Hong Kong – February 12, 2018 (travelindex.com) – February 7th, 2018 The inaugural Asia Horse Week conference came right out of the gate and hit the ground running, with the first day’s events attended by nearly 200 hundred equestrian experts. As a unique rendezvous formed to promote the exchange of equestrian knowledge, numerous notable dignitaries […]
Arusha (Tanzania) – February 9, 2018 (travelindex.com) – Asilia Africa is proud to announce the introduction of biodegradable straws in all its camps. “Waste reduction is one part of our sustainability drive,” says Cai Tjeenk Willink, Asilia’s Group Operations Manager. Plastic waste is a worldwide problem with 10 million tons being generated each year. Made […]
Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) – February 6, 2018 (travelindex.com) – The Seychelles tourism arrival figures for the month of January have been released. Transit passengers are on the rise and tourism arrivals are decreasing in comparison to 2017. It is often said that when Seychelles tourism sneezes, the country immediately suffers from a viral infection. Case […]
Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan (Indonesia) – February 6, 2018 (travelindex) – Best Western Hotels and Resorts has continued its rapid expansion in Indonesia with the launch of an exciting new international hotel in Banjarmasin, the capital of the South Kalimantan province. Now open in the center of the emerging city, Best Western Kindai Hotel is located […]
Phuket (Thailand) – February 2, 2018 (travelindex.com) – On March 21-23rd, the 3rd annual Sustainable Energy Technology Asia or SETA 2018 will be held again at BITEC Bangna hosted by International TV presenter and MC Able Wanamakok. The grand opening ceremony – presided by the Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand ACM Dr. Prajin Juntong as […]
Bangkok (Thailand) – January 30, 2018 (travelindex.com) – High-profile charity dinner of the year, the 2018 Bangkok Chefs Charity, organized by Gourmet One, Thailand’s leading importer of fine food products, is ready to kick off its 9th edition, to be participated by 20 top chefs from five-star hotels and Thai Airways International, on Saturday 3rd […]
Chiang Mai (Thailand) – January 30, 2018 (travelindex.com) – The ASEAN Tourism Forum ended on a high 26 January, with ASEAN tourism ministers itemising a list of achievements for the region’s robust travel and tourism sector. Lauding the completion of a strong VisitASEAN at 50 campaign in 2017, which generated a better than expected response, […]
Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) – January 29, 2018 (travelindex.com) – January 2018 is coming to a close. It has brought troubling announcements for loyal and dedicated staff of the Seychelles National Airline and also for the tourism industry as a whole. Last week, Air Seychelles held a high-profile press conference to announce their future plans to […]
Derby (United Kingdom) – January 30, 2018 (travelindex) – Xn protel Systems, Global hospitality management software company, and a Gold Partner level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), today announced it has achieved Oracle Validated Integration of xnPOS 3.10 with Oracle Hospitality OPERA 5.5. The new two-way interface connectivity and messaging means guest and billing information […]
Madrid (Spain) – January 26, 2018 (travelindex.com) – UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili appointed Mr. Shanzhong Zhu as Executive Director of UNWTO. Mr. Zhu, a Chinese national, began his two-year term on 1 January 2018. Mr. Zhu joined UNWTO in 2014 as Executive Director. Prior to his appointment he was Vice Chairman of China National Tourism […]