cruise tourism

Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jnr cited the potential of the Philippines as one of the world’s foremost cruise tourism hubs during his address at the welcome reception held for Seatrade Cruise Asia on the evening of Monday, 11th November, at The Okada Manila.

Cruise Saudi, the Public Investment Fund-owned company responsible for the creation and development of Saudi’s cruise sector, has awarded a contract with PC Marine Services to develop a Red Sea private island for cruise tourism.

To boost cruise tourism in Madhya Pradesh, the Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) and the Government of Gujarat.

The International Cruise and Tourist Congress (CITCA) proudly kicked off its third edition, demonstrating a leap into the future of cruise tourism, enriched by groundbreaking sustainable practices and artificial intelligence innovations.

According to Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and Shipping Nitin J Gadkari, the government will construct cruise terminals at five ports — Mumbai, Goa, Mangalore, Kochi and Chennai. Quoting from a project report prepared by consultants Bermelo & Ajamil and Ernst & Young, Gadkari said, “India’s cruise tourism would bring 4 million international […]

The Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) completed its first Cruise Tourism Development Strategy under assistance of United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Ted Blamey, principal of CHART Management Consultants was tapped by USAID and DOT to lead the team in undertaking an extensive field work, interviews, analysis, and direction-setting in 2015 to finalize a […]