23 May, 2018
Korea’s new, improved tourism marketing & development strategy to counter arrivals decline
Gangneung, Gangwon Province, South Korea – From developing its Muslim-friendly facilities to promoting travel by physically-challenged people and supporting SMEs, Korea has embarked upon a detailed marketing and development strategy to counter a sharp decline in visitor arrivals in 2017. Details of the plan were outlined to media covering the PATA Annual Summit 2018 by […]
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FREE DOWNLOAD: The Next Big Thing – Thailand Outbound Travel Report 2018
Bangkok -- Travel Impact Newswire Executive Editor Imtiaz Muqbil has made travel journalism history yet again by publishing the first report on the surging Thai outbound travel industry. The report is being made available FREE, thanks to support from Minister of Tourism and Sports Weerasak Kowsurat and Tourism Authority of Thailand more…17 Jul, 2017
FREE DOWNLOAD: The Olive Tree – How Travel & Tourism can Contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals
The Olive Tree is the first and only publication designed to help travel & tourism become a more enthusiastic part of the solution in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Free download. Click on any of the images below. ============== The Olive Tree Edition 7, May-June 2018 ============== The Olive Tree Edition 6, March-April more…1 Dec, 2016
Call for Entries: The First ASEAN Travel & Tourism Hall of Fame
By Imtiaz Muqbil, Executive Editor, Travel Impact Newswire Bangkok – Today marks the launch of the ASEAN Travel & Tourism Hall of Fame (ATTHoF), the first global website to honour the achievements of the many industry veterans and stalwarts who elevated this robust and dynamic industry to its present heights. Click here more…1 May, 2016
Can The Travel & Tourism Industry Think?
In 1998, Singaporean diplomat Kishore Mahbubani, Professor in the Practice of Public Policy and Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, published a book called “Can Asians Think?” One review of the book says: “Asia's economies are poised to surpass those of more…23 May, 2018
PATA Annual Summit: Ex-UN Chief says leaders “talk big” at UN but don’t walk the talk once back home
Gangneung, Gangwon Province, South Korea – Delivering a powerful message to the global travel industry, former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon told delegates at the PATA annual summit here on January 18 that the world needs “global leaders” and “global citizens” to “stem the alarming rise in racism and xenophobia.” In his more…22 May, 2018
PATA signs first peace-building pact with Buddhist temple in Korea
Woljeongsa Temple, Odaesan National Park, Korea -- This beautiful Buddhist temple, located in the midst of Korea's largest natural forest, was the site of the first peace-building agreement signed by the Pacific Asia Travel Association on 19 May 2018. The Memorandum of Understanding commits the signatories to "cooperate for the more…18 May, 2018
Female billionaires grew 18% in 2018, Wealth-X report reveals
New York, 15 May 2018 (Wealth-X media release) - The fifth edition of the Wealth-X Billionaire Census reveals that billionaire wealth surged by 24% to a record level in 2017, and the billionaire population rebounded by 15% to 2,754 individuals, surpassing the previous peak of 2,473 in 2015. The report attributes this more…18 May, 2018
Australia moves to ensure foreign investors pay their fair share of tax
Canberra, 17 May 2018, Media Release from the office of the Treasurer Scott Morrison - The Turnbull Government is continuing to protect the integrity of Australia's corporate tax system – ensuring foreign investors don't have a competitive advantage over Australian investors. Today we released exposure draft legislation and explanatory material for more…16 May, 2018
Japanese operators set up Alliance of Responsible Tourism Agencies
Kyoto, 16 May 2018 (JARTA media release) -- On the occasion of the 2017 International Year of International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development, a number of responsible travel agencies in Japan have united to establish the Alliance of Responsible Travel Agencies. Asia including Japan is projected to be one of more…16 May, 2018
PATA Annual Summit 2018: A chance to move beyond clichés and Censorship by Sponsorship
Gangneung, Korea -- A confluence of recent global events has set the stage for this week's PATA annual summit in Korea to be a potentially historic game-changer – but only if the speakers rise to the occasion. Focussing on the theme of "Building Bridges, Connecting People," the summit will bring more…14 May, 2018
Save our planet by protecting migratory birds and their ‘epic journeys,’ urges UN chief
