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UNWTO praises new Azerbaijan visa system

November 3, 2015 • admin
The United Nations World Tourism Organisation has welcomed Azerbaijan´s implementation of a brand new e-visa system streamlining visa applications into an electronic format, aimed to draw more international tourists into the rustic. The electronic visa system was administered upon the decree of the president of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, to facilitate visa procedures for foreigners travelling to the rustic.
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UNWTO Executive Council recommends Taleb Rifai for secretary-general

February 21, 2015 • admin
The 95th session of the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Executive Council, meeting in Belgrade, unanimously recommended Taleb Rifai as a nominee for the post of Secretary-General for the four-year-period starting January 2014. The candidature of Rifai was presented by his country, Jordan, according to the UNWTO statutes. The recommendation of the UNWTO Executive Council could be submitted to the approaching UNWTO General Assembly for ratification from August 25th-29th, 2013, aat Victoria Falls in Zambia/Zimbabwe. Rifai has held the placement since January 1st 2010.
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News: ILTM Asia profiles luxury travel trends for 2014

August 16, 2014 • admin
Luxury travel buyers and agents from around the Asia Pacific will meet on the 7th edition of International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) Asia in Shanghai in June to view almost 500 of the newest travel experiences from 70 countries internationally and exclusively identify next year’s travel trends for his or her clients. The World Tourism Organisation recently reported that Asia still leads the realm in global tourism. China has also revealed double-digit growth in outbound travel in 2012 creating a record 83 million trips abroad, 20 percent greater than in 2011. Additionally they spent more abroad with a 42 percent increase from 2011 and a 5-fold increase from a decade earlier. Alison Gilmore, ILTM Asia Exhibition Director commented: “ILTM events are trade-only hubs created exclusively to develop the business of...
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South Africa visitors climb 10.2%

July 2, 2014 • admin
A total of 9 188 368 international tourists visited South Africa in 2012, 10.2% greater than the 8 339 354 tourists who travelled to the rustic in 2011, President Jacob Zuma has revealed. South Africa’s tourist growth rate in 2012 was greater than double the velocity of average global tourist growth of about 4% estimated by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation in 2012. South Africa saw particularly good overseas tourist growth (tourists from outside of the African continent), which grew by 15.1%, one of many highest growth rates on the earth last year. Europe remained the top source of overseas tourists to South Africa, growing by 9.5% on 2011 figures and attracting a complete of one 396 978 tourists to the rustic last year – greater than half the...
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News: WTTC calls on cruise industry to unite

January 10, 2014 • admin
“The cruise industry must play its part in fighting visa bureaucracy and deterring more taxation,” in response to World Travel & Tourism Council president David Scowsill. Speaking on the Cruise Shipping Miami Conference, Scowsill complimented the cruise sector for creating a vital and rapidly growing contribution to the worldwide tourism industry but called on it to come back in conjunction with other sectors of the industry to talk with “one voice”. He also known as at the industry to make sure visa processing and taxes, which support growth, remain high at the agenda when discussing policy with governments all over the world. Scowsill explained: “Visa processes are needed that are transparent, not pricey and streamlined to enable travellers to head world wide quickly, efficiently and with minimum hassle. “The cruise...
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