The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and FC Barcelona signed an agreement on Saturday, opening the path to collaboration between the two organizations in the areas of tourism and sports. The agreement was signed by UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili and the President of FC Barcelona, Josep Maria Bartomeu.
Lounging and doing nothing is usually not on the agenda for holidaymakers in Austria. Anyone who spends the holidays here wants to be active. According to experts, in no other country in the EU is sport such an important factor for employment, growth and prosperity as in Austria. Active travelers are thus an important group of visitors for the Austrian tourism sector.
Travelling is an amazing part of life. Whether you're jetting off on a much-deserved holiday for some hours spent lounging in the sun, or you're heading to an all-important meeting overseas, stepping off your chosen mode of transport and onto foreign soil is always an amazing feeling. However, travelling can come with its stresses, and one of those stresses can be ensuring that you have everything and that it all fits in your case. No matter your reason for needing to send a parcel via any of the courier services UK has to offer to your hotel, we've got a quick guide to help you through the process.
Seeing the Northern Lights is an unforgettable experience, but standing outside in the cold waiting for them to appear is pretty tedious. So, what if you could enjoy the Aurora Borealis from the comfort of your bed? And what if your bed could be moved, depending on where the Aurora was strongest? That's the concept behind a new, slightly bizarre, portable cabin-on-a-sled created by luxury adventure company Off the Map Travel .At the beginning of each Aurora season, Off the Map guides will drag the three cabins to the best destinations to spot the lights. Guests arrive, are guided to their quarters and then left to enjoy the wilderness, Arctic beauty and, with luck, Aurora above.
Following extensive success with their brand membership platform overseas, the US's fastest growing hotel chain, Magnuson Hotels, is launching a range of brand membership opportunities tailored for the UK hotel market.
The 10th edition of the World Congress on Snow and Mountain Tourism will take place from21 to 23 March 2018 in Andorra, under the title "Shaping the Future of Hospitality in Mountain Destinations". The Congress is organized by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the Government of Andorra and the Commune of Escaldes-Engordany. The event, which is held every two years, is celebrating its twentieth anniversary this year.
Following extensive success with their brand membership platform overseas, the US's fastest growing hotel chain, Magnuson Hotels, is launching a range of brand membership opportunities tailored for the UK hotel market.
The majority of Russian tourists are highly satisfied with Hong Kong's upmarket hotels, according to the findings of a recent study by Dr Denis Tolkach and Dr Tony Tse of the School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). A consideration of more than a thousand online reviews written by Russian guests revealed a particular appreciation for Hong Kong's spectacular views and attentive and friendly hotel staff. While there are a few negative issues that hotels may wish to focus on improving, the findings present an overall positive picture.
While winter has well and truly come to Westeros, it has also arrived in Lapland, in the form of a themed hotel dedicated to popular TV series Game of Thrones.
How should we measure the tourist experience? Material well-being, or GDP, is regarded by some as insufficient to measure our quality of life and the evaluation of specific services in terms of customer satisfaction may also be somewhat lacking.
7 Days Premium Hotels, the Plateno Group's leading brand, is to enter the Russian market in 2017. Plateno Group is one of the most influential, innovative and client-oriented company with the portfolio of over 4400 hotel properties in 300 destinations and 100 million-strong loyalty programme. Plateno owns and manages 20 brands, including 15 hotel brands, apartments, café, art-platform and online travel platform Plateno Trip.
Browse and book our Top 10 exclusive hotel offers in popular locations including Yorkshire, Cotswolds, New Forest and Devon. These offers include exclusive rates on five-star rooms, fine-dining restaurants, weekend spa breaks, afternoon tea and complimentary tickets to a range of local attractions and events.
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) presented the Open Letter on Travel and Tourism to the Prime Minister of Malta, Joseph Muscat. The Open Letter outlines tourism's value as one of the world's largest generators of jobs and a powerful driver of socio-economic growth and sustainable development. To date, the Open Letter has been received by 89 Heads of State and Government.
Chinese tourists in Germany spend on average 513 euros per day in Munich, which is more than the Arab visitors (367 euros), according to a recent survey by the Bavarian Trade Association. Visitors from China do not look for luxury goods only, but also cover medium-sized shops and department stores.
The Bavarian Trade Association examined the purchasing behavior of the Chinese tourists in Munich for the first time and included only 153 Chinese visitors. The results however correspond to the experience of the local sellers, according to the association spokesman Bern Ohlmann.
The potential of tourism itineraries and products in the Russian regions of Silk Road has centred the debates of a Seminar conducted last 12 March in Moscow by UNWTO. The Seminar was held in the framework of the UNWTO Silk Road Programme in cooperation with the Russian Federal Agency for Tourism and the Intourmarket Tourism Fair.
Alpine winter tourism is one of Austria’s most important economic sectors, but it is also one of the largest drivers of natural disasters in the countries’ mountainous landscapes. Reaching 30,000 kilometers in length, the ski slopes of the Alps cover almost three quarters of the earth’s circumference. 11,000 lifts and cableways are already available. Nevertheless, 164 new facilities are planned in the Alps, 82 of them in Austria. This will lead to further overload of the natural areas and increased ecological footprint.
A report delivered to the government pointed out that France's cultural heritage was often “too distant from important tourist routes” and calls on all players in the French tourism sector to work together for the common good.
France's cultural heritage, its museums and monuments, is still often too far away from the main tourist routes. With more than 14 000 monuments classified as historic and 42 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, France has at its disposal treasures which arouse great interest, but which often “suffer from a lack of notoriety”, was the summary given by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Marc Ayrault.
The Guinness Storehouse has partnered with Airbnb to unveil Ireland's first "Night At" competition airbnb.com/night-at/guinnessstorehouse by listing the seven-story visitor attraction as a unique residence on its website. One lucky beer fan and a friend will get the first ever opportunity to spend a night at the Home of the Black Stuff - for free! The competition sees the iconic Gravity Bar converted into a loft and the Guinness Gates opened for a once in a lifetime experience. To be in with a chance to win, would-be residents are invited to answer the following question: 'What makes you the world's biggest Guinness fan?'
Bookings open for listed crane offering visitors a room with a harbourside view. Spending the night in “alternative” locations has become a travel trend in recent years (hotel rooms = boring, remember), with guests getting the chance to stay in unusual digs such as an Ikea store, a bookshop, up the Eiffel tower and, now, suspended from a crane.
On Monday, April 10, the 21st edition of the Global Lodging Forum will begin. this year it will adopt a more participatory format through presentations, round tables and workshops. The global theme will be: "Where will you be the day after? Actor or victim of the restructuring of the Hospitality Industry?", a specific round table will cover the economic model of the franchise, early afternoon in the rooms of the Pullman Paris Montparnasse.