United Nations, UN News Centre, 11 May 2018 -- As they make their global journeys, migratory birds not only set birdwatchers’ binoculars agog, they also help the planet maintain its essential ecological balance. That’s one of the key messages from United Nations chief Antonio Guterres, for World Migratory Bird Day, celebrated on more…14 May, 2018
UN to live broadcast Palestinian Rights Committee meeting, 17-18 May
United Nations, 14 May 2018 - The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People will convene the United Nations Forum on the Question of Palestine under the theme “70 Years after 1948 — Lessons to Achieve a Sustainable Peace” on 17 and 18 May in the Trusteeship Council Chamber more…14 May, 2018
For Rohingya refugees, imminent surge in births is traumatic legacy of sexual violence – special report
United Nations,(UN News Centre) 11 May 2018 - Late last year, as violent repression in Myanmar sent Rohingyas fleeing to safety in Bangladesh, women from the mainly Muslim minority were subjected to what a United Nations official called “a frenzy of sexual violence”. Now, a surge in births among these women more…11 May, 2018
Digital Ad Spend Hits All-Time High of $88 Billion in 2017, with Mobile Upswing Unabated
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 2018 -- Total U.S. digital ad spend reached a record-setting $88 billion last year, according to the latest IAB Internet Advertising Revenue Report, released today by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), and prepared by PwC US. This represents a 21 percent uptick over the previous year more…11 May, 2018
ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights lauds Malaysian election outcome
Official statement issued by the APHR Board on 11 May 2018 On behalf of the membership of ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR), we offer our heartfelt congratulations to the Malaysian people on a historic election. Despite irregularities and other challenges that prevented the vote from being a fully free and fair more…11 May, 2018
New UN agency guidelines aim to sustain forest benefits for future generations
United Nations, UN News Centre, 10 May 2018 - New guidelines designed to give poor and isolated communities more of a say in how tropical forests are used and preserved around the world were published on Thursday, by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="555"] A community forest more…11 May, 2018
Trump’s Iran deal reversal proves Israel controls the U.S.
The U.S. decision to unilaterally exit the nuclear agreement with Iran cements the country’s status as the greatest threat to global stability, totally subservient to Israel, the Jewish lobby and its own military-industrial complex. The latest in a series of my-way-or-the-highway policy reversals, the Trump Administration has no regard for more…5 May, 2018
Palestinian lecturer’s assassins used fake Serbia, Montenegro passports to enter Malaysia, fled to Thailand
BANGKOK, Thailand May 4 (NNN-Bernama) – The two men linked to the killing of Palestinian lecturer Dr Fadi Mohammed Al Batsch last month were believed to have used fake passports from Serbia and Montenegro to enter Malaysia. After executing the precision-timed hit on the Hamas-linked academician on April 21, the alleged more…5 May, 2018
The REAL Brand USA: 35,000 gun-violence deaths a year, Brady Campaign report reveals
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 03, 2018 -- As the National Rifle Association begins its 2018 convention, a new report from the Brady Campaign and Center to Prevent Gun Violence details what the NRA has done in the last year, juxtaposed against shockingly frequent shooting incidents. As the report shows, the NRA’s extremism, more…4 May, 2018
ADB Seminar Considers Challenge of Technological Change, Globalisation, and Jobs in Asia
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (4 May 2018) — As Asia and the Pacific seeks inclusive and sustainable economic growth, countries are adapting to the possibility that new technologies in fields such as robotics and artificial intelligence may lead to challenges for some industries and groups of workers, according to participants at a more…4 May, 2018
Survey Finds Employers Reeling from Regulatory Shifts and New Forces Impacting the Workplace
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 02, 2018 - Littler, which claims to be the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has released the results of its seventh annual survey, completed by 1,111 in-house counsel, human resources professionals and C-suite executives. The Littler® Annual Employer Survey, 2018 analyzes the impact that more…3 May, 2018
More than 100 “high-risk” Australians being probed for tax evasion
