by Reinhard Hohler, Chiang Mai
In the context of this year’s International Travel Exhibition (ITE) at Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, the five tourism ministers of Cambodia, Myanmar, Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam will hold the Mekong region’s top and key tourism industry conference at the Rex Hotel on September 11.

Hilton Worldwide today announced the opening of Hilton Sukhumvit Bangkok in Bangkok, Thailand. Located in the heart of prestigious Sukhumvit, one of Bangkok’s most central business and entertainment districts, Hilton Sukhumvihit Bangkok is the ninth Hilton Worldwide hotel in the country. Hilton Worldwide is also celebrating its 30th anniversary in Thailand and reiterated its commitment to growing its presence in the country.

Next year, Prague will host the 13th Congress of the European Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society (EVECCS) which will take place in the Clarion Congress Hotel Prague from 12th to 15th June 2014. The European Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society organizes the annual EVECCS Congress in different European cities every June.

The 20th Session of the UNWTO General Assembly unanimously approved the designation of Mr. Pascal Lamy, former Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), as the new Chairman of the World Committee on Tourism Ethics.
Mr. Pascal Lamy will chair the World Committee on Tourism Ethics for four years, starting on 1 September 2013.

A total of 21 prominent online foreign media from East and South Asia — Japan, China, Taiwan, India, and Thailand — have been invited to join the Amazing Thailand “ASEAN Media Fam Trip from Bangkok to Siem Reap” during September 6-11, 2013. The international media joining will be top bloggers and online journalists from Thailand’s main tourist markets in Asia.

The newly established joint venture hotel management company – Dusit Fudu Hotels and Resorts is pleased to announce the management of a new hotel project in China, dusitD2 Shaoxing. The hotel is owned and developed by Zhejiang Guannan Property Development Co., Ltd..Scheduled for a soft opening in the fourth quarter of 2014, dusitD2 Shaoxing is located in the prime commercial centre of Shaoxing, Zhejiang province.