Tourism Australia: Written in the stars

Preparations are underway in Australia to construct a revolutionary radio telescope. When complete, the Square Kilometer Array (SKA) will gaze further into the universe than ever before, answering questions about the origin of the first stars and probing for evidence of life on other planets.

IBTM World 2020 Transitions to Virtual

IBTM World 2020 will transition to being a virtual event this year. This difficult decision has been made in close consultation with partners and is a result of the incredibly unpredictable travel restrictions that continue to be in place across the globe because of COVID-19.

Welcome to Alianza MICE Sudamérica

In an unprecedented event, the Convention Bureaux of Bogotá, Buenos Aires, Lima, São Paulo and Quito Tourism, officially presented the creation of the South America MICE Alliance, which seeks to establish joint promotion and inter-institutional cooperation actions...

China National Convention Centre Successfully Supported the CIFTIS 2020

The 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) was successfully held in Beijing from the 4th of September to the 9th. The CIFTIS 2020 comprehensively covered a special area for national and provincial exhibitors, eight major thematic areas like...

Urban Tourism Organisations Hit Hard by Crisis

The new 2020 DMO Funding Survey published by European Cities Marketing shows severe impact of the COVID-19 crisis on Europe's urban Destination Management and Marketing Organisations. More than ¾ of the DMOs have seen budget reductions...

South Africa Re-Opens to Welcome International Tourists Again

South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Wednesday that cabinet has decided to place the entire country on alert level 1, thus opening up international borders for selected countries from October.