Canberra, 2 May 2018, (Minister of Revenue and Financial Services media release) - The Turnbull Government is committed to uncovering anyone who seeks to mask the true nature of their tax affairs. More than 100 Australians with links to Swiss banking relationship managers alleged to have actively promoted and facilitated tax more…2 May, 2018
Study Shows Tariffs Against China Would Destroy Thousands of American Jobs
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 01, 2018 -- The Trump administration’s proposed tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese imports, coupled with retaliation promised by China, would reduce U.S. gross domestic product by nearly $3 billion and destroy 134,000 American jobs, according to a new study released today by the National Retail Federation and more…29 Apr, 2018
Korean peace will force change in Israel’s live and let die policy towards Palestinians
The Korean peace deal has confirmed the status of Israel under its current government as an extraordinarily stupid country. In an age when the pursuit of peace has become the greatest hallmark of visionary, pragmatic, sustainable leadership, Korean leaders have risen to the occasion. Not so the Israelis. On the same more…27 Apr, 2018
OECD Latin America report: Regaining citizens’ trust in public institutions is key to inclusive growth and well-being
Brussels, 09 April 2018 - Three out of four Latin Americans today show little or no confidence in their national governments. Around 80% think corruption is widespread. These levels are both up from 55% and 67% respectively in 2010. Mistrust is rising as in most regions of the world and more…27 Apr, 2018
Open Letter: Palestinian Christians and Muslims call on faith communities to help end Israeli occupation
Open Letter on April 26, 2018 Palestinian Christians and Muslims march together to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to protest to a new Israeli tax policy and proposed property law which caused Christian leaders to temporarily shut the doors of the church in February, 2018. (Photo: Seth Herald) Then the Lord more…27 Apr, 2018
Int’l Olympic Committee President: How the “Power of Sports” facilitated Korean peace talks
chinadaily.com.cn, 2018-04-26 -- When the leaders of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea meet on April 27, it will be only the third such summit since the end of the Korean War (1950-53). Only a few months ago political tensions were escalating rapidly, raising fears more…26 Apr, 2018
Trades Union launches platform to help migrant workers combat unscrupulous recruitment agencies
Brussels, 04-04-2018, (International Trade Union Confederation) -- The ITUC has launched a new web platform to help protect migrant workers from abusive employment practices, by providing them with peer-to-peer reviews about recruitment agencies in their country of origin and destination. The Recruitment Advisor, developed by the ITUC with support from the more…26 Apr, 2018
Workers in 35 OECD countries pay 25% of their wages in taxes
Paris, (OECD media release), 26/04/2018 - Workers in OECD countries paid just over a quarter of their gross wages in tax on average in 2017, with just over half of countries seeing small increases in the personal average tax rate, according to a new OECD report. Taxing Wages 2018 shows that the more…26 Apr, 2018
ITUC May Day Statement 2018: Corporate power is running out of control
Brussels, 26 April 2018 (International Trade Union Confederation) -- The following statement was issued today by the International Trade Union Confederation to mark the upcoming Labour Day, 01 May 2018. One hundred and fifty years ago, workers in Britain came together to create the world’s first national trade union centre, the more…26 Apr, 2018
UNCTAD commentary: Nobody really wins a trade war
Geneva, 25 April 2018, (UNCTAD commentary) - Are we seeing the start of a trade war? Although there is a long history of countries blaming each other for their own economic misfortunes, during the last few months there has been an escalation both in the rhetoric and in trade policy actions. more…25 Apr, 2018
Early Life Crisis: New Study Reveals Millennials facing more depression, anxiety, suicidal tendencies
MONTREAL, Canada (PRWEB) April 14, 2018 -- Many mental health red flags may be dismissed by parents and teachers as “normal” teenage angst or a cry for attention: A tendency toward isolation, nervousness, lashing out, or sleeping too much. Perhaps far worse is the knee-jerk reaction of dealing with issues more…25 Apr, 2018
12 questions to disrupt the boring programme content of Islamic tourism events
Dubai - The second ATM Global Halal Tourism Summit held at the Arabian Travel Mart on April 24 proved again how the entire travel industry is increasingly becoming a mutual admiration club of people preaching to the converted. As usual, key challenges having a significant impact on travel & tourism more…24 Apr, 2018
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