This is a guest post written by John Swarbrooke. Way back in 1998, John published the seminal text on Sustainable Tourism Management, and it is still in print. ... Read more
Conversations regarding equity in tourism through topics such as regenerative tourism and racial diversity have led to a greater need to consider inclusivity within our beloved industry.
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Speakers Caroline Bremner manages the global content strategy for the travel and tourism industry at Euromonitor International, which she joined in July 1996. Euromonitor International is a ... Read more
Speakers Gareth Davies is MD of The Presenter Studio, a content creation and presenter coaching business. Gareth has over 20 years experience working in the media – ... Read more
Speakers Anne Dimon is President/CEO of the Wellness Tourism Association a not-for-profit launched in 2018 and now with 100 plus members and partners in 21 counties. A ... Read more
Speakers Joining Reed Travel Exhibitions as head of ILTM in January 2012, Alison has an extensive global background and over 25 years’ experience in the premium travel ... Read more
Speakers Rajan Datar is an award-winning, broadcaster, journalist and conference moderator whose career has spanned three decades of current affairs, arts, business and documentary presenting, reporting and ... Read more
Speakers After being an engineer for the French space agency and a member of the general management at Microsoft EMEA and Deutsche Telekom, Alban co-founded in 2006 ... Read more
Speakers Mark Frary is a regular contributor to national newspapers, magazines and websites on travel. Over his career, he has worked as the Sunday Times’ travel agony ... Read more
Speakers Robert Gray is the Chief Technology Officer of Topflight Travel Group, one of the UK and Irelands leading privately-owned travel companies with brands that include Topflight ... Read more
Speakers Lizanne founded Eco Africa Digital so that she could live out her two passions – ecotourism and online marketing. Her team has helped numerous tourism businesses ... Read more
Speakers Paul is Senior Partner of the world’s leading independent travel technology consultancy, Genesys Digital Transformation. Paul founded the consultancy 25 years ago and during that time, ... Read more
Speakers Jeremy Smith is the editor of sustainable tourism news site Travindy.com. Author of recently published Transforming Travel – realising the potential of sustainable tourism (2018). As ... Read more
Speakers Jeremy Jauncey is the Founder and CEO of Beautiful Destinations. He describes himself as a serial entrepreneur & investor passionate about travel, digital media, health, wellness, ... Read more
The Global Travel & Tourism Resilience Council has partnered with World Travel Market to provide the travel industry with insights and thought leadership during this time of ... Read more
Saudi Arabian visitor spend to grow 11% to $1.13 billion by 2024 Total tourism spend in Egypt reached $16.4 billion in 2019 and is expected to ... Read more
Attractions are currently the third largest and fastest growing sector within the travel and tourism industry, representing approximately US$180 billion in global travel spend annually Arival Dubai ... Read more
The first ATM Hotel Industry Summit will turn the spotlight on upcoming developments, technologies and concepts that will shape the region’s hospitality sector going forward. From new ... Read more
I am sitting inside a campervan, sheltering from the rain on day 12 of a road trip around England and Wales. I have stayed in 4 different ... Read more
I had planned to write about something else today. I had planned to write about Jordan, a country I have recently visited, a country with one of ... Read more
A few months ago I was contacted by Anna Mckeon, the co-ordinator of the Better Volunteering Better Care initiative. She was seeking my advice on how to ... Read more
In the last few days the dependence of tourism on the wider economy and the disruption caused by conflicts within them has been highlighted. As 500,000 British ... Read more
Every week it seems, there are more stories about communities around the world banning or limiting tourism in order to protect that which they hold dear. Most ... Read more
As I prepare to launch the first ever Women in Travel meetup at the forthcoming Arabian Travel Market in just over a month, I reflect on the ... Read more
How would you feel if a group of young people appeared at your house and started taking photographs of you and your family? This is the challenge ... Read more
