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Fundacion Banesto to Present Sustainable Tourism Project in FITUR’09

Friday, 26/12/2008

Tourism has undeniably become a strong driving force for the economy in a multitude of countries. This has prompted some regions to build their development plans on this job-generating industry, in the knowledge that firm development will come with it.

 

LuxuryMart09 Offers to Open Up China Market

Wednesday, 24/12/2008

LuxuryMart09, the event for luxury brands targeting China’s fast-growing affluent population, is to be held in Shanghai on January 15, 2009. Now in its third year, LuxuryMart09 is expecting to welcome around 250 senior executives from 120 top brands to attend the prestigious B2B matchmaking event at the Pudong Shangri-La.

 

JTB Steps Up to the Plate as Title Sponsor of Jamaica Jazz Blues Festival

Wednesday, 24/12/2008

The launch of Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival took place on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at the historical Devon House, Kingston, Jamaica. Air Jamaica Board Members, sponsors, stakeholders and media got a bird’s eye view of the exciting line up for 2009, which has been promised to be one of the finest productions to date. The festival will take place January 22 thru 24, 2009 at the Rose Hall Aqueduct, St. James.

 

ITB Business Travel Days: Business travel at a time of financial crisis

Thursday, 18/12/2008

Business travel at a time of global financial and economic crisis: a new challenge facing an industry which, according to conservative estimates, guarantees employment for well over half a million people in Germany.

 

Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival Set for Jan. 22 to 24

Thursday, 04/12/2008

The Jamaica Tourist Board has taken over as title sponsor of the annual Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival, taking place Jan. 22 to 24. The festival will feature three nights of performances, and this year will also place more emphasis on the destination with special resort and attractions packages created to showcase Jamaica’s diverse tourism product.

 

Anestur, Turijobs Join Hands to Promote Training, Employment in Tourism at FITUR 2009

Thursday, 04/12/2008

For the third consecutive year, FITUR and the Spanish Federation of Tourism Schools (ANESTUR) have signed an agreement to contribute to improvements in tourism education and, thereby, guarantee the quality of the professionals who will work in the largest industry in the country.

 

Barbados Prepares 16th Annual Jazz Fest

Monday, 01/12/2008

The 16th Annual Barbados Jazz Festival will feature British folk singer and songwriter James Blunt. In addition to Blunt, this year’s event running from Jan. 12 to 18 will feature a wide range of both contemporary and classic jazz vocalists including Dee Dee Bridgewater, Harvey Mason, David Burnett, Angie Stone and the BCC Jazz Project, among others. Ticket prices start at $25 per person.

 

Barbados Prepares 16th Annual Jazz Fest

Monday, 01/12/2008

The 16th Annual Barbados Jazz Festival will feature British folk singer and songwriter James Blunt. In addition to Blunt, this year’s event running from Jan. 12 to 18 will feature a wide range of both contemporary and classic jazz vocalists including Dee Dee Bridgewater, Harvey Mason, David Burnett, Angie Stone and the BCC Jazz Project, among others. Ticket prices start at $25 per person.

 

World Travel Industry to Meet Again at FITUR 2009

Monday, 01/12/2008

Three months away from the holding of the twenty-ninth edition of FITUR, which is held in Madrid from 28 January to 1 February 2009, it already has a high level of occupation. Regarding representation, the growth of some regions from the international area is especially outstanding, such as America, which has increased by 10 percent compared to figures from last year on the same date, or Asia where growth has reached 15 percent.

 

World Travel Industry to Meet Again at FITUR 2009

Monday, 01/12/2008

Three months away from the holding of the twenty-ninth edition of FITUR, which is held in Madrid from 28 January to 1 February 2009, it already has a high level of occupation. Regarding representation, the growth of some regions from the international area is especially outstanding, such as America, which has increased by 10 percent compared to figures from last year on the same date, or Asia where growth has reached 15 percent.

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National Tour Association Appoints New Chairman

Michele Michalewicz, CTP, a Salt Lake City travel professional and president of Western Leisure, Inc. has been inducted as the 2009 chairman and CEO of the National Tour Association. NTA is the industry’s premier packaged travel association made up of more than 3,000 members from around the globe.

 
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Travel Agents to Be in Higher Demand in 2009

by Sharon Chambers

Peter Yesawich, president and CEO of Ypartnership, expects more consumers to turn to travel agents when planning their trips in 2009. Meanwhile, research conducted by Ypartnership states that the travel intentions of Americans remain strong as 71 percent of active travel households are planning at least one overnight trip during the next six months –the same amount as one year ago.

 
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CTO to Launch Social Network for Agents

by Gay Nagle Myers

The Caribbean Tourism Organization in January will launch online programs aimed at improving its North American chapter system and the way that travel agents do business.

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Golf Resorts Being Upscaled in Puerto Rico

This seaside stretch, a half-hour’s drive east of the airport in San Juan, is not placid in midday. Construction equipment rumbles through the beachfront while workers sweat out installing the marble floors and granite countertops in developer Donald Trump’s latest Caribbean venture.

 
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Antigua Air Traffic Slows Down

A flow control system implemented by air traffic controllers at the VC Bird International Airport in Antigua has been disrupting flights in and out of the island during the Christmas rush.

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