World Committee on Tourism Ethics to focus on the exploitation of children, trafficking, poaching and accessible tourism
The protection of children from all forms of exploitation, the fight against trafficking, anti-poaching and accessible tourism for all are among the work priorities defined by the newly formed World Committee on Tourism Ethics (WCTE).

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Positive results for 2013: 126,200 events, 10.6 million participants and 6.7 million overnight stays. Berlin continues to strengthen its position as a leading meeting and convention destination. In the past year, 126,200 events took place in the German capital (+2% compared to the previous year) with 10.6 million participants (+1%). The number of overnight stays generated by the meeting and convention market rose by 1.5 per cent to 6.7 million, which equals about a quarter of all hotel stays in Berlin.

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TCEB REVEALS ONLINE MARKETING PLAN IN 2014 EQUIPS PRIVATE SECTOR WITH INNOVATIVE TOOLS TO EXPLORE MICE MARKET WORLDWIDE. TCEB Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau (Public Organization) reveals its online marketing strategy and outreach programme targeting MICE markets worldwide. Also, in line with the innovative initiatives was the development of the state-of-the-art website which will be made in five languages to provide useful and update database.

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Most of our readers will be staying and working here in Berlin in the next week (4.-10. march) for a few days. The most important trade show of global tourism, ITB,is about to open its gates. In order to facilitate your work here, we will be offering you, dear readers, our ITB support because Berlin is our home town.
The whole Tourism-Insider Team will be available for inquiries to offer help & support and advice for the whole duration of the trade show from Tuesday to Sunday – just give us a call:
We can support you in your communications, press work, contacts,PR – but also in all questions of the organisation in your daily work as an exhibitor or visitor.
Our mobile number:
Contact: Joachim Fischer, Editor-in-chief, Tel. +49 (0)173-40 77 947

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Surveillance Proof Your Hotel Room
Hotel.info has some advice on how to handle sinster eavesdropping from the NSA and other mysterious intelligence agencies.
Here are our top tips on how Edward Snowden could make himself more secure and safe from prying eyes during his hotel stay. This advice also applies to everybody looking over their shoulder!

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In winter 2014/15 airberlin will be increasing the frequency of its flights to the Caribbean and at the same time further expanding its tourist services from Dusseldorf and Munich. From November 2014 there will be two extra non-stop flights from Dusseldorf to Varadero in Cuba and Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic. These two long-haul destinations will be available to airberlin guests from Munich as well.

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