Gross revenues have risen by €1 billion in the past two years. Some 14.7 million visitors stayed overnight in Berlin in the first half of 2017.Visitors spend more money in the city.The tourism industry in Berlin has broken yet another record. Over the past two years, the gross amount of revenue generated by visitors to the German capital has climbed by about €1 billion to €11.58 billion a year. This is the result of a new 2016 study on tourism as an economic factor conducted by dwif-Consulting GmbH for visitBerlin. The positive trend continued in the first half of 2017: the number of overnight stays in hotels and pensions rose moderately by 1.8 per cent to 14.7 million. This growth is also reflected in higher revenues.

The Centre Secures A Host Of High-Profile Business Events
It has been a fruitful first seven months of the year (2017) for the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (the Centre) as it hosted 667 events, which attracted over 970,000 delegates and visitors and delivered an economic impact of over RM285 million to Malaysia. This is an increase of 249 events or 37% and an additional 240,000 delegates and visitors, compared to the corresponding period last year.

airberlin has drawn a positive balance over the past ten months since introducing the Business Class to short and medium-haul routes and will double the space allocated to the popular premium service to two rows of seats. Particularly high demand for the premium seats has been recorded by airberlin on domestic flights within Germany and feeder flights to long-haul connections from Berlin and Dusseldorf. The seats will be available for sale as of 1 September 2017, which will also be the first travel date for the additional Business seats. The aircraft are currently being upgraded.

Thousands of tourism businesses will convene at the International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City (ITE HCMC) 2017 on 7 – 9 September at the Saigon Exhibition & Convention Center (SECC). Run for the 13th time, ITE HCMC 2017 provides an ideal marketing opportunity and excellent backdrop to enhance participant’s brand equity in the eyes of the travel trade professionals and discerning end consumers. You can also meet your online magazine Tourism-Insider there.

IT&CMA has gone on an amazing journey for the past 25 years. Here are some of the milestones since TTG started in 1993. “We want to invite you to continue with us on this journey and thank all our partners, sponsors, exhibitors, buyers, media and attendees that have lent their support to the show over the years” said Darren Ng, TTG Asia.

Rooftop Pool, Enhanced Entertainment and New Restaurant Concepts at Brand’s Fourth in Destination, the All-Suite Sandals LaSource St. Lucia. Luxury Included® all-inclusive resort leader Sandals Resorts International (SRI) shares plans for its newest resort in Saint Lucia – the all-suite Sandals LaSource St. Lucia. Located along Pigeon Island Beach and adjacent to Sandals Grande St. Lucian, Sandals LaSource St. Lucia will be the fourth Sandals Resorts property in Saint Lucia, expanding Sandals’ exclusive exchange program to “Stay at One, Play at Four.”