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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…
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ITB BERLIN 2023: 3 DAYS UNIQUELY FOCUSING ON B2B

Jun 6, 2022  Read: 4 min.
ITB Berlin sets its focus exclusively on B2B customers with new dates: Tuesday, 7 to Thursday, 9 March 2023. It will thus provide an even more efficient platform of exchanges for the host country Georgia and its exhibitors. Meanwhile, B2C-focused partner event Berlin Travel Festival will integrate the leisure fair BOAT & FUN BERLIN in…
Business Travel & MICE Europe Hotels & Resorts News Sports

CITY OF DREAMS MEDITERRANEAN IN CYPRUS TO HOST 2023 EUROPEAN DEALER CHAMPIONSHIP

Jun 3, 2022  Read: < 1 min.
City of Dreams Mediterranean, Cyprus’ first integrated resort (IR) and one of the largest in Europe and the wider region, announced on May 30, 2022 that it will be bringing to Cyprus the prestigious European Dealer Championship next year. As Europe’s longest-running competition of its kind, participants from across the continent will display their skills…
COVID-19 Oceania Transport

EUROPE - NEW CALEDONIA CONNECTION IMPROVED THANKS TO NEW SINGAPORE-NOUMEA ROUTE

Jun 3, 2022  Read: 2 min.
The launch of a new route between New Caledonia and Singapore by Aircalin International, starting July, will boost the French overseas territory's connectivity with the rest of the world - and particularly Europe, the Middle-East and Asia. The reopening of New Caledonia as well as countries in Asia and the Pacific Rim translates into the…
Business Travel & MICE Europe

LEIDEN, EUROPEAN CITY OF SCIENCES 2022

Jun 2, 2022  Read: 2 min.
Leiden2022 presents a 365-day public programme packed with science, knowledge, art and craftsmanship, for everyone with a curious mind. Throughout the year, 22 topical, always urgent, universal yet unsolvable, endlessly fascinating scientific questions take centre stage. Leiden in the Netherlands is the first European city to present a 365-day science festival. The festival explores science,…
Europe News Trade Talk

FRANCE'S TRAVEL & TOURISM COULD SURPASS PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS IN 2023 PREDICTS WTTC

Jun 1, 2022  Read: 2 min.
Employment in the tourism sector could also exceed 2019 levels next year while Travel & Tourism growth is expected to outstrip France’s GDP highlights WTTC in its latest analysis. The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has revealed the Travel & Tourism sector in France will propel the national economic recovery and could even surpass pre-pandemic…
Asia Europe Nature Tourism Responsible Tourism

AZERBAIJAN IS NOW PART OF BIRDINGPLACES.EU FOR FANS OF BIRD-WATCHING

Jun 1, 2022  Read: < 1 min.
Azerbaijan has been added to birdingplaces.eu, a website made by and for bird lovers. The website gives bird-watching enthusiasts an opportunity to find and share birding places. Birdingplaces.eu records already over 1,000 places across Europe for bird-watching. And Azerbaijan is now part of it! For now, about 20 bird-watching areas have been added to the…
Americas Hotels & Resorts

HILTON GARDEN INN WITH NEW PROPERTIES IN LATIN AMERICA

May 31, 2022  Read: 2 min.
Hilton Garden Inn is one of the latest brands of the Hilton group to open new properties across Latin America. Five properties have opened in the region since the end of 2021. One of Hilton’s fastest growing brand in Latin America is Hilton Garden Inn. The US group has a strong presence in the region…
News

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS SEE SIGNIFICANT BOOST IN VISITOR ARRIVALS 2022

May 31, 2022  Read: 3 min.
The Turks and Caicos Islands, located in the Atlantic Ocean, south east of the Bahamas, are once again breaking visitor arrival records as the tourism sector continues to rebound. Some 138,762 air arrivals and 173,151 cruise arrivals were reported in the first quarter of 2022, according to the Turks and Caicos Tourist Board.Director of tourism…
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Egypt sees 28% rise in demand for cultural tourism

May 30, 2022  Read: < 1 min.
Egypt has reportedly seen a 28% increase in demand for products and services related to cultural tourism. The figures were released by the Committee for the Promotion of Cultural Tourism in Luxor, and take into account the “winter tourism season” from October 1, 2021 to May 1, 2022. The winter season also saw an increase…

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