For the past six decades, the Union of International Associations (UIA) has undertaken statistical studies on the preceding years’ international meetings. The complete report is available for sale to the public following a period of three months’ exclusive use by UIA Associate Members; it will be available to non-members from September 1st 2015.

Five dynamic individuals under the age of 30 stand the chance to win a free seat at the 2016 ICCA Congress – the most influential conference for the Business Events profession – which takes place in Kuching, Sarawak this November 2016. The International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) Asia Pacific Chapter and Sarawak Convention Bureau is on the lookout for exceptional young leaders who are passionate and enthusiastic in the Business Events circuit to be a part of the Asia Pacific Young Professional Development Programme.

The Family Travel Association (FTA) and the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) have formally announced a partnership to promote a travel agent educational programme for the Caribbean. As part of the agreement, the CTO and CTO members who join the FTA will be eligible to work with the FTA and CTO in the development of educational material for travel agents. This includes webinars, editorial/content for trade partners, live events (conferences/trade show) participation, promotion on FamilyTravel.org and both the CTO and FTA newsletters.

Quality management indicators and processes are key tools for the competitiveness of tourism destinations concluded the UNWTO Conference on Quality Management held in Bucharest, Romania.
In that regard, participants to the conference called for an integrated approach to quality management as a priority in long-term strategic planning of Destination Management Organizations (DMOs) at national and sub-national levels.

The Tourism Ministers and the Head of Delegation of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) attending the ASEAN Ecotourism Forum 2016 in Pakse, Champasak Province, Lao PDR , hosted by the Ministry o Information, Culture and Tourism of Lao PDR. Reaffirming the ideas and principles laid down in the Charter of the ASEAN.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand’s (TAT) Newsroom Blogger Campaign has now opened and bloggers and photographers can enter and submit their tales and pictures of Thailand and get the chance to win an exclusive trip to the kingdom. To enter the TAT Newsroom Blogger Campaign, writers and photographers need to visit www.blogger.tatnews.org and create a profile.