new UNWTO campaign calls on one billion tourists to make their actions count
Small changes in travel behavior can contribute to positive change throughout the world. With one billion tourists traveling the world in a single year in 2012, transforming these one billion tourists into one billion opportunities is at the heart of the online campaign launched by UNWTO to celebrate this historic milestone.
International tourist arrivals grew by 4% between January and August 2012 compared to the same period of 2011 according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. The resilience of international tourism in a continuing uncertain economy is further confirmed by the positive data on tourism earnings and expenditure.
The number of international tourists worldwide grew by 4% between January and August 2012 compared to the same eight months of 2011 (28 million more).
Held annually in Hong Kong, ITE & MICE covers also mainland China geographically. By having separate promotions and days for trade and public visitors, ITE & MICE is well attended by the regional travel trade, MICE and corporations and Hong Kong’s affluent FIT.
There are over 12,000 visitors in the two trade days, with 20% from China particularly from Guangdong, and some 70% from Hong Kong. Among them 5700 are from travel agents, 3200 from MICE and corporations and around 200 hosted and registered buyers.
More than 10,000 employees of leading Chinese health food supplement company Pro-Health are to be in Thailand between 4-20 November as part of their incentive award for meeting sales targets.
The award-winners, who will split their annual conference and associated events between Bangkok, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya and Pattaya, are the third in a series of huge incentive groups to choose Thailand as their primary destination this year.
from our colleague Imtiaz Muqbil, Travel Impact Newswire
he writes what a lot of people in the tourism industry are thinking.Not only about WTM, about ITB also.
After 25 years of covering the World Travel Market London, I am giving this year’s show a miss. Here’s why:
1. Britain and Europe are no longer as important as sources of visitors, ideas and industry innovations. The rise of Asia and the emergence of new source markets such as Russia, Brazil, Latin America and Africa has diluted the importance of British and European tour operators and their entire tourism industries.
Major international conferences contribute to rise in business travellers
Kyoto Convention bureau has welcomed the news that Kansai International Airport has seen a significant increase in the number of international passengers arriving at the airport in August. The latest figures show a 41% rise in international travellers using the airport compared to the same month in 2011.
