International tourist arrivals grew by over 4% in 2011 to 980 million; Asia and the Pacific (+6%) was up 11 million arrivals in 2011; Governments urged to facilitate travel ... Read more

The number of Indians arriving into Abu Dhabi rose by 30 percent to 108,170 guests; Abu Dhabi tourism plans a 4 city road show in India ... Read more

"Visit Lumbini Year-2012' will be organised by Nepal Tourism Board to pay tribute to Buddha and to invite the world to work towards creating a peaceful society through his message of peace ... Read more

Wants streamlining of foreign tourist visas to increase tourist arrivals & spur American job growth; makes key appointments in Travel and Tourism Advisory Board ... Read more

Also plans to continue its offline training programmes in the four metros as well as some additional cities ... Read more

The incentive group should have a minimum of 50 non-local participants with at least 2 consecutive nights of stay in Macau ... Read more

Has embarked on a road show to advertise the potential the hill country has to offer to a variety of travellers ... Read more

Almost 660,000 Indians visited Switzerland in 2011 with an average spend of 300 Swiss Francs (about Rs 16,200) per night ... Read more

Starwood Hotels, Lufthansa, Abercrombie & Kent, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line & Incredible India walked off with top honours for their respective roles spearheading the global travel and tourism recovery ... Read more

The event has aimed to project ASEAN as a single, highly competitive tourist destination by establishing shared laws that reduced travel barriers for visitors both within and to the region ... Read more