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Global Travel News
RETAIL ROUND-UP: Ensemble, TDC, TTAND, Amex GBT, TRAVELSAVERS
In this week’s round-up, Ensemble was jamming with Jamaica, Marlin welcomed new agencies, Amex GBT lent a helping hand, TTAND went coast to coast, and TRAVELSAVERS was dining and dashing. Ensemble The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) was voted the Tourism…
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Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi Welcomes Festive Season
HANOI, Vietnam (Nov. 29, 2023) — Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi is transforming into a winter wonderland with a spectacle of lights this Christmas season. Drawing inspiration from Tchaikovsky’s enchanting “Waltz of the Flowers” from The Nutcracker, this year’s festive theme, “A…
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RELAIS & CHÂTEAUX ADDS NEW CANADIAN MEMBERS
Relais & Châteaux has added 27 new members to its list of unique hotels and restaurants for 2023 and two of them are Canadian: pioneering Fogo Island Inn (Newfoundland), and Restaurant La Tanière3 (Rue Saint-Pierre, Old Quebec). Established in 1954,…
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Events
Growing Wine Tourism for Inclusion and Sustainability
La Rioja, Spain, November 27, 2023 / TRAVELINDEX / The UNWTO Global Conference on Wine Tourism has been held for the first time in La Rioja, one of the world’s leading wine tourism destinations, with the focus placed firmly on…
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UNWTO Holds Executive Training Programme for Asia Pacific
Danang, Vietnam, November 27, 2023 / TRAVELINDEX / UNWTO welcomed high-level officials from the Tourism Administrations of 19 countries as it put the focus on navigating human resource development challenges in tourism in a post-pandemic world. The 17th UNWTO Executive…
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Events
British Couple Triathletes Champions at 29th Laguna Phuket Triathlon
Phuket, Thailand, November 25, 2023 / TRAVELINDEX / The Laguna Phuket Triathlon 2023, Southeast Asia’s longest-running final competition, concluded on November 19, 2023, at the integrated lifestyle destination of Laguna Phuket on Phuket Island. With over 1,000 Thai and international…
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TRAVEL DIFFERENT: ETC, CATO lead by example on Europe
It was a curious event, on many levels. “Europe invites the curious” was the theme, but the Toronto trade gala last week was also the first-ever collaboration between the European Travel Commission (ETC) and the Canadian Association of Tour Operators…
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Destinations
WHAT’S NEW IN ANTIGUA: Accommodation Report
Antigua is known for its 365 beaches – one for each day of the year, they say. As such there is no shortage of hotels and resorts on the island, and neighbouring Barbuda, where visitors can spread out their beach…
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ROUND-UP: Nov. 27-Dec. 04, 2023
A fiery crash at the border, the re-instatement of Indian visas, and a government tourism investment program highlighted last weeks news. Other items included StatsCan’s suggestion that airfares are dropping, new trans-border flights from WestJet and Porter, and a new…
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Events
Jim Thompson Heritage Quarter Grand Opening Celebrates New Chapter
Bangkok, Thailand, November 24, 2023 / TRAVELINDEX / The grand opening of the Jim Thompson Heritage Quarter has successfully marked a significant milestone in Jim Thompson’s journey towards becoming the first iconic global lifestyle brand from Asia. The grand event…
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