The Seychelles Tourism Academy went an extra mile to seize regional training opportunities not only for its staff but that of the Seychelles Tourism Board by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
The MOU, which was signed last year, with three … February 3, 2012
The Republic of Seychelles is being represented at the 5th World Future Energy Summit (WFES) by a delegation comprised of the Minister for Investment, Natural Resources, and Industry, Mr. Peter Sinon; the Seychelles Ambassador to the UAE, H.E. Dick Esparon; … January 18, 2012
Louis D'Offay, the Chairman of the Seychelles Hospitality & Tourism Association, and Raymond St.Ange, his Executive Director, hosted members of the Seychelles tourism industry on a cruise to mark the start of 2012. Alain St.Ange, CEO of the Seychelles … January 15, 2012
STOWE, Vermont – The Senate/Board of Trustees of Livingstone International University of Tourism Excellence and Business Management (LIUTEBM) has appointed Louis D’Amore, Founder and President of the International Institute for Peace Through Tourism … January 13, 2012
The Minister of Industry and Primary Resources, Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Utama Dato Seri Setia Hj Yahya Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka Hj Bakar, was in Manado, Republic of Indonesia, attending the 15th Meeting of ASEAN Tourism Ministers; the 11th … January 12, 2012
Brunei became the latest country to join the Global Leaders for Tourism Campaign when His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’Izzaddin Waddualah accepted an Open Letter on the importance of travel and tourism.
“We will do our best to support … January 12, 2012
PARK RIDGE, New Jersey - The Hertz Corporation, the world's largest general use car rental brand, won Travel Weekly's Ninth Annual Readers' Choice Awards for Best Domestic and Best International Car Rental Company, for the ninth consecutive and eighth … January 10, 2012
The Region Initiative (TRI) is a tri-regional umbrella of tourism-related organizations, which functions as a link between three regions - South Asia, Central Asia, and Eastern Europe. It offers blended tours packages, consultancy, networking of tourism … December 26, 2011
The well-known personality of the travel media world, Mr. Juergen Thomas Steinmetz, has accepted a request from the The Region Initiative (TRI) to become a member of their board, effective January 1, 2012. The Region Initiative (TRI) is a tri-regional … December 23, 2011
TORONTO, Canada - Hozpitality group launched its dedicated hospitality web site www.hozpitality.ca for the North American market in Canada in June 2011.
The Hozpitality group has just been online for 5 months and already it has over 400 jobs from top … December 15, 2011
LOS ANGELES, California - Green Globe Certification announced its top performing sustainable travel and tourism businesses for 2011. Businesses selected for the Highest Achievement Award 2011 have attained the highest percentage of sustainability indicators … December 15, 2011
Unmanaged business travel could become the norm over the next five years as businesses find it increasingly easy to get better deals online, according to a panel of experts at this week’s World Travel Market Meridian Club Think Tank.A dozen senior corporate … December 9, 2011
HONOLULU, Hawaii - The Hawaii Tourism Association (HiTA) announced that Adolf Gaischeg of Mags Tours in Slovenija – the Republic of Slovenia – has been named their newest Ambasador.
“I am pleased to represent the Hawaii Tourism Association in … December 2, 2011
From its roots in 1963, when a small, but vocal group of retail travel agents founded the first agent-only trade association, ARTA, the Association of Retail Travel Agents, continues to be the voice of small and independent travel agents across the country. … November 16, 2011
VANCOUVER, Canada – International travel management organization, UNIGLOBE, has further expanded its Global Partner (http://corp.uniglobetravel.com/site/viewhome.asp?aid=38820&sit=314&vty=ARTICLE&tid=21281& ) network with the signing … October 24, 2011
Business travel is very serious business! In today’s climate of globalization in the corporate world in general, as well as the travel industry in particular, a TMC or business travel agency that is serious about the business of business travel and … October 20, 2011
HOUSTON, Texas - Industry-leading passport and visa service, Travel Document Systems, Inc., announced today that their Houston division will specialize in providing expert passport services to the British business community in the region.
Houston … August 1, 2011
Eric Rozenberg, President of Belgian-based Swantegy, has been appointed as Non-Executive Chair of Reed Travel Exhibitions (RTE) global portfolio of meetings events www.ibtmevents.com .
Having just completed a year as the first European to be Chairman … July 5, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC - Travel Document Systems, Inc., a Washington, DC-based industry leader in the expedited visa and passport industry, today announced that there is a substantial delay in processing for most visas to Pakistan at this time.
With the exception … June 3, 2011
Frankfurt is not only Germany’s top banking metropolis, but also one of the most important trade fair cities – hosting, for instance, the foremost fair for meetings and incentives – IMEX – from 24 to 26 May 2011. With Imperial Limousines’ comfortable … May 18, 2011
Mr. Gerd Steeb, President of Centara Hotels & Resorts, has announced the appointment of Mr. Ian McDonald Cameron as General Manager of Centara Grand Beach Resort & Spa Boracay, Philippines.Mr. Cameron, 49, of British nationality, has enjoyed a … May 6, 2011
The President of South Africa Jacob Zuma is the latest head of state to join the ongoing World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) Leaders for Tourism Campaign.
President Zuma was presented an open letter stressing … May 6, 2011
Time is money – especially so in the German banking metropolis Frankfurt. International businesspeople are often in the city for a few hours only and want to use the time between tightly scheduled appointments in the most efficient way possible. To … May 5, 2011
BANGKOK, Thailand - The Conrad Bangkok has announced the appointment of Linda Giebing as the hotel’s new Director of Business Development. Responsible for developing and implementing the commercial goals of the hotel, Ms. Giebing will oversee and direct … May 4, 2011
The Audi Group has proven its competitiveness with the best first quarter in company history. With 312,600 vehicles delivered in the first three months (2010: 264,017), Audi sold 18.4 percent more units worldwide than in the same period last year. The … May 4, 2011
TMS Asia-Pacific CEO Andrew Chan has been installed as the new President of Skal International Singapore.Mr. Chan is pictured front and center with members of the Skal International Singapore Committee.He was officially installed at a function taking … May 2, 2011
Mr. Gerd Steeb, President of Centara Hotels & Resorts, has announced the appointment of Mr. Philip Hall as Group Director of Sales and Marketing.
Mr. Hall, a 39-year-old British national, has many years of experience in the travel industry gained … April 20, 2011
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is currently holding its 60th Anniversary Conference at the China World Hotel in Beijing from April 9-12, 2011. Part of the conference program included the appointment of delegates to its Industry Council, of … April 11, 2011
The government of the Republic of Seychelles and the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany based in Nairobi have agreed a transfer of two German nationals held in prison in Seychelles as part of a wider cooperation involving drug trafficking in the … March 24, 2011
BERLIN, Germany - The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) today announced its forecasts of travel demand for 42 destinations within the Asia Pacific region, predicting an annual average rate of growth in arrivals to these destinations of just under … March 9, 2011
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