MITM EUROMED, Meetings and Incentive Travel Market celebrates its 20th edition, and it will take place from November 2nd to 4th 2016. This time on a great cruise “The GNV Majestic”, between the cities of Naples and Palermo, in Italy. GNV – Grandi Navi Veloci boats have the infrastructures and services needed to handle great and exciting “Meetings, Incentives, Congresses & Events”. Hosted buyers will have the opportunity of taking new ideas, living a lot of experiences related with MICE tourism on board, and getting inspired to create new ways of business.

The ASEAN Ecotourism Forum is an important forum among members of the ASEAN tourism fraternity. Organised in collaboration with the ASEAN Secretariat and the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), it aims to transform Governmental political and tourism development policies, promote sustainable businesses and generate jobs.Laos Tourism Minister H.E. Prof. Dr. Bosengkham Vongdara welcomed all ASEAN Countries and the Deputy Secretary General of ASEAN,Dr.Lim Hong Hin.

The Annual General Meeting has appointed four new Board members and has declared the existence of a conflict of interest with HNA Group Board members. Alfredo Fernández Agras has been nominated Chairman of the Board of Directors and Vice Chairman of the Delegated Commission, as well as Co-Chairman of the Company alongside with José Antonio Castro, Chairman of the Delegated Commission and Vice Chairman of the Board.

The Thai tourism industry is projected to record international visitor arrivals of 16.67 million in January-June 2016, which will be up 13% over the same period of 2015. Projected earnings are estimated at 824 billion Baht, up 17%.Mr. Yuthasak Supasorn, Governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand, made the announcement at a press conference on the Thailand Tourism Situation in the 2nd and 3rd quarters of 2016. The event was held at the Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit Bangkok Hotel.

Korea’s business events and tourism offerings found a captive audience at this year’s Korea MICE Expo (KME), the nation’s top business events trade show. Around 3,000 attended the 17th KME, held at Songdo ConvensiA in Incheon’s ultramodern International Business District. The packed schedule provided delegates with various opportunities to network, discover Korea’s rich MICE assets, and sightsee, the latter including a visit to the future home of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics.

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the World Committee on Tourism Ethics (WCTE) have launched the UNWTO Ethics Award. The Award will recognize companies committed to making their business more responsible and sustainable through the implementation of the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism.