Malaysia Meetings Ranking Jumps

Malaysia gained an even greater reputation as a meeting destination in the latest ICCA, International Congress and Convention Association country rankings. The number of...

Paris – Still Reputation as Top Destination for large-scale events

The meeting industry, and in particular, congresses and conventions, have a strategic importance for Paris and to promote the opportunities in atrracting more business...
EU EDEN

EDEN – Promoting Sustainable Tourism In Europe

The EU tourism industry generates more than 5% of the EU GDP, with about 1.8 million businesses employing over 5% of the total labour...
Aboriginal culture

Aboriginal Tourism – Economics and Cultural Authenticity

There is always a subtle underlying question - can 'Aboriginal Tourism' really be authentic if it is being arranged for tourist operations?  This is...
Ecology

UN Environment Programme Vacancy Announcement

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has announced it is seeking candidates for the position of Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention...
middle east

Hope for Middle East Tourism

The tourism sector in Middle East being the fastest-growing region for airline arrivals last year, it is now suffering a 12%...
Sed et elit condimentum

Arab Travellers look to India and Asia

India, the UK and Singapore have been voted the top future global destinations for travellers from the UAE, according to the new...
Dubai

Dubai Shows Tourism Growth

Dubai's airport and hotels welcomed an increase in visitor numbers following a slowdown during the height of summer and Ramadan. The...
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Your Employee Asset

Some of the top mistakes companies make in their customer experience management efforts. This post examines Ignoring Employees. Not surprisingly, customer experience programs focus...
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Luxury is back in fashion

Not long ago, luxury resorts were taking the term "resort" out of their name in a bid to re-attract meetings business -- which...