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BlogWorld & New Media Expo Announces Purchase of TBEX, the World’s Largest Travel Blogger Event
March 8, 2012
BlogWorld’s Experience Producing International, Large-Scale Events Helps TBEX Manage its Explosive Growth and Become a World-Class Event San Diego, CA – The world’s largest new media conference and tradeshow, BlogWorld & New Media Expo, today announced its acquisition of TBEX, (Travel Blog Exchange), the world’s largest travel blogging conference. TBEX ’12 presented by BlogWorld will take place at the Keystone Resort & Convention Center in Keystone, Colorado, June 15-17. TBEX is an interactive event where travel bloggers can meet each other, learn more about the art of travel writing, blogging as a business, cross connect on other platforms, and locate new audiences and vendors for their blogs. While the educational content, networking, energy and enthusiasm TBEX attendees have come to love will remain the same, BlogWorld will take over production and operations immediately and use its experience producing large scale, bi-annual, tradeshows and conferences... Read More →
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The Finalists for the Tourism for Tomorrow Awards 2012
January 24, 2012
The high calibre of this year’s applicants illustrates some of the very best in sustainable tourism. Hopefuls ranged from planning and management projects, to those featuring innovative engagement with local community, and business making a difference. The Tourism for Tomorrow Award categories are Global Tourism Business, Conservation, Community Benefit and Destination Stewardship. For those that unfortunately are not part of the Finalist selection, don’t be discouraged! There is always next year. We encourage you to apply as often as possible. The Tourism for Tomorrow Awards 2012 is proud to announce that this year’s Finalists are as follows: Community Benefit Award: Saunders Hotel Group, USA Soria Moria Boutique Hotel, Cambodia The Thailand Community Based Tourism Institute, Thailand Conservation Award: Cheli & Peacock Ltd., Kenya Inkaterra Peru, Peru Namib Rand Safaris: Wolwedans Collection, Namibia Destination Stewardship Award: Destination Røros, Norway Misool Eco... Read More →
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Successful PATA China Responsible Tourism Forum Goes Annual
December 21, 2011
A sold-out inaugural forum lays the foundations for future growth of responsible tourism in China. Next year’s forum will launch the PATA China Responsible Tourism Award Beijing - A series of case studies, presented at the first China Responsible Tourism Forum (CRTF) in Beijing on December 16, confirmed that responsible tourism is firmly on the agenda among small and medium-sized enterprises in Chin “The highly innovative best practice case studies presented show that China is at the forefront of grass-roots responsible tourism development,” said Martin Craigs, CEO of the Bangkok-based Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA). The sold out forum, organised by PATA in co-operation with the Organising Committee of the China International Heritage Towns Exposition, was moderated by CCTV Business News anchor Deidre Morris Wang. Coinciding with the launch of the new PATA China Board, the PATA China Beijing Chapter and first PATA Student Chapter in China at Beijing International Studies... Read More →
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PhoCusWright Announces Travel Innovation Summit Winners
December 11, 2011
Sherman, CT — Travel industry research authority PhoCusWright Inc. has named the winners of the coveted Travel Innovation Summit awards. The award winners represent the best of an elite group of 30 innovators selected to demonstrate travel applications and solutions on the first day of The PhoCusWright Conference, held November 15 – 17, 2011 in Hollywood, FL USA (Ft. Lauderdale/Miami). The applicant pool is vetted by expert PhoCusWright technology analysts based on the uniqueness of underlying technical innovation, not on the age of the company applying or the novelty of the niche. A savvy panel of judges selected the best innovation in each of six categories, awarding a single winner of The DEMO Award for the Most Game-Changing Travel Innovation. WINNERS The Gust Award for Travel Innovation: Startup Category – Hipmunk The QuickMobile Award for Travel Innovation: Emerging Category – ReviewPro The Creative Alliance Award for Travel Innovation: Established Category – GroundLink The... Read More →
Industry Partner NewsGlobal Sustainable Tourism Criteria Webinar Series Begins End of November
November 22, 2011
We are happy to announce the first three dates and topics for our webinar series. Register now as space is limited to 200 people per webinar. If you can’t make it, don’t worry. We will provide a link for later viewing. Webinar #1: Understanding the GSTC Process GSTC Recognition, Approved and Accreditation - Tuesday, November 30, 2011 Hear from the Chair of the GSTC Accreditation Panel, Cathy Parsons and Amos Bien about the GSTC Process and how it works and from Leilani Latimer of Sabre Holdings who will explain the implications of the GSTC Process for the industry. Register here Webinar #2: GSTC: Understanding Destination Level GSTC Criteria Development Process - Wednesday, December 14, 2011 Learn about how the Destination Level GSTC Criteria were developed, how you can influence their development and what impacts the criteria will have on the industry. Register here Webinar #3: GSTC Criteria, Version 2: What’s new? What’s changed? How does this impact me? – Wednesday,... Read More →
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Global Rescue Evacuate Climbers from Violent Miner Strike in Remote Indonesia
