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Latvia celebrates Liepāja as the European Capital of Culture 2027

Nov 9, 2023  Read: 2 min.
Cultural aficionados and curious travellers will head to Liepaja in Latvia to discover the European Capital of Culture 2027. On 10 May, 2022, Liepāja in Latvia was named the European Capital of Culture 2027 following a competition between three Latvian cities - Liepāja, Valmiera and Daugavpils. The jury was composed of ten experts selected by…
Podcast Episode 19 Nov 21, 2023

🌍 Episode 19# Visit Finland

In this episode of the ITB News Podcast we will talk with Kristiina Hietasaari, Senior Director at Visit Finland about Finland's unique position as the world's happiest country and its influence on the nation's tourism strategy. She sheds light on how Finland's lesser-known status in the global market is counterbalanced by its impressive record in…
Asia Business Travel & MICE City Breaks

HO CHI MINH CITY SEES DEMAND GROW FOR MICE EVENTS IN 2022

Jul 18, 2022  Read: 3 min.
After a long lull due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Ho Chi Minh City is seeing an increase in demand for MICE (meeting, incentive, convention, exhibition) tourism from both Vietnamese and foreign customers.
Americas Asia Oceania Trade Talk

NEW PATA REPORT PREDICTS RECOVERY TO ACCELERATE IN ASIA PACIFIC

Jul 15, 2022  Read: 2 min.
In its latest quarterly international visitor arrivals forecast, the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) predicts that 39 Asia Pacific destinations will have step-wise annual increases beginning in 2022 and continuing to 2024 across all three of the mild, medium, and severe scenarios.
Cultural Tourism

MUNICH'S DEUTSCHES MUSEUM REOPENS AFTER 7-YEAR CLOSURE

Jul 15, 2022  Read: 3 min.
Munich Deutsches Museum is one of the largest natural science museums in the world. In around 20 departments, originals and models illustrate how technology and the laws of nature work. The museum has been closed seven years long for its renovation and expansion. The first part of the massive reconstruction opened on July 7, 2022.
Asia Business Travel & MICE News Trade Talk

ITB ASIA TEAMS UP WITH SACEOS TO HOST SINGAPORE MICE FORUM IN 2022

Jul 14, 2022  Read: 2 min.
ITB Asia and Singapore Association of Convention and Exhibition Organisers & Suppliers (SACEOS) signed a partnership agreement to host the Singapore MICE Forum event, which will be co-located with ITB Asia and MICE Show Asia in Singapore. 
Asia Hotels & Resorts Luxury Accommodation & Travel News

'BLEISURE' TRAVEL TREND INSPIRES TOKYO HOTEL TO BRING HOSPITALITY TO LIFE

Jul 14, 2022  Read: 2 min.
The 'bleisure' trend is one of the most talked about changes in the travel industry with more people merging business and leisure than ever before.
City Breaks Europe Luxury Accommodation & Travel

MADRID: HIGHEST AVERAGE DAILY SPEND AMONG TOURISTS ACROSS SPAIN

Jul 13, 2022  Read: 3 min.
Madrid has the highest daily spend per high-end traveller of all Spanish cities, according to a recent study. The daily average expenditure comes at €272 and is fuelled by a large number of tourists from the USA, Mexico, Argentina and Brazil.
City Breaks Gastronomy & Wine Tourism

TRAVELLERS INVITED TO REDISCOVER LJUBLJANA THROUGH NEW CULINARY TOURS

Jul 13, 2022  Read: 2 min.
Visit Ljubljana, the city's official tourism website, is looking to reposition the Slovenian city as a gourmet destination by launching new culinary tours.
Europe Transport

NEW NIGHT TRAIN ROUTE LINKING HAMBURG AND STOCKHOLM TO PREMIERE ON SEPTEMBER 1ST

Jul 12, 2022  Read: 2 min.
AA new night train connection, linking Hamburg to Stockholm via Copenhagen, is set to launch on September 1st, 2022. It will be a joint venture between the State Swedish Rail SJ and two private rail companies.
Responsible Tourism Technology Travel Technologies

NETCETERA ACQUIRES ROUTERANK TO PROMOTE AN ECO-FRIENDLY MULTI-MODAL MOBILITY APP

Jul 12, 2022  Read: 3 min.
Netcetera, a Swiss software company, has acquired routeRANK, the Lausanne-based door-to-door route planning specialist. With this strategic merger, the two companies aim to enable multi-modal mobility worldwide.

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