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Beijing Culture and Tourism Leads Post-COVID Era Via Online Forum

2020-09-18 by Argophilia Travel News

Beijing Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau is

As a global pandemic forces the world into a new era of international travel, Beijing Tourism is leading the way with a two-part online forum series.

Tags: AirBnb, Beijing Culture, Beijing Culture and Tourism, Beijing tourism, China, conferences, Lufthansa Group, MICE, PATA, Post-COVID travel, teleconferences, TripAdvisor, TUI, world tourism, WYSE Travel Confederation

Will the COVID-19 Outbreak Reset the Airline Industry?

2020-03-06 by Phil Butler

Flybe Airlines

Flybe, Europe’s biggest regional airline has folded because of COVID-19. How many more transportation and tourism related business will fail?

Tags: airline industry, airlines, conferences, COVID-19, COVID-19 economics, cruises, Europe airlines, Flybe, rail travel, tourism, tourism data, tourism figures, tourism industry, transporation

Digi.travel EMEA 2018 Brings Fugure of Hospitality Into Focus

2018-11-30 by Argophilia Travel News

Digi.travel EMEA Conference & Expo 2018

The Digi.travel EMEA Conference & Expo 2018, scheduled to take place on December 11, in Athens.

Tags: Athens events, conferences, Digi.travel, digital marketing, digital travel, EMEA, hospitality, hotels, travel, Travel 2018, travel experts, travel meetings, Travel Trends, Wyndham Grand Athens

Greece Ready for UNWTO Int’l Meeting on Silk Road Tourism

2018-09-26 by Argophilia Travel News

Santorini

Greece will be the first European country to host the UNWTO International Meeting on Silk Road Tourism, a collaborative initiative designed to enhance sustainable tourism development along the historic Silk Road route.

Tags: China tourism, China tourists, conferences, Greece, PATA, Silk Road, Silk Road Tourism, tourism, tourism conference, United Nations, UNWTO

Coming to Budapest, the HOTCO Hotel & Resort Investment Conference

2016-12-11 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Budapest, Hungary

Coming up January 30th and 31st in Budapest, HOTCO will be the 1st international hotel and resort real estate investment conference focusing solely on Central Europe. With a focus on emerging markets in Eastern Europe, the conference will serve as an investment summit and idea exchange with leading hospitality professionals.

Tags: Budapest events, CEE, conferences, Eastern Europe, Horwath HTL, hospitality investing, HOTCO, Hungary, travel

Coming to Moscow: The Hospitality E-Commerce and Revenue Management Conference

2015-09-20 by Aleksandr Shatskih

dotcomhotel Budapest

Coming up in Moscow, the first ever Hospitality E-Commerce and Revenue Management Conference from dotcomhotel takes place October 6th & 7th at the Courtyard Moscow Paveletskaya Hotel.

Tags: conferences, dotcomhotel, E-Commerce, hotels, moscow, Moscow events

Digi.travel Conference & Expo 2014: Meetup with Modern Hospitality

2014-09-25 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Digi.travel Conference & Expo

Coming in early Winter to Athens, this year’s Digi.travel conference promises keen focus for industry experts tuned to the trends and tech that will power hospitality in the year to come. Organized by the experts at Travel Media Applications, international speakers and attendees will converge on Greece’s capital to learn, brainstorm, and connect on travel business trends.

Tags: Athens events, Athens meetup, conferences, digital conferences, hospitality event, TMA, Travel Media Applications

To The Table EMEA 2014 Serving in Berlin This Week

2014-05-12 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Robbie Bargh

Coming up this week the To The Table EMEA 2014 B2B forum food and beverage event takes place at the Ritz-Carlton in Berlin. Starting on the 15th and ending 18 May, this exclusive gathering of decision makers in the industry is one of the year’s key events.

Tags: conferences, F&B, food, forums, restaurants, To The Table, wine

Rush Already On to ITB Berlin 2013

2013-01-19 by Aleksandr Shatskih

ITB Berlin

Coming up March 6th – 10th, ITB Berlin 2013 welcomes a record number of exhibitors. News from the conference also tells of high demand for floor space, and reveals Arab, Asian, and South American companies on the move to show off there.

Tags: Berlin travel, conferences, International Travel, ITB 2013, ITB Berlin, travel conferences, travel shows

Midweek Travel Bits: Priceline, Ryanair, Stoxx & More

2012-11-07 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Flying into the online travel picture, Ryanair

Already this week, travel news seems a bit on the up-and-up with positive looks at WTM London, as well as great financial news from players like Priceline. I know we are thinking; “Is tourism coming out of the woods here? Regardless, here’s some positive news bits.

Tags: airlines, conferences, Europe companies, Flesland, hospitality companies, online travel, Oslo Airport Bergen Airport, prices, profits, Stoxx Europe 600, travel profits

WTM 2012 Kicks Off

2012-11-05 by Aleksandr Shatskih

WTM London for 2012

This morning the much awaited World Travel Market opens in London. WTM 2012 will see some 157 new entries to exhibit among the world’s leading tourism, technology, and hospitality companies of every sort. Taking place at the ExCel from the 5th through the 8th, Reed Exhibitions’ yearly event will see even more notoriety and reach this year.

Tags: conferences, hospitality events, tourism events, travel events, travel tech, WTM 2012

ITB Berlin’s David Reutz Lays Out 2013 Potential

2012-10-26 by Phil Butler

David Ruetz at a press briefing in 2011 - courtesy ITB Berlin

News from ITB Berlin yesterday saw the head of the world’s leading travel trade show, David Ruetz, projecting to a crowd in Singapore about ITB Berlin 2013. At a press conference Reutz presented facts and figures on this year’s event as well.

Tags: Asia travel, conferences, ITB Berlin, Travel Trends

TUI’s Michael Frenzel @ WTM London Lunch

2012-10-12 by Phil Butler

WTM London 2012

News from the upcoming WTM London, Dr. Michael Frenzel, Chairman of TUI AG, is slated to be the headline speaker for the Captain’s of Industry Lunch on day one of the 2012 event.

Tags: conferences, travel, TUI, WTM, WTM 2012, WTM London

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