The residents of Thassos are at the centre of the tourist recovery of Thassos by UN Tourism

UN Tourism prioritises the Municipality of Thassos and the creation of resilience for the island’s tourism sector. At the same time, it focuses on its residents and the support they can offer themselves. In partnership with UN Tourism Affiliate Member ICF, the United Nations Specialized Agency will engage with local tourism stakeholders and residents from […]

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International sports sponsorships keep TUI ahead of the game and enhance its strength

A global approach to further strengthen the brand and make it timeless is to focus on sports that are directly linked to the tourist destination. TUI is exclusive distribution partner for the Balearic race for 2024 regarding the Palma Marathon Mallorca. TUI’s commitment to the Balearic Islands, with over two million TUI customers expected to […]

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Artificial intelligence is redefining the tourism industry | Statements by Charuta Fadnis at ITB Berlin

Phocuswright’s Charuta Fadnis spoke on Tuesday at ITB Berlin about agents’ use of artificial intelligence and personalised travel apps as a major future trend. The tourism industry has made an excellent recovery from the Covid pandemic, but is undergoing fundamental change. At the ITB Berlin Convention Charuta Fadnis, senior vice president of Phocuswright, talked about […]

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At the ITB Opening Ceremony in Berlin Julia Simpson addressed the visitors

Julia Simpson, WTTC President & CEO spoke at the opening ceremony of ITB Berlin regarding the evolution of travel, tourism and the economy, in order to provide a comprehensive picture with data on the state of tourism in 2024. ”Last year, right here on this stage, I said travel is back. Now, just 12 months […]

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Online travel sellers earned $250 million in bookings during 2023 from Stay22 platform

The travel affiliate program for bloggers and media generated 562,000 bookings for travel vendors in 2023 while these additional, high-margin, hard-to-reach bookings generated $250 million in sales for Stay22’s travel suppliers in 2023. Stay22 forecasts sales in excess of $415 million . Stay22, the travel tech company that offers affiliate revenue generation opportunities for travel […]

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BIT 2024: The great comeback of international tourism to Italy

The 2024 edition of Borsa Internazionale del Turismo (International Tourist Exchange) held at Fieramilanocity has just ended, and the most interesting data, emerging from the event, include the balance of the year that has just drawn to a close: 2023 marked a significant recovery for the tourism sector compared to previous years, characterised by the […]

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Concerns for FTI | Warning from travel agencies | Concerns for Greek Tourism

-The Federal Association of German Travel Agencies (Bundesverband eV VUSR) is sounding the alarm on the viability of the German tour operator FTI, raising issues of transparency and credibility. It is noted that in recent months there has been concern in the Greek tourist circuit and especially in hotels, as there were outstanding debts from […]

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Climate change drives Germans to the Nordic countries | High demand for travel to Norway and Finland

-The Scandinavian countries and Iceland are in greater demand than ever in the German tourist market this year, due to climate change with increasingly hot summers in the south. DER Touristik, for example, has more than double the number of bookings this year than last year for these destinations, according to the company’s product manager […]

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Enhancing tourism through virtual and augmented experiences| Implementation in Tokyo

-The Tokyo government and Tokyo Convention and Visitors Bureau have created two digital experiences intended to promote the city’s appeal as a tourism destination. The first is a virtual interactive portal on the Roblox platform called “Hello! Tokyo Friends” – an interactive game experience that is based in a virtual cityscape of Tokyo and has […]

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