21 new top hotels and luxury hotels in the pipeline
Tourism is a growth industry worldwide – especially in Croatia. The very scenic European country on the Adriatic Sea records up to 3.5 percent more overnight stays every year. The necessary investments in new hotels and resorts are enormous: After 5.5 billion US dollars in the past 15 years another 2.2 billion US dollars will flow into new hotel buildings alone in the next five years, this is what the renowned real estate consultancy Horwath HTL predicts.

Dusit Fudu Hotels and Resorts is pleased to announce the signing of a management agreement with Huizhou Xiyuan Tourism Investment Company Limited to manage a 350-room luxury international resort in Huizhou City, Guangdong Province, China. The Dusit Thani Sandalwoods Resort Huizhou Shuangyue Bay, Guangdong is anticipated to open in May 2019.

More than 100 conference and event industry students from across the USA, Canada and Mexico are set to gain a foothold in the competitive meetings sector at the IMEX-MPI-MCI Future Leaders Forum. The Forum takes place during IMEX America, held in Las Vegas on 13 – 15 October, and is set to deliver a comprehensive educational programme with inspiring sessions by experienced industry professionals, meetings with selected exhibitors on the show floor and numerous networking opportunities.

The number of international tourist arrivals grew by 4% in the first half of 2015 according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. Destinations worldwide received some 538 million international tourists between January and June 2015, an increase of 21 million compared to the same period of 2014.

Chiang Mai spotlighted as Route to World Culture Heritages in Greater Mekong Sub-region in ITE HCMC 2015 workshop. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is participating in the workshop of “Route to World Culture Heritages in the Greater Mekong Sub-region: Quang Nam – Siem Reap – Luang Prabang – Chiang Mai – Bagan”, which is a part of the International Travel Expo in Ho Chi Minh City (ITE HCMC 2015).

To mark Mexico Year 2016 in Germany, airberlin and the Mexican Tourist Office in Germany have launched a joint sales and marketing initiative for the first time. Their common objective is to encourage more Germans to take their holidays in Mexico, and particularly in Cancún, the gateway to the Mayan World. Germany’s second largest airline has been operating flights to the coastal city on the Yucatán Peninsula since 2012, and has been able to increase capacity by 30 percent since adding the route to its schedule.