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Tourism and water: protecting our common future

In line with the United Nations International Year of Water Cooperation, World Tourism Day 2013 is being held under the theme Tourism and Water: Protecting our Common Future. This year’s theme highlights tourism’s role in water access and shines a spotlight on the actions being taken by the sector in order to contribute to a more sustainable water future, as well as the challenges ahead. As a trillion dollar economic sector, tourism is a powerful force capable of tackling these challenges by offering effective solutions geared towards a more sustainable water future. With over one billion people traveling internationally each year, tourism can be an important vehicle of raising awareness and changing behaviors.

WTD 2013 official celebrations on September 27 will be hosted by the Maldives.

For the full program of WTD in the Maldives please go to: http://wtd.unwto.org/en/registration-programme [1]

Visit the website http://wtd.unwto.org/ [2]

Message by Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General

“With unsustainable consumption and climate change threatening global water resources, this year’s World Tourism Day highlights the responsibility of the tourism industry to safeguard and intelligently manage water. In this International Year of Water Cooperation, I urge tourism establishments to cut consumption and improve waste management and I call on individuals to play their part by making environmentally conscious choices when they travel. By making water saving a priority we can all help to build the future we want.”

Read the message online: http://wtd.unwto.org/en/content/unsg-0 [3]

Message by Taleb Rifai, UNWTO Secretary-General

“Water is one of tourism’s main assets. Each year, millions of people travel around the world to enjoy water destinations both inland and in coastal areas. Water is also one of tourism’s most precious resources. Water powers all tourism industries, from hotels to restaurants, leisure activities and transport. As one of the largest economic sectors in the world, it is the responsibility of the tourism sector to take a leadership role and ensure companies and destinations invest in adequate water management throughout the value chain. If managed sustainably, tourism can bring benefits to the national and local communities and support water preservation.”
Read the full message: http://wtd.unwto.org/en/content/unwtosg [4]

Source: unwto.org

We have been delighted with the level of business which was achieved this year and we have had a great deal of positive feedback so far from all of our attendees. This feedback gives us a true indication of just how effective the Hosted Buyer program is in generating business for buyers and suppliers from across the globe,” says Jeffrey Xu, CIBTM Project Manager, Reed Travel Exhibitions.

CIBTM , China’s leading meetings, incentives and business travel exhibition, which took place last week in the China National Convention Centre (CNCC), Beijing.

Kevin Shi, Sales Manager, Ramada Beijing North commented, “This year CIBTM has more hotel exhibitors, and the buyers’ quality has improved greatly. CIBTM has allowed us to connect with clients from different countries and regions. Compared with other exhibitions in the industry, CIBTM’s buyers with powerful purchasing power, is one of the key highlights, making CIBTM a very attractive exhibition to attend. ”

The number of exhibitors who attended the show this year also increased by 17%, with the show introducing new and returning brands to the China meetings and incentive industry.

Bun CHO, Business Development Section, Japan Convention Bureau, Japan National Tourism Organization who also exhibited at CIBTM 2013 also commented, “This is the seventh year that Japan has exhibited at CIBTM, we believe CIBTM to be a very important platform to facilitate business exchange and negotiations. Overseas buyers this year are of a high level of quality and qantity.

This year’s Professional Education program was also considered “a huge success” with a 113% increase in attendance over the 20 sessions, which were delivered as part of CIBTM Knowledge marking an 18% increase on sessions delivered at CIBTM 2012. The program featured a number of diverse speakers through partnerships with some of the world’s leading industry associations including MPI, SITE, ASAE, ICCA and IAEE.

Jacqui Timmins, Reed Travel Exhibitions, Exhibitions Director, AIME and CIBTM commented, “CIBTM continues to be the leading trade show for meetings and events organizers, venue providers and incentive and business travel services in China and Asia and as a team, we are committed to developing the show further through strategic partners and new innovations to ensure that the show continues to catalyze an already booming industry in China.”

Source: CIBTM and eTurbonews

Jag var med Trippus duktiga nordiska medarbetare/partners på en konferens i slutet på förra veckan!

Vi fick ta del av flera digitala affärsutvecklings projekt och nyheter via mobilen, läsplattan och PCn.
Flera av de digitala nyheterna kommer ut skarpt på marknaderna i höst.

Trippus är hjärtat och kan liknas som ett kugghjul som hela tiden snurrar runt och kuggas
i beroende på vilken teknisk produkt/tjänst och aktivitet som kunderna vill ha.

Information. kommunikation och/eller interaktivitet.
Det skall bli spännande och följa hur marknaden tar emot dessa.

På kvällen fick vi använda en del av den ny tekniken för att navigera oss fram till barer och restaurangen!

Mycket trevligt arrangemang-Tack

Peter

Ryanair is planning capacity cuts, more ”aggressive” seat sales, and lower prices after issuing a shock profit warning.

O’Leary/ Ryan Air are also rolling out a range of lower fares and aggressive seat sales particularly in those markets mainly UK, Scandinavia, Spain and Ireland.”

The news also had a knock-on effect on the share price of other airlines and travel companies.

Rival easyJet saw its shares fall 65p to 1215p while British Airways parent company IAG lost 3.7p to 291p.

Meanwhile, Tui was down 11.1p to 334.6p and Thomas Cook down 6.9p to 135.7p.
source: travelmole