Tag: WTTC Summit
Kuoni CEO upbeat about sale of tour operating businesses
THE Kuoni Group has received "quite a lot of interest" for the tour operating businesses it is selling, with CEO Peter Meier confident that...
Slum tours pay off for Mumbai travel agency
INDIA'S Reality Tours & Travel, which pioneered tours that take visitors to the slums, has found its efforts paying off in more ways than...
Japan to leave a legacy of ‘sustainable’ Olympics
JAPAN aims to be a model that other mature cities can turn to when hosting an Olympics event, benefiting the destination long after the...
China economy will be the next big game changer in travel
CHINA's economy is the next big disruptor to watch, warned Richard Fenning, CEO of New York-based global risk consultancy Control Risks, at WTTC Summit...
DreamWorks to build theme park in China
Cotai Strip Resorts Macao introduced a DreamWorks Experience last year
DREAMWORKS Animation is about to unveil its new indoor theme park in China, which will...
New shinkansen service to open up Kanazawa, more tax exemptions for...
JAPAN'S appeal as a tourist destination will receive a boost when a high-speed rail service from Tokyo to Kanazawa begins in spring 2015, and...
Single visa for African countries in the works
COUNTRIES in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) are preparing to roll out a common visa similar to Schengen in a bid to boost...
Global leaders debate how tourism can be a force for good
TRAVEL and tourism CEOs have been implored to measure the industry's effectiveness not just in dollars and cents, but its impact on natural resources...
Asia to be 40 per cent of The Travel Corporation’s revenue...
US-BASED The Travel Corporation expects Asia to account for 40 per cent of its revenue in five years, from 15 per cent now, as...
Asia humbles Starwood CEO, but no need for Asian-centric brand, he...
STARWOOD Hotels & Resorts Worldwide president & CEO, Frits van Paasschen, says the company is building better hotels thanks to growth in Asia, but...
