Posts Tagged ‘World Travel Market’
Fresher, bigger, stronger – WTM London – the countdown is on
Fresher, bigger, stronger – WTM London – the countdown is on
WTM London – Th
e unmissable travel event of the year
The countdown has just started and we are excited to be back and talking to you about WTM London. So, get ready to start looking forward to one of the biggest travel events...
July 16th, 2019 | Maritime Tourism, Tourism | Read More
The BDI@1,428: remember remember remember the 5th of November
John Faraclas
The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) lost 29 points and now stands at 1,428… Geopolitics in jeopardy as the banking system needs trillions of US Dollars …just to breath. John Faraclas’ brief recap:
The volatile Capes lost the 2,500 points threshold with a small bang by losing 105 point;...
November 5th, 2018 | Banking, Chartering, Events, Conferences,Forums and Symposiums, Exhibitions, Finance, Markets, Military, News, Oil Industry, Reports, Shipping Indices, Statistics, Stock Markets, Tankers, Trade and Commerce | Read More
WTM Latin America: Heart racing with excitement
Do you know who will be at WTM Latin Ameica 2018
Destinations?
Argentina, Brazil (27 States), Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Jamaica, Panama, Dominican Republic, USA, Mexico, Italy, Turkey, Egypt, Ethiopia, Israel, Palestine
Hotels and Resorts?
Accor, Am...
March 29th, 2018 | Maritime Tourism, Tourism | Read More
Portugal’s Alentejo attracts international attention
State tourism secretary Ana Mendes Godinho at WTM.
Portugal’s Alentejo attracts international attention
By Graciete Amaro
My native province of Alentejo, Portugal, is increasingly in the spotlight of the tourism industry – although officials are making sure they expand the business at a careful pace.
Alentejo...
November 15th, 2017 | Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Events, Exhibitions, Featured, Food and Drink, Holidays, Tourism | Read More
2017 UNWTO & WTM Ministers’ Summit
60 Tourism Ministers and companies gather to discuss ‘overtourism’
Ministers of Tourism from 60 countries and leaders from private sector companies and associations will summon next week at the Ministers Summit organized by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the World Travel Market in London...
November 5th, 2017 | Associations, Events, Conferences,Forums and Symposiums, Executive Travel, Exhibitions, Holidays, Maritime Tourism, Tourism | Read More
Belarus crafts a colourful tourism campaign
Some of the Belarus team at WTM.
Belarus crafts a colourful tourism campaign
By James Brewer and Graciete Amaro
Meeting exhibitors from around the world who are attired in their beautiful national and regional dress is a memorable feature of the annual World Travel Market in London, and the delegation...
December 29th, 2016 | Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Events, Exhibitions, Tourism | Read More
Portugal sings praises of Alentejo province at World Travel Market
An invitation from Portugal.
Portugal sings praises of Alentejo province at World Travel Market
By Graciete Amaro
Some years ago – I won’t tell you how many – I had to commute from Aljustrel, the small town where I went to school in Portugal, to the city of Beja, the capital of the Baixo Alentejo...
December 27th, 2016 | Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Exhibitions, Maritime Tourism, Tourism | Read More
WTM Latin America 2016 Registration is open
WTM Latin America – São Paulo | 29–31 March 2016
Guarantee your registration still in 2015!
Start the new year focused on business, guarantee your registration forWTM Latin America 2016 and the 45th Braztoa...
December 17th, 2015 | Airline Industry, Associations, Aviation, Awards, Clubs, Consumers Market, Events, Conferences,Forums and Symposiums, Executive Travel, Exhibitions, Food and Drink, Holidays, HR, Maritime Tourism, Tourism | Read More
A generous taste of Portugal…
Graciete Amaro at World Travel Market.
A generous taste of Portugal during the World Travel Market
By Graciete Amaro
My beloved Portugal – my birthplace – put on one of the largest displays at the 2015 World Travel Market in London, the spectacular show for the wholesale travel trade.
You could hardly...
November 12th, 2015 | Associations, Climate, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Country Profiles, Cruise Industry, Events, Executive Travel, Exhibitions, Food and Drink, Holidays, Marinas, Maritime Tourism, People and Places, Sailing, Sports, Tourism, Weather, Yachting | Read More
How the cruise industry is innovating to attract new customers…
Cruise industry panel: from left Andy Harmer, Jos Dewing, Lisa McAuley, Stuart Leven and Toby Shaw.
How the cruise industry is innovating to attract new customers – experts at World Travel Market say the trade must keep up to date
By James Brewer
Executives in the 22m-passenger cruise industry are...
November 7th, 2015 | Associations, Cruise Ferry, Cruise Industry, Maritime Tourism, Markets, Ports & Terminals, Tourism | Read More
Greek tourism minister Elena Kountoura presses for government financial support for her sector
Ms Elena Kountoura, Greece’s Alternate Minister for Tourism
Greek tourism minister Elena Kountoura presses for government financial support for her sector
By James Brewer and John Faraclas
Greece may be ready to announce measures early in 2016 to encourage foreign investment in the tourism sector,...
November 2nd, 2015 | Associations, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Country Profiles, Cruise Industry, Events, Exhibitions, Marinas, Maritime Tourism, News, People and Places, Politics and Government, Ports & Terminals, Sailing, Sports, Tourism, Yachting | Read More
Tourism expert calls at World Travel Market 2015 for Europe to get a grip on refugee crisis
World Travel Market venue.
Tourism expert calls at World Travel Market 2015 for Europe to get a grip on refugee crisis, By James Brewer
Europe needs to react more coherently to the refugee crisis and take responsibility for ensuring it does not spiral further. Governments, airlines, hotels, Tripadvisor...