November 14, 2011
Global Rescue has performed a security evacuation for a group of climbers in the highlands of Papua, Indonesia, after the party found itself trapped in a violent uprising. The group was camping at the base of Carstensz Pyramid, the tallest point in Oceania and one of the Seven Summits, when a large rock slide injured some of the group’s porters, one of them critically. The nearest medical aid was at the adjacent Grasberg mine, which is located about 50 miles outside of Timika, Indonesia. The severely injured porter was treated at the mine’s clinic. The Grasberg mine sits on the largest known reserve of gold ore in an otherwise impoverished region, and has been a political flashpoint for many years. The frequent uprisings in the region have been described by the New York Times as “a seemingly unending conflict in a part of the world famous for both its awesome remoteness and the incredible wealth on and beneath the ground.” When the climbers arrived, the mine was in the midst of... Read More →
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Fodor’s and TripAdvisor Announce Partnership: Two of the Biggest Names in Travel Align To Expand Trip Planning Access
October 11, 2011
Fodor’s, one of the most trusted brands for curated travel recommendations and TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site for real traveler feedback, announce a collaboration giving travelers never-before access to the best in both professional and community-generated advice and reviews from each of their hallmark websites and guidebooks. New York, NY/ Boston, MA — Fodor’s, one of the most trusted brands for curated travel recommendations and TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site for real traveler feedback, announce a collaboration giving travelers never-before access to the best in both professional and community-generated advice and reviews from each of their hallmark websites and guidebooks. “As travel experts we know that the single most important decision a traveler makes is where to stay and that the average traveler does a significant amount of research online before booking,” said Arabella Bowen, Executive Director, Editorial and Content Strategy, Fodor’s... Read More →
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Top 10 Trends for the Boutique Hotel Sector…
September 15, 2011
Panel of experts predict sector developments at Boutique Hotel Summit, Europe’s first b2b conference for the boutique and lifestyle hotel sectors Delegates at the inaugural Boutique Hotel Summit, Europe’s first b2b conference for the boutique and lifestyle hotel sectors, enjoyed a lively discussion about the future direction of the sector, with a panel of leading industry figures sharing their 10 top trends and buzzwords for the boutique market. The session was a fitting finale to the conference, which was held at London’s St Ermin’s Hotel in June, and attracted an international audience of 170 delegates. Event organiser Piers Brown said: “The boutique hotel sector is a fascinating market which is evolving at a rapid rate, so it was really enlightening to hear how our panellists see things changing over the next few years. The session certainly provided delegates with food for thought, and we will certainly be revisiting some of these topics in more detail at next... Read More →
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2012 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards – Apply Now!
September 7, 2011
WTTC searches for world’s most sustainable businesses World Travel & Tourism Council is inviting tourism businesses and destinations worldwide to apply for its 2012 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards. Every year WTTC recognises the very best in sustainable tourism – its Tourism for Tomorrow Awards are one of the highest accolades in the global Travel & Tourism industry. Applicants should illustrate how they are the very best in sustainable tourism planning and management, maximizing social and economic benefits for the local community while reducing negative impacts to the environment by entering in one of four categories: Global Tourism Business, Conservation, Community Benefit and Destination Stewardship. The lines are open for entries online at www.tourismfortomorrow.com until 1 December 2011. The Tourism for Tomorrow Awards are unique with its rigorous three-step judging process that includes on-site visits. Finalists are carefully chosen by an international team of 20 judges... Read More →
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Amadeus’ Latest Inspirational Extreme Search Shopping Tool Revolutionises the Way Consumers Search for Travel Online
July 17, 2011
Amadeus, a leading travel technology partner and transaction processor for the global travel and tourism industry, today announces the latest inspirational search tool serving the online shopping needs of today’s traveller. This announcement builds upon an industry first in 2009, when Amadeus launched the Extreme Search solution for airline websites with Lufthansa, subsequently winning the Top Innovation Award at the PhocusWright conference in Orlando, USA the same year. Today, Amadeus continues to break the boundaries of online travel technology. Inspirational Extreme Search shopping tool from Amadeus revolutionises the way consumers search for travel online • Amadeus Extreme Search provides online travel agents with an intuitive search solution currently for air travel, based on the traveller’s natural thought process and travel search preferences • Leading Nordic online travel agency European Travel Interactive (eTRAVELi) is the first pilot to benefit from the solution • Later... Read More →
