Re-designed 2019 programme features new engagement sessions: Say Hi To Everyone, Brand Showcase Presentations, Exhibition Walkabout and Meet-The-Corporates  Take-up of new activities by close to 20 brands: Dubai Business Events, India Tourism, Japan National Tourism Organisation, Japan by JTB, Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, MICE Excellence Center, Royal Orchid Holidays, Taiwan, Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau and more  Branded and sponsored targeted functions remain popular, with more invited exhibitors this year  Multiple space expansions at largest Asia-Pacific MICE showcase

01 to 07 SEPTEMBER 2019.
Since it was established in 1991, Samoa’s Teuila Festival has grown to become one of Samoa’s most celebrated annual events and one of the South Pacific’s biggest cultural festivals. Join the festivities as Samoa becomes the cultural hub of the South Pacific and celebrates all things Samoan during the Teuila Festival! A true celebration of Samoan and Polynesian culture, this festival is an annual event now in its 29th year, with many activities and shows being held across the country, particularly in Apia, Samoa’s capital city.

Annual hotel analysis explores growing role of technology in corporate lodging,
and charts rise of non-traditional hotel options
The Hotel Monitor 2020, published by American Express Global Business Travel (GBT), predicts that hotel prices in most key cities will experience only modest rises in 2020. A global boom in hotel construction is increasing the supply of guest rooms just as international trade tensions put a dampener on demand: together, these factors will restrict the ability of hotels to raise room rates in many business destinations.

Zeavola is a luxury barefoot resort that takes pleasure in stepping back to simplicity on the beautiful Koh Phi Phi Don island, Hat NopparatThara-Ko Phi Phi National Park, in the Andaman Sea. The Phi Phi Islands are probably most famed for the Leonardo di Caprio film ‘The Beach’ which was released back in 2002. There has been worldwide media coverage about the damage that has caused by mass-tourism and day trippers visiting the famed Maya Bay and its subsequent closure.

In the future, Greatcontent and TripsByTips will bundle their activities under the umbrella of the Greatcontent Group. As an established brand and specialist for touristic content, TripsByTips will complement the group’s travel offering with experienced authors and expertise.
As a result of the merger, the company with 40 employees in Berlin will offer customers throughout Europe a specialized tourism offering for the production of editorial marketing and SEO content in more than 30 languages. As a result, one of the world’s largest author networks with more than 30,000 special interest authors in travel, fashion, automotive, finance, casino and e-commerce sectors will be created. Adding experienced travel authors offers the opportunity to further strengthen Greatcontent’s existing tourism specialisation.

St. Croix Chef Digby Stridiron and USVI entertainers to highlight USVI cuisine and culture. To build on strong investment interest from hotel developers, the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism will participate in two important hospitality conferences in Miami this week. Commissioner of Tourism Joseph Boschulte will address several hundred participants at the 23rd Annual International African American Hotel Ownership & Investment Summit & Trade Show, and the 6th Annual International Multicultural & Heritage Tourism Summit & Trade Show, both taking place at the Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay Hotel.