November 2nd, 2015 | Associations, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Events, Exhibitions, Immigration, News, Politics and Government, Ports & Terminals, Tourism | Read More
Delegates hail busy first day at WTM London
World Travel Market London – the leading global event for the travel industry – has seen a busy first day of business deals and networking. By WTM team
Simon Press, World Travel Market London Senior Director, said: “We have had a fantastic start.
“We had 211 buyers meeting a host of exhibitors...
November 2nd, 2015 | Associations, Events, Conferences,Forums and Symposiums, Executive Travel, Exhibitions, Food and Drink, Holidays, Marinas, Ports & Terminals, Press and Media, Sailing, Sports, Tourism, Weather, Yachting | Read More
WTM Delegates numbers approach 52, 000 with 4% increase
World Travel Market 2014, the leading global event for the travel industry, experienced an impressive 4% increase in attendees with the event opening its doors to almost 52, 000 delegates over the four days (Monday 3 – Thursday 6 November).
The delegate increase makes it the largest trade-only WTM...
November 12th, 2014 | Airline Industry, Associations, Aviation, Canals, Company Profiles, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Consumers Market, Cruise Industry, Environment, Events, Executive Travel, Exhibitions, Holidays, HR, Inland Waterways, Jet set, Marinas, Maritime Tourism, Photography, Ports & Terminals, Press and Media, Reports, Sailing, Sports, Tourism, Yachting | Read More
The Shipping Markets: After … “euphoria”, stagnation, or correction…?
As John Faraclas
Our forty-third weekly recapitulation of the markets and world geopolitics affecting same, tonight Friday the 7th of November 2014 with John Faraclas of AllAboutShipping in London, come at a very crucial and tensed period when, once again, caution is the name of the game!
As said...
November 7th, 2014 | Associations, BIMCO, Chartering, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Corporate Social Responsibility, Dry Bulkcarriers, Environment, Health and Safety, HR, Maritime Education and Training, Markets, News, Safety and Security, Sales and Purchases, Ship Demolitions, Shipping Indices, Stock Markets | Read More
Greece smashes tourism records with 22m holiday and cruise arrivals in a year…
Greece smashes tourism records with 22m holiday and cruise arrivals in a year, World Travel Market is told, By James Brewer
Tourism receipts in Greece are running at record highs, the country’s minister of tourism Olga Kefalogianni told a press conference on the opening day of the World Travel Market,...
November 3rd, 2014 | Associations, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Events, Exhibitions, Marinas, Maritime Tourism, Sports, Tourism, Yachting | Read More
Outlook for cruise shipping remains buoyant…
Outlook for cruise shipping remains buoyant, say experts as World Travel Market gets underway, By James Brewer
Holiday cruising is one of the brightest sectors in the global travel scene, the World Travel Market in London has been told.
Caroline Bremner, head of travel and tourism research at Euromoney,...
November 3rd, 2014 | Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Cruise Industry, Events, Exhibitions, Holidays, Reports, Tourism | Read More
Chester and its canals…
Chester, the ancient Roman Canal…off North Gate Gaol…
As we said in one of our recent (24 Oct. 2014) Shipping Market recapitulations “… the tip for your holidays is the City of Chester” and we made it for the Halloween Weekend.
Rich in history, Chester, one of Britain’s Heritage Cities,...
November 2nd, 2014 | Associations, Canals, Inland Waterways, Maritime Art, Maritime History and Museums, Maritime Tourism, People and Places, Tourism | Read More
Myanmar champions river cruising as it builds on shipping traditions
One of the Paukan vessels of Ayravata Cruises
Myanmar champions river cruising as it builds on shipping traditions, By James Brewer
River vessels with a Scottish pedigree are providing “boutique cruises” in Myanmar (known informally to many people as Burma), as the country takes advantage of its...
December 30th, 2013 | Canals, Cruise Industry, Inland Waterways, Marinas, Maritime Tourism, Tourism | Read More
In Flanders fields, Great War commemorations will flow from 2014-2018
Belgian machine gunner guards trench. Source: August 1918 edition of The War Pictorial magazine
In Flanders fields, Great War commemorations will flow from 2014-2018, By James Brewer
Visitors from near and far, including Commonwealth countries, will flock to northern Europe in 2014 to pay their respects...
December 29th, 2013 | Anniversaries, Events, Military | Read More
West Bengal beats the drum for its tourist heritage – from snow capped peaks to sea beaches
AR Bardhan of Bengal Tourism inaugurates World Travel Market stand
West Bengal and its state capital Kolkata are making a big play to raise their profile on the global tourism map – as evidenced by a strong presence at the World Travel Market in London in early November.
State department of tourism...
November 12th, 2013 | Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Environment, Exhibitions, Maritime Tourism, Tourism | Read More
We are in Shipping because we love it!*
www.allaboutshipping.co.uk brings you live some of the best and important international news from week 45 and the beginning of week 46, this Monday the 11th of November 2013, Armistice Day from London.
The successful World Travel Market, one of the best ever, a real boost for international tourism...
November 11th, 2013 | Academia, Banking, Books, Charity, Clubs, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Corporate Social Responsibility, Energy, Environment, Events, Exhibitions, Holidays, HR, IMIF, IMO, Insurance and Reinsurance, Maritime Education and Training, Markets, News, Organisations, People and Places, Piracy and Terrorism, Politics and Government, Ports & Terminals, Press and Media, Scholarships, Shipmanagement, WISTA - Women in Shipping | Read More