This morning I asked my browser a simple question: “What costs $11?” I did this because a new study has just been released that claims that “the ... Read more
1 – What inspired you to create your business? The South African Animal Sanctuary Alliance (SAASA) became a seed of a thought during the late 60’s and ... Read more
A group of 200 industry food tourism industry leaders met last April at the Basque Culinary Center in San Sebastian, Spain at a conference co-hosted by the ... Read more
For anyone seeking to communicate the benefits of a responsibly run holiday to potential guests, a good place to look for inspiration is the local supermarket. or ... Read more
The simplest definition of Responsible Tourism is that it is about using tourism to make better places to live in and better places to visit; in that ... Read more
Food continues to be one of the most important subjects for travelers. And why not, with new television shows featuring chefs and chef competitions? We all eat, ... Read more
As summer draws to a close and the pace picks up for autumn, it certainly hasn’t been a quiet time for the airline industry. Apart from being ... Read more
In November 2014 ECPAT launched a new global Taskforce to tackle the rapid acceleration of sexual exploitation of children in travel and tourism. Dr. Najat Maalla M’jid, ... Read more
If you walk round Muswell Hill, the part of North London where I have lived for nearly 20 years, you’ll occasionally see a man lying on the ... Read more
This week I have a guest blogger in Devika Jina Communications and Reporting Coordinator, Youth Career Initiative (YCI). YCI is an initiative of the International Tourism Partnership and Business in the ... Read more
The terms and vocabulary that articulate wellness tourism and medical tourism are different. For the purposes of communication, understanding and making the right choices, let’s be clear ... Read more
“Responsible tourism is the backbone of this industry. It helps us to give back to struggling communities and sustaining extraordinary biodiversity,” said WTM’s director Simon Press as ... Read more
Animal Welfare and Accessible Tourism take the Gold at the World Responsible Tourism Awards 2014 A South African animal sanctuary and a Brazilian adventure resort specialising in accessible ... Read more
A glimpse of a not too distant travel future was shared by speakers from Sabre and Thomas Cook at the WTM Travel Innovation Summit in association with ... Read more
Visitors to WTM 2014 will be able to find out more about how ‘wearable’ technology can be used by travel companies to sell holidays in the future. ... Read more
Key Findings Strong recovery in demand from international markets: After a sharp drop in arrivals in 2011, inbound tourism recovered surprisingly quickly and Tokyo has since ... Read more
What is the sharing economy? The term “sharing economy” was first seen in the mid 2000s, and is also referred to as collaborative consumption, or the ... Read more
The correct information and stringent hygiene procedures are needed to avoid panic amongst passengers and airline crew. Hotels and airlines are constantly dealing with ever-changing large volumes ... Read more
Key Findings Airline loyalty programmes in transformation: To better cater to their highest paying passengers, airlines have made moves to reward these lucrative travellers better, including ... Read more
Key Findings Internet penetration continues to grow: Internet users are recording steady growth worldwide and reached 2.7 billion globally in 2013. Their rise is expected to ... Read more
Key Findings Keeping the momentum: After reaching its goal of attracting over 50 million tourists in 2012, New York City expects to boost arrivals to 55 ... Read more
INTRODUCTION Key Findings Sydney for fun Home of world-famous landmarks, attractions, natural parks and experiences to suit all tastes and budgets, Sydney is a major leisure destination. ... Read more
Key Facts SWOT: Beijing STRENGTHS Wealth of resources… As China’s capital for more than 600 years, Beijing has a wealth of historical and cultural attractions. Ancient palaces ... Read more
Key Facts SWOT: Sao Paulo STRENGTHS Global destination: São Paulo is the largest business centre in Latin America and features numerous culture, fashion and entertainment attractions year ... Read more
INTRODUCTION Key Findings Arrivals Up Arrivals to Moscow are showing good growth with over five million visitors in 2012, illustrating the complete recovery from the recession in ... Read more
AIR SEGMENT BACKGROUND LCCs still increasing share LCCs continue to take share from the schedule operators globally, and have been particularly favoured by cost conscious travellers in ... Read more