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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…
Americas City Breaks Responsible Tourism

QUEBEC CITY TO FOCUS ON ECO-RESPONSIBLE, AUTHENTIC AND INSPIRING TOURISM EXPERIENCES

Jul 11, 2022  Read: 3 min.
Quebec's tourist board – Destination Quebec – is planning to turn the city into a model sustainable urban destination. In the years to come, the tourism office will focus more on circuits and products that will influence travellers to adopt responsible behaviour through their values.
Europe Transport

TRANSAVIA ADDS NEW DESTINATIONS IN A BID FOR STRONG SUMMER SEASON

Jul 8, 2022  Read: 3 min.
Transavia, the low-cost leisure subsidiary of Air France-KLM, is looking at a bright summer with many new destinations introduced for this year. In an exclusive interview, we talk to the company's COO, Nicolas Henin.
Asia Nature Tourism

KAZAKHSTAN TO CREATE 5 NEW TOURIST TRAILS

Jul 7, 2022  Read: 2 min.
Kazakhstan is looking to further boost its appeal to adventure travellers by developing five new tourist trails unveiling spectacular landscapes and historical structures.
Transport

DEUTSCHE BAHN SET TO BECOME FIRST RAIL COMPANY TO JOIN STAR ALLIANCE

Jul 7, 2022  Read: 2 min.
Deutsche Bahn will become an official member of the world's largest global airline alliance, Star Alliance, on August 1, 2022. It is the first airline alliance in the world to accept a rail company into its group, opening potential further opportunities with other means of transportation or within other alliances.
Adventure Tourism Africa Nature Tourism Responsible Tourism

MOZAMBIQUE'S ZINAVE NATIONAL PARK WELCOMES FIRST WHITE RHINOS IN 40 YEARS

Jul 6, 2022  Read: 3 min.
Mozambique's Zinave National Park has welcomed its first white rhinos in 40 years.
Adventure Tourism CSR Nature Tourism Responsible Tourism Sports Travel Technologies Wellness

FIVE TOP ECO-FRIENDLY HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES TRENDING IN 2022

Jul 6, 2022  Read: 3 min.
With the great return of travel in 2022, people are looking to holiday in different ways with many more now wanting to ensure an eco-friendly stay. Eco-friendly travel is more popular than ever and is expected to grow its dominance on the global tourism stage. The ecotourism market was valued at $181.1 billion in 2019…
Europe News Trade Talk

CROATIA TO ADOPT EURO AND LIKELY TO ENTER THE SCHENGEN AREA IN 2023

Jul 5, 2022  Read: 3 min.
Next year is set to be an important year for Croatia. Not only will the country abandon its own currency, the kuna, in favour of the Euro on January 1st but it is also likely to become the 27th country to be integrated into the Schengen area of the European Union.
Americas News Transport

LATAM RESTARTS FLIGHTS BETWEEN CHILE AND FALKLAND ISLANDS AFTER 30 MONTHS

Jul 5, 2022  Read: 2 min.
The commercial air link between Latin America and the Falkland Islands resumed last Saturday with LATAM Airlines after a two-and-a-half year pause due to the Covid-19 pandemic
News

PARIS REOPENS "NEW-GENERATION MIDDLE AGES" MUSEUM

Jul 4, 2022  Read: 3 min.
Paris has reopened one of Europe's most fascinating museums of the middle ages in the former Cluny Mansion.

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