Travel Industry News - Asia Pacific Regional News

The Association of Domestic Tour Operators of India has selected NTA Chairman and CEO Cathy Greteman as a presenter for its upcoming Convention 2010 on domestic tourism. As a tour operator and motorcoach charter company owner in the United States, Greteman will bring 25 years experience in travel and tourism to the ADTOI conference attendees. - More

With almost 50% of traffic numbers available, the February pax numbers are down by more than (2.4%) - More

As the recession sapped demand for travel, hotel operators got creative. They shut down restaurants, closed floors and even cut back on newspaper delivery to ride out the downturn. - More

When the economy slows, many businesses react by retrenching and cutting costs in order to weather the downturn.
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Working together to ensure that global policies are supportive of the sustainable growth of tourism and position travel and tourism as one industry speaking with one voice were some of the challenges highlighted by UNWTO Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai, speaking on the occasion of the opening of this year’s ITB Travel Trade Show (Berlin, Ger... - More

Intelity Interactive Customer Experience (ICE) claimed the 2009 Most Innovative Hospitality Technology Runner-up title at this year’s Hotel Technology Next Generation (HTNG), a global trade association that fosters cutting-edge technology development, conference in Orlando, March 1-3. ICE was the highest placing guest service technology in ... - More

2010 is expected to be a year of transformation. The challenges facing the tourism sector in a post-crisis scenario set the framework for the activities and events organized by UNWTO during this year’s ITB Travel Trade Show (Berlin, Germany, 10-14 March 2010). - More

The China Guide, a Beijing-based travel company, is offering unique group tours for 2010 and has a variety of ways for guests to learn about the company and its service. - More

TripTelevision and PlanetEye, Inc. announced a partnership to combine TripTelevision’s High Definition (HD) quality, professional videos, technology, and marketing services with PlanetEye’s mapping, technology and geo-tagged content for the travel industry. - More

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