The 13th edition of Beijing International Tourism Expo (BITE) will be held this week at National Agriculture Exhibition Center from 20 – 22 May 2016. The three-day exhibition, organised by Beijing Municipal Commission of Tourism Development, and co-organised by Conference & Exhibition Management Services Pte Ltd and CEMS (Beijing) Conference & Exhibition Co., Ltd, is set to feature exhibitors from 80 countries/regions and 30 provinces with a gross area of 22,000m2.

THE LATEST SUPER HOTELS.Due to the fast growing tourism industry more and more top hotels are needed. On average two new hotels or resorts of the leading categories opened every day during the first quarter of this year worldwide. This data has been revealed by TOPHOTELPROJECTS, the specialized service provider in the exchange of cutting-edge information between clients and contractors in the international hotel industry.

Silk Way Rally organisers announce the route and host cities for the 2016 edition.
Rally-raid crews have in excess of 10,000 reasons to be excited. Following the ceremonial departure in Moscow’s Red Square on 08 July, the Silk Way will set off for more than 10,000 kilometres of competition, adventure and pure pleasure.

UNWTO Awards for Excellence and Innovation in Tourism.The call for applications for the 13th UNWTO Awards for Excellence and Innovation in Tourism is now open. The deadline for applications is 30 September 2016.The UNWTO Awards for Excellence and Innovation in Tourism distinguish innovative tourism initiatives with outstanding achievements in the following four categories: Public Policy and Governance, Enterprises, Non-Governmental Organizations and Research and Technology.

Additive manufacturing (3D printing) is revolutionising the production process – the first printed aircraft, T.H.O.R. from the Airbus Group, can be seen at the ILA – BDLI member companies are revealing the current status of this advanced technology in Hall 2.Additive manufacturing has the potential to revolutionise entire industrial sectors. Leading manufacturers will be presenting the production equipment that makes this innovative technology possible in Hall 2 at the ILA Berlin Air Show 2016.

At the Paris Town Hall, the managers of 17 hotel groups, the UMIH and Synhorcat, representing 651 hotels and over 76,657 rooms in all categories in Paris and the region met under the auspices of the City of Paris (Jean-François Martins, deputy mayor in charge of tourism), the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Philippe Solignac, President), the Paris Tourism and Congress Office (Pierre Schapira) and the UNIMEV (Thierry Hesse, President) to sign the Charter on the hosting of large congresses in Paris.