World news about “World Travel Market” published by euronews.
Chinese take top travel spend spot Chinese tourists have overtaken Germans as the world’s biggest-spending travelers. The United Nations World Tourism Organisation said that follows a decade… 08/04/2013
TUI takes a holiday from austerity Despite the economic crisis, the tourism season this year has been successful with German group TUI AG’s quarterly results beating expectations. A cool… 14/08/2012
Train, plane or automobile: what’s the cheapest way to go on holiday?Many holiday-makers may be forgiven for feeling that taking the car is the most expensive way to travel that doesn’t involve booking tickets with NASA. It… 14/08/2012
Package holiday? No, a dynamic package!When I started research into this episode of Right On the term “dynamic packaging” kept cropping up. Dynamic what? I realised very quickly that it does not… 28/05/2012
Bonus ITV: The European Consumer Centre Ireland Lynnsey Delaney at the European Consumer Centre Ireland discusses the issue of consumer rights for holidaymakers with euronews reporter Seamus Kearney. 28/05/2012
When holidays become horror days Millions of Europeans are making plans for their dream holidays, forking out large amounts of money in search of the perfect break. But what happens when… 28/05/2012
The Traveller’s Diary: Denis Loktev, Petropavlovsk-KamchatskyDenis Loktev, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky For many Russians, getting to Courchevel is a faster and potentially cheaper option than travelling from Moscow to… 07/05/2012
Crisis opens new doors for tourism Many tourists have had a tough decision to make recently. Do they confirm their holiday destination, even if it is experiencing economic or political… 09/03/2012
Thomas Cooked UK tour operator Thomas Cook plc crashed by 65% today after news the struggling group, Europe’s second-largest travel firm, had gone to the banks for fresh… 22/11/2011
Benefits of hosting big sporting events The sluggish world economy means a harsh climate for tourism. This week’s edition of Focus asks whether major sporting events can help resuscitate the… 10/11/2011
Clearing airport and airspace congestion Summer time means holidays for many people. But for the unlucky traveller, it also means delays, air traffic congestion, and flight cancellations. So what are… 22/06/2011
Airlines say business travel demand holding up The airline industry says it is seeing signs of business confidence and a recovery in world trade. The International Air Transport Association’s chief… 07/06/2011
Wikipedia parent company launches new travel siteWikipedia’s parent company, the Wikimedia Foundation, has launched its twelfth official project: Wikivoyage. Using a similar format to Wikipedia… 16/01/2013
Lufthansa passengers face more travel miseryMore disruption and travel misery is forecast as Lufthansa cabin crew extend their strikes. UFO union members are upping the stakes in their row over pay… 05/09/2012
Air traffic controllers asked to join Frankfurt strikeIt has been almost two weeks since the row over pay for groundstaff at Frankfurt Airport has caused disruption at Europe’s third busiest hub. However, with… 28/02/2012
EU plans tourism boostEurope wants to create a certified quality label for its tourism activities. Europe is already the world’s leading destination for tourists, attracted most… 29/09/2011
South African street vendors protest as official sponsors move inIt is hoped that the World Cup will bring economic benefits to host nation South Africa, but local street vendors in Johannesburg won’t be seeing the… 07/06/2010
World Travel Market : RomaniaEuronews journalist Tiago Braga Marques travelled to London for the WTM where he spoke to representatives of various countries and gauged the impact of the… 16/11/2009
World Travel Market : ThailandEuronews journalist Tiago Braga Marques travelled to London for the WTM where he spoke to representatives of various countries and gauged the impact of the… 16/11/2009
World Travel Market : Croatiaeuronews journalist Tiago Braga Marques travelled to London for the WTM where he spoke to representatives of various countries and gauged the impact of the… 16/11/2009
World Travel Market : MaltaEuronews journalist Tiago Braga Marques travelled to London for the WTM where he spoke to representatