Category: Top Three Stories

The 4th United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Forum on Gastronomy Tourism was launched off on Thursday at Bangkok. The forum has brought 475 delegates from 52 nations to Bangkok. The forum focuses on updating the participants about the strong linkage between tourism and gastronomy highlighting new techniques and technologies in preparing, marketing and managing the association. The forum organized by UNWTO and Basque Culinary Centre focuses on stressing the importance and role of gastronomy tourism towards the development of sustainable tourism in the region and increasing its awareness, both nationally and regionally. The participants from Japan, China’s Macao, Indonesia ... Read more

The introduction of direct flights between Nairobi and Guangzhou have resulted in boost in number of tourists, as the reports indicate that around more than 1,20,000 Kenyan passengers have arrived in the Chinese city since 2015. The Kenyan passengers mostly fly these days to the city for buying goods. The number of tourists is expected to rise as Guangzhou is making plans to entice more Kenyan tourists to the city. Wu Wei Jun, General Manager of Nairobi office of China Southern Airlines, said Guangzhou is being promoted as a tourist destination, that the Kenyans can visit the destination for leisure ... Read more

Though Cyclone Mekunu had an adverse effect on Dhofar coastline and caused some impairment to Salalah and other towns in southern Oman, the tourism authorities are not skeptical about the tourism sector. In fact, the tourism authorities believe that the cyclone has put Oman on the global tourist map. “This will bring about great promotion for the country as many tourists will come to Salalah. The heavy rainfall has led to overflowing springs and waterfalls in Dhofar. These will boost tourism, as many tourists will come to see the water bodies. We don’t have any problems in Salalah, and there ... Read more

Greece is gearing up for the world’s most prominent shipping exhibition, ‘Posidonia 2018’. The event which will be conducted from June 4th-8th at the Athens Metropolitan Expo is expected to bring around 20,000 visitors to the country. Conferences, seminars, workshops and interesting panel discussions will be conducted as part of the exhibition. The events are projected to shape the global shipping agenda and outline the future of the industry that sits at the core of world economic developments. Posidonia is ready to host around 1,960 exhibitors from 91 countries which include professionals from a wide range of maritime industry sectors. The exhibition ... Read more

The annual Thailand Travel Mart Plus Amazing Gateway to the Greater Mekong Subregion (TTM+) to Pattaya in 2018, will have a small change from the usual venue. This time, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is bringing the event to Ocean Marina Yacht Club in Pattaya. TTM+, highlighting a ‘Summer Beach’ theme that invites participants to put away business attire and dress for ‘sea, sun and sand,’ will be held from June 13 to 15. “We are delighted to bring TTM+ to the Ocean Marina Yacht Club for the first time. The event theme encourages participants to dress in resort attire for ... Read more

The 9th annual Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Carnival will be held from 22 to 24 June. Organised by the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) in partnership with the Hong Kong China Dragon Boat Association (HKCDBA), the dragon boat races will be held on Victoria Harbour. The event is expected to attract more than 4,500 paddlers from 165 local and international teams. The festival has its origins in a tragedy that occurred 2,000 years ago. Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Tuen Ng Festival, commemorates the death of Qu Yuan, a Chinese national hero. In a protest against corrupt rulers, Qu drowned ... Read more

The Myanmar Department of Meteorology and Hydrology has raised a red alert for flash floods, landslides and storm surges as a tropical depression makes landfall. The Met department has warned that a deep depression is occurring over middle-east part of the Bay of Bengal and the cyclone storm will land in coastal areas of Rakhine state within the next 12 hours. Strong winds of up to 80 kilometres per hour could hit some coastal areas, and storm surges as high as 16 feet could pummel the shores, it said. The bad weather the country is experiencing is caused by a strong ... Read more

Tim Robinson, who has 18 years experience in hospitality industry, offers some unique recipes exclusively for the readers of Tourism News Live. Chef Tim has been working as an executive chef for the last 6 years and comes with 9+years’ of experience in leading star hotels across GCC. At present, he is working for the upcoming The Serenity resorts in Wayanad. Stay tuned for exciting recipes from Chef Tim Robinson… CHICKEN FAJITA Here is a fun and delicious recipe. “Fajita” is a Mexican term for small meat strips, originally came from Texas. An interesting health fact is that the sweet peppers ... Read more

The much awaited Himalayan Travel Mart (HTM) 2018, a mega tourism event, is scheduled to be held at Kathmandu in Nepal on June 1. The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Government of Nepal in association with Nepal Tourism Board, Pacific Asia Travel Association – Nepal Chapter and Nepal Airlines, is organising the 3-day event. PATA Nepal said that preparations have been completed to host the three-day event that aims to re-define adventure tourism in Nepal. “HTM 2018 is Nepal’s international travel trade show and a business-to-business event for the Himalayan tourism industry, which draws global buyers, Himalayan sellers, travel bloggers, ... Read more

With an aim to attract more tourists, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is all set to host a two-day Asia music festival on August 18 in southern Thai island of Koh Samui. The music festival, co-organized by TAT, Singaporean company IMC Live Group and Koh Samui Municipality, will showcase different genres and tongues of music from all across Asia over the weekend. It will also showcase Thailand’s flavorful music scene. The festival is a non-ticketed event and festival-goers will be treated to a weekend of solid music performances and enjoy food and beverage options in the festival market, the tourism ... Read more

Egypt’s tourist sector achieved humongous growth as the revenue for first quarter touched $2.2 billion, recording a rise of 83.3 per cent. The report also reveals that the Arab nation had a tourist footfall of almost 2.383 million tourists, recording an increase in visitors by 37.1 per cent. The report also suggests that tourist nights reached $23.8 million in the same period. As per the report of Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS), the country has received around 7,30,000 tourists in February 2018, registering a 35 per cent increase compared to the same period last year. Rania al-Mashat, ... Read more

According to reports of regional authorities, Southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region had a tourist footfall of around 40,000 from January to April. This registers a growth by 50.5 per cent in tourist arrivals, when compared to same period last year. The regional tourism development committee confirmed that the region earned $ 26.7 million as tourism revenue during the period, recording an increase of 50.7 per cent. In the same time, Tibet has received nearly 2.7 million domestic tourists, recording a rise of 63.5 per cent when compared to last year. The winter tourism on the highland is less popular than ... Read more

The annual water carnival in Nepal was attended by almost 500 locals and foreigners. The 30th Annual Rafting Festival 2018 was organized by the Nepal Association of Rafting Agencies (NARA), an umbrella organization of rafting agencies, under the theme “Let’s Protect our Rivers for Tourism and Environment.” White water rafting was organized in Benighat-Phisling section of Trishuli River, some 40 km away from the capital city. The event also aimed to raise awareness on the need of preserving and protecting the rivers for environmental conservation and tourism development. “Being enriched with water resources, Nepal has a huge prospect for water adventures. Thus, ... Read more

Etihad Cargo, the cargo division of Etihad Airways, has launched its first humanitarian freighter missions as part of the group’s extensive Year of Zayed programme, which will take place throughout 2018. The specially branded Year of Zayed Boeing 777 freighter aircraft departed Abu Dhabi – first to Almaty in Kazakhstan and then to Hyderabad in India – carrying special provisions to be distributed to those in need during the Holy Month of Ramadan. The humanitarian missions are taking place throughout the year in collaboration with the Khalifa Foundation, the Red Crescent, and His Highness Sheikh Sultan Bin Khalifa Al Nahyan ... Read more

The stall set up by Southern Railway has bagged the first place among the Central government stalls at the recently concluded 44th India Tourist and Industrial Fair 2018 at Island Grounds. The Southern Railway General Manager R K Kulshrestha congratulated and sanctioned a cash award of Rs 10,000 to staff from Carriage and Wagon Works, Golden Rock Workshop, (Tiruchi), Mechanical Branch of Chennai and Salem divisions, RPF wing of Chennai division and the Public Relations department (PR) of Southern Railway for having put up the exhibits and bagging the first prize. Principal Chief Mechanical Engineer A K Kathpal and Principal ... Read more