Geneva (Switzerland) October 19, 2016 – (travelindex.com) – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects 7.2 billion passengers to travel in 2035, a near doubling of the 3.8 billion air travelers in 2016. The prediction is based on a 3.7% annual Compound Average Growth Rate (CAGR) noted in the release of the latest update to … Read more

Bangkok (Thailand) – October 19, 2016 – (travelindex.com) – The Bureau of the Royal Household has announced that during the 100-day Royal Funeral Rites, the general public are allowed to pay respect and write messages of condolence to His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej at the Grand Palace as follows: – Every day 08.30-16.00 Hrs.: Sala … Read more

Bangkok (Thailand) – October 19, 2016 – (travelindex.com) – The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt are organizing the 5th Global Summit on City Tourism: Cities: Local Culture for Global Travellers on 1-2 November 2016 in Luxor. During the summit, UNWTO will launch the Mayors for Tourism Initiative. … Read more

Bangkok (Thailand) – October 17, 2016 – (travelindex.com) – Thailand is now in an official period of mourning following the passing of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej. In this regard, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) would like all visitors to Thailand to continue with their travel plans as normal. Furthermore, kindly be advised of … Read more

Bangkok (Thailand) – October 14, 2016 – (travelindex.com) – Asia Pacific destinations welcomed almost 577 million international visitors during calendar year 2015 – an increase of 24 million arrivals compared to the previous year. The figures are contained in the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Annual Tourism Monitor 2016 Final Edition. Covering 44 destinations within … Read more

Bangkok (Thailand) – October 14, 2016 – (travelindex.com) – The Royal Thai Government is introducing the Creative Thailand 2016 as a showcase of the creative economy concept, the nationwide campaign covering creative people, creative places, and creative products. It will be under the theme “Think Big”, scheduled to take place at the Bangkok International Trade … Read more

Bangkok (Thailand) – October 18, 2016 (travelindex) – Plaza Athénée Bangkok, A Royal Méridien Hotel has been selected by Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) as an official hotel for Incentive Travel & Conventions, Meetings Asia (IT&CMAsia) and Corporate Travel World (CTW) Asia-Pacific, the leading international MICE fostering events centred in Asia-Pacific. The hotel took … Read more

Macau (Macau SAR China) – October 17, 2016 – (travelindex.com) – The Global Tourism Economy Forum Macau 2016 (GTEF or the Forum) achieved fruitful results through two days of various sessions and thought-provoking discussions, and adjourned with tremendous success this evening. Gathering ministers and industry leaders Themed as “The Growing Consumer Class – Rethinking and … Read more

Bangkok (Thailand) – October 17, 2016 – (travelindex.com) – A province in Lao PDR and the city of Meishan in China are the winners of the US$1 million PATA CEO Challenge 2016. Southern Laos receives the Top Destination Award in the category of ‘Regions/States/Provinces’. The People’s Government of Meishan, Sichuan, China is granted the Top … Read more

Geneva (Switzerland) – October 17, 2016 – (travelindex.com) – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Secretariat of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen, promote, and develop cooperation on aviation facilitation and border integrity issues – two of the key components for governments … Read more