Dusit International is staging a major roadshow in China and Hong Kong aimed at the travel trade and MICE markets from 19 – 28 September 2012. Led by James Ramage, Assistant Vice President – Sales, Dusit International, the timely promotional initiative that aims also to consolidate partner relationships while gaining brand exposure in the market, features the group’s widely acclaimed hotel and resort properties including those in Thailand, Maldives, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt.

Tourism businesses and destinations are committed to the sustainable energy agenda but need the support of the energy sector and governments to move forward, said leading experts from the aviation, accommodation and other tourism industries meeting in Spain for the official celebrations of World Tourism Day 2012. Their Royal Highnesses, the Prince and Princess of Spain opened the celebrations, commending the tourism community for choosing Tourism & Sustainable Energy as the theme of World Tourism Day (WTD) 2012, in line with the United Nations International Year of Sustainable Energy for All.

Lithuania will next year play host to an exciting new exhibition showcasing the meeting and events industry in the Baltic Sea region, and international buyers are set to be big winners.CONVENE, run by Vilnius Convention Bureau, will be held from 13 – 14 February 2013 at the Lithuanian Exhibition and Congress Centre LITEXPO, Vilnius, and will mark the Baltic Sea region’s first exhibition for meetings, events and incentives.

Eighteen of Thailand’s best products and services in the health and wellness sector scored top honours at the inaugural Thailand Spa and Wellbeing Awards.
A mix of large and established spa businesses as well as newcomers and innovators were conferred the awards in a night of celebration organised by the Thai Spa Association at the Grand Diamond Ballroom, IMPACT Exhibition and Convention Center.

Canada sweeps ‘most reputable city and country’ in RepTrak™ studies highlighting the value of destination reputation management
Vancouver has been named the city with the world’s best reputation. The result is from Reputation Institute’s 2012 City RepTrak™. The yearly study ranks the world’s 100 most reputable cities by polling more than 18,000 people from the G8 countries.

The Senior Vice President of Strategy and Sustainability at Meliá presented a summary of the strategic alliance with UNICEF at the major annual tourism event. World Tourism Day is being celebrated today in Maspalomas in Gran Canaria, focusing this year on “Tourism and Sustainable Energy: Drivers of Sustainable Development”. The event is organised by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) to promote awareness in the international community about the importance of tourism and its social, cultural, political and economic relevance.