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Jamaica Cares is a ground-breaking traveller protection and emergency services programme set to launch next month
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Following a lack of a unified approach to health protocols and rapid testing, Rifai acknowledges that the private sector is under tremendous pressure and calls for governments to think out of the box.
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With the spread of coronavirus under control and domestic leisure travel growing, Middle East travel professionals are now looking to China to initiate international tourism. A joint survey conducted by the Ivy Alliance Tourism Consulting, China Comfort Travel Group, and Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), was discussed by a panel of experts during the three-day
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The Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) has roped in Taleb Rifai, former secretary general of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) as a special advisor. Rifai, a two-term secretary-general of UNWTO, has extensive experience in developing and leading sustainable tourism models. He will now turn his hand to supporting adventure travel through ATTA, a
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Asian countries trump some of the well-known culinary destinations like France and Italy, according to westerners and fellow Asians.
International tourism continued to strengthen in the first quarter of 2017, as travellers shrugged off security and economic concerns to cross borders in increasing numbers. According to the latest data from the UNWTO, international overnight stays increased 6% to 369 million in the first three months of the year – an absolute increase of 21m
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The UNWTO has held an event in Kazakhstan to discuss ways the tourism industry can help combat climate change by reducing carbon emissions. Industry leaders and policy-makers convened in the Kazakh capital Astana during the World Expo for the “Tourism and Future Energy” event, which included discussions on how to reduce and mitigate CO2 emissions
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Spending by Chinese tourists in international destinations continued to rise sharply in 2016, as the world’s most valuable outbound tourism market further strengthened its position. According to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, overseas spending by Chinese tourists increased 12% year-on-year in 2016 to US$261 billion – US$11bn more than 2015. This continues a long-running
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The secretary-general of the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Taleb Rifai, met with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe recently, to discuss the country’s tourism development efforts. The Japanese government has recently starting putting tourism it the top of its national agenda, as it prepares for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and an expected surge in tourist
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South Korea’s Young-shim Dho is one of seven candidates in line to become the UN World Tourism Organization’s new secretary-general. Ms Dho is currently the chair of the UNWTO’s Sustainable Tourism for Eliminating Poverty Foundation, and previously served as chair of organising committee for Visit Korea Year. The only woman on the shortlist, Ms Dho
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