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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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ARGENTINA RECEIVES $33M GRANT FROM INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK TO PROMOTE NATURE TOURISM

May 5, 2022  Read: 3 min.
Argentina's Ministry of Tourism and Sports has received a loan of $33 million dollars from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to promote the country's nature tourism sector.
Cruises

COSTA SETS SAIL FROM ISTANBUL WITH NEW TURKEY AND GREECE CRUISE PACKAGES

May 5, 2022  Read: 2 min.
Costa has turned Istanbul into its newest port of call for cruises to Greece, Turkey as well as to Cyprus, Israel and Egypt this coming winter.
Europe Hotels & Resorts Luxury Accommodation & Travel Nature Tourism News Wellness

HOW THE UK'S NEW HEARTBREAK HOTEL IS HELPING TO HEAL BROKEN HEARTS

May 4, 2022  Read: 2 min.
The Heartbreak Hotel, which opened its doors in November 2021, offers three day wellness retreats designed to help women recover from a broken heart.
Asia Hotels & Resorts

ACCOR GROUP REVEALS PLANS TO OPEN 1,300 JO&JOE HOTELS IN CHINA

May 4, 2022  Read: 3 min.
In collaboration with Ennismore, the Accor Group hotel and resort chain has announced it is entering into a long-term master franchise agreement with Country Garden’s core alliance enterprise, Funyard Hotels and Resorts.
Asia COVID-19 News

ASEAN COUNTRIES CONTINUE TO EASE COVID RESTRICTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAVELLERS

May 3, 2022  Read: 2 min.
A number of ASEAN countries, including Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore are preparing to welcome more tourists after further Covid restrictions for international travellers were lifted on May 1st.
Americas Business Travel & MICE News Trade Talk

GLOBAL TRAVEL HALL OF FAME INDUCTS FIRST EVER CARIBBEAN MINISTER

May 3, 2022  Read: 2 min.
The Global Travel Hall of Fame has welcomed Jamaica's tourism minister Edmund Bartlett in a highly anticipated ceremony at the Chesterfield Hotel in London on April 28.
Middle East

CULTURAL TOURISTS WELCOMED TO SAUDI ARABIA DURING RAMADAN

May 2, 2022  Read: < 1 min.
The nation may be operating at reduced business hours during Ramadan, but Saudi Arabia is still welcoming cultural tourists in many ways.
Business Travel & MICE Europe

GERMANY'S MICE INDUSTRY RESILIENT IN 2021 THANKS TO HYBRID FORMAT, NEW DATA REVEALS

May 2, 2022  Read: 4 min.
Hybrid and virtual format events helped offset losses caused by the cancellation of face-to-face events last year according to the results of the new "Meetings and Events Barometer 2021/2022" as published by The German National Tourist Board (GNTB), the EVVC European Association of Event Centres and the German Convention Bureau (GCB). The report also confirmed…
Europe

VENICE CONFIRMS THE INTRODUCTION OF AN ENTRY-FEE FOR DAY-VISITORS FROM JUNE 2022

Apr 29, 2022  Read: 3 min.
Venice authorities are going ahead with plans to charge day-trippers up to €10 (£8.30) to enter the city from June this year, in a bid to help control overcrowding.

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