High spending, family-oriented ‘halal travellers’ will represent a $200bn opportunity by 2020. Amadeus study identifies future requirements for this segment.“Halal Travel 2016”, a report conducted by UK-based research firm Context Consulting and commissioned by Amadeus, was presented today at Dubai’s Arabian Travel Market. The study gives an insight into the current needs and future expectations of this travel group whose importance is growing globally.

airberlin’s financial results 2015
Significant improvement of 3.7 per cent in revenue per available seat kilometre (RASK). Yield increased significantly by 2.0 per cent. Load factor increased by 0.7 percentage points. Extraordinary payments, codeshare dispute and dip in tourism traffic due to geopolitical events had negative impact. Benefits from low fuel cost not yet realised

Alessandro Rosso Group protagonist in Expo 2016 Antaly startetl in Turkey. Alessandro Rosso Group continues its commitment to the world of International and Universal Expositions with Expo 2016 Antalya “A Green Life for Future Generations” which takes place in Antalya in Turkey from April 23 to October 30, 2016 and announces the activities who see him protagonist.

HNA Tourism Group Enters Agreement with Carlson Hospitality Group for the Acquisition of Carlson Hotels, Inc..HNA Tourism Group Co., Ltd. a division of HNA Group Co., Ltd., a Fortune Global 500 company with operations across aviation, tourism, hospitality, finance, and online services among other sectors, and Carlson Hospitality Group, Inc. today announced they have entered an agreement , for the acquisition of Carlson Hotels, Inc., which owns the Quorvus Collection, Radisson Blu®, Radisson®, Radisson RED, Park Plaza®, Park Inn® by Radisson, Country Inns & Suites By CarlsonSM brands and the Club CarlsonSM global hotel rewards program.

Penang Convention & Exhibition Bureau (PCEB) launched its inaugural publications ,the Destination Experience Brochure and the Penang MICE Guide 2016-17, a mere three months after the Bureau’s establishment.The two publications, which were produced entirely in-house by the PCEB team, is part of PCEB’s exercise to position and promote Penang as the preferred MICE destination in the region.

Thailand tightens up legislation on ivory trade to meet international regulations
Thailand is stepping up efforts to bring an end to an illegal trade on ivory and ivory products by strengthening the nation’s legislations to be in line with the Convention on International Trade In Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).