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Global Travel News
World Tourism Day 2023 to Emphasize Investments for a Sustainable Future
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 26, 2023 / TRAVELINDEX / The stage is set for World Tourism Day 2023, with the global sector to come together around them theme of Tourism and Green Investments. In what is set to be the biggest…
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Global Travel News
MSC IS BACK AND TAKING CANADA BY STORM
MSC Cruises celebrated its return to Canada after four years with a series of visits by travel advisors in Saint John, NB; Charlottetown; and Halifax last week as it heads into the fall season for a series of cruises in…
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Global Travel News
ROUND-UP: Sept. 25-29, 2023
The global travel and tourism industry celebrated World Tourism Day, Sept. 27, while other round-up items include an Expedia found that travel is more stressful than, well, read on to find out. Also, global rankings were not kind to YYZ…
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Global Travel News
PolyU School of Hotel and Tourism Management Partners with WTTC
The School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has joined hands with the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) to support the sustainable development of global tourism. Undertaken collaboratively by teams from the SHTM’s…
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Global Travel News
Holidaying in the Metaverse
In the future, it may be more expensive, time-consuming, and risky to travel halfway around the world for a holiday getaway. What if we could experience a convincing virtual version of the real thing? The Metaverse – a parallel digital…
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Events
TOP25 Restaurants Phuket Awards Ceremony 2023
The TOP25 Restaurants Phuket Awards 2023 event took place on September 11, 2023, at the luxurious InterContinental Resort & Spa Phuket. Thank you to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) the entire team at TOP25 Restaurants, InterContinental Phuket Resort and…
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Global Travel News
COME HUNGRY, DARLIN’: What to eat in the Big Easy
With a head-spinning array of unique and inspiring choices, the answer to the question, “What should I eat in New Orleans?” is really another question: What shouldn’t I eat? And the answer to that is, essentially, nothing! It’s pretty much…
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Global Travel News
PARIS SEES A NEW KIND OF ROAD RAGE: Bike lane traffic jams
It’s rush hour on, and the congestion is severe – not just gas-guzzling, pollution-spewing, horn-honking snarls but also quieter and greener bottlenecks of cyclists jockeying for space. Until four years ago, motorists largely had the Paris thoroughfare to themselves. Now,…
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Hotels & Resorts
Meliá Hotels International Named Best Luxury Leisure Hotel Group
Palma de Mallorca, Spain, September 27, 2023 / TRAVELINDEX / The Global Traveler readers have once again voted Meliá Hotels International as the best hotel group in the world in the leisure segment; a distinction that, on this occasion, comes…
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Hotels & Resorts
Andaz Macau Opens Doors as Largest Property within Andaz Brand Portfolio
Macao, Macao SAR, September 27, 2023 / TRAVELINDEX / Offering 700 uniquely appointed rooms and suites, the new property immerses guests into the center of Macau’s art and culture at the award-winning integrated Galaxy Macau™ resort. Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced…
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