The Prime Minister of Malaysia, YAB Tun Mahathir Mohamad, officially launched the logo of the Visit Malaysia 2020 campaign on July 22, 2019, at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The logo of the campaign presents various recognizable icons of Malaysia such as the hornbill, the bunga raya (hibiscus), the wild fern, and the colors of the Malaysian flag.…
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released performance figures for 2018 showing that global air connectivity continues to become more accessible and more efficient. The IATA World Air Transport Statistics (2019 WATS) confirms that: 4.4 billion passengers flew in 2018 Record efficiency was achieved with 81.9% of available seats being filled Fuel efficiency improved by…
Air traffic between China and African continent has expanded rapidly over the last decade, due to a massive investment pouring into Africa from the east Asian country. There are currently eight direct flights operating on an average day between China and African nations. That is a huge increase from less than a decade ago when airlines averaged less than…
Global Blue (the tax free shopping system), periodically analyzes purchases made by foreign tourists in Italy to monitor tourist flows. The research was presented by Federturismo (The Italian Federation of Tourism) on the occasion of the annual meeting of the Parliamentary Observatory for Tourism, chaired by Ignazio Abrignani (lawyer and member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian…
The Rapid Response Team put in place by the African Tourism Board in cooperation with Safertourism allows reacting to any type of security situation in tourism instantly. African Tourism Board Safety and Security expert Dr. Peter Tarlow reminded all ATB members, security incidents around the world once again underline the need for African nations to…
One of India’s busiest transit routes is getting a serious upgrade with the announcement of a $10bn Hyperloop project, expected to be the world’s first, which will ferry passengers 117.5km from Mumbai to Pune in just 23 minutes. The Maharashtra provincial cabinet approved the Rs 70,000 crore (~US$10bn) project in a meeting Tuesday. At present,…
The Chairman of the SER (Social Economic Council) of St.Maarten, Ir. Damien Richardson is taking the private initiative to request that CESALC (The Economic and Social Councils Network for Latin America and the Caribbean) evaluates the nature of airlift in the Caribbean and propose relevant scenarios, policies, and regulations that can help with the fluidity of movement of…
Current president of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, proposed compiling a list of states with which visa-free regime should be established. Vladimir Zelensky said that the abolition of visa requirements for a number of countries will help develop medical tourism in Ukraine. New Ukrainian president explained that many foreigners come to Ukraine “for treatment”, but they feel…
All six cities of China‘s Hangzhou Metropolitan Circle – Hangzhou, Huzhou, Jiaxing, Shaoxing, Quzhou and Huangshan – jointly released the Quality Rural TourismDeclaration at the 2019 Hangzhou Metropolitan Circle (Huangshan) Rural Culture and Tourism Development Conference held in Huangshan on July 31, 2019. The event was co-hosted by the people’s governments of Huangshan and Hangzhou, with Huangshan…
The African Tourism Board declares St. Helena as part of Africa and welcomes Destination Management Company Island Images as their first member on that remote British Island Territory in the Atlantic Ocean. St. Helena is an important stopover for ships sailing to Europe from Asia and South Africa for centuries, and adds a unique unexplored component to the African…