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World Travel Market 2010 News Summary

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Friday 12, November 2010

Air travel important for healthy economy
The ash cloud crisis in May highlighted the importance of air travel and its benefits, said senior airline executives London’s World Travel Market, the world’s largest meeting of travel industry professionals.

Friday 12, November 2010

Aviation failed to show its importance in Ash Cloud aftermath
The airline industry should have seized the opportunity to show its value to economies in the aftermath of the ash cloud crisis, a WTM panel concluded.

Friday 12, November 2010

Holidaymakers return to Florida following BP oil spill
Holidaymakers are returning to Florida and Alabama despite significant losses to tourism revenue and damage to the image of the area following the Gulf of Mexico Oil Disaster in April.

Friday 12, November 2010

WTM warms to Canaries webcam
The Canary Islands Tourist Authority is promoting its “Say No To Winter Blues” campaign by live-streaming images of its seven islands, reminding visitors to World Travel Market that the temperature there is currently 70-degrees plus.

Friday 12, November 2010

Caribbean hotels aim for sustainable future
Caribbean hotels are committed to fixing mistakes made in the past in the drive for a more sustainable future it was revealed at WTM’s World Responsible Tourism Day.

Friday 12, November 2010

Carbon Footprint not relevant, Ssays Sandals boss
Carbon footprint is not being measured and not relevant in the Caribbean it was revealed during the Hot Seat interview at WTM’s World Responsible Tourism Day.

Friday 12, November 2010

Sandals boss on APD effect on Caribbean
The impact of APD could be the difference between making a profit or not on Caribbean hoteliers, said the Chief Executive of Sandals Resorts, Adam Stewart, at the start of World Responsible Tourism Day at London’s World Travel Market, the premier global event for the travel industry.

Friday 12, November 2010

WTM helps SMEs
The fourth and final day of World Travel Market was focused on helping small and medium-sized businesses trade their way out of the downturn.

Thursday 11, November 2010

Sri Lanka Tourism shines at WTM London
Sri Lanka Tourism showcased the best of the country's offers to journalists and the travel trade at the start of this year's mega travel show held annually in London.

Thursday 11, November 2010

Mobile applications are short term bet, experts tell WTM 2010 delegates
Mobile applications are a ‘short-term bet’ according to a mobile expert speaking at the Does Mobile Matter? session at World Travel Market.

Thursday 11, November 2010

Cruise bosses urge destinations to come onboard
Cruise bosses have called on destinations to see cruise lines as partners, not “the enemy”.

Thursday 11, November 2010

Top hotel brands set to open in Abu Dhabi
A host of upmarket hotel openings next year will help cement the reputation of Abu Dhabi’s Saadiyat Island as a world-class tourist destination.

Thursday 11, November 2010

Global Travel and Tourism Industry growth stronger than expected, sat WTTC at WTM
The global travel and tourism industry has grown at a stronger than expected rate this year, but this will be at the expense of 2011, the World Travel & Tourism Council has forecast.

Thursday 11, November 2010

Travel industry is the “Gatekeeper of the world”
The global travel and tourism industry should be viewed and treated as the “Gatekeeper of the World” as it strives to safeguard this vast resource for our children and grandchildren, was the key message from World Travel Market Chairman Fiona Jeffery as she opened the event’s World Responsible Tourism Day (Wednesday 10 November).

Thursday 11, November 2010

WTM 2010 experiences phenomenal visitor numbers
World Travel Market, the premier global event for the travel, has experienced a phenomenal WTM 2010 with visitor numbers significantly higher than at WTM 2009.

 

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