Dr. Sapta Nirwandar, Director General of Tourism Marketing of the Ministry for Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Indonesia and Dr. Martin Buck, Vice President of the Competence Center Travel & Logistics, signed a preliminary agreement on behalf of the world’s leading travel trade show and the future partner country of ITB Berlin.

The Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau or TCEB unveiled its latest campaign to promote best environmental practice within the MICE industry at IMEX America 2011.
It has been three years since TCEB launched its first Green Meetings program- an initiative to raise environmental awareness within Thailand’s MICE industry, to reduce waste, conserve energy, and use natural, recyclable materials as far as possible.The campaign was embraced by the industry, which has since seen major improvements in all these areas.

Over the past several weeks, seasonal rains that are heavier than usual have resulted in widespread flooding in Thailand. While the flooding is having some impact on tourism, most key tourist destinations and attractions throughout Thailand have not been affected by the floods and almost all remain open. The floods are mainly affecting the provinces in central Thailand and a few provinces in the north and northeast. Provinces in the south of Thailand have not been affected by the floods.

In the next days the Thailand Capitol Bangkok will be hit by large floods. In many provinces the water has damaged houses, streets and agriculture areas. Today more than 270 peoples are killed by the water around Thailand and the damages are more than many billions. Today nobody can say what happend after the water. The tourists have no problems – they only need to take other streets. The large hotels and shoppingmalls are not in a dangerous situation.

Over the past several weeks, seasonal rains that are heavier than usual have resulted in widespread flooding in Thailand. While the flooding is having some impact on tourism, most key tourist destinations and attractions throughout Thailand have not been affected by the floods and almost all remain open. The floods are mainly affecting the provinces in central Thailand and a few provinces in the North and Northeast. Provinces in the south of Thailand have not been affected by the floods.

Hilton Baku features stunning views, a sensational culinary offering, and the first eforea: spa at Hilton in Europe
Hilton Hotels & Resorts today announced the opening of Hilton Baku, its first hotel in Azerbaijan. The new build hotel is located in a prime position in the city and will bring legendary Hilton Hotels & Resorts hospitality to the region for the first time, including the first eforea: spa at Hilton in the European region.