The UNWTO Awards recognize and showcase innovative and sustainable tourism initiatives and influential individuals of the tourism sector ... Read more

» Countries call for closer tourism and air transport policies at UNWTO

Issues such as visa facilitation, the need to make airports more visitor friendly, taxation, open skies and the impact of low cost airlines were among the issues in debate ... Read more

» Global tourist traffic grew by 5 percent in first half of 2013

Destinations around the world witnessed an estimated 494 million visitors in the first six months of 2013 indicating an additional 25 million international tourists compared to the same period of 2012 ... Read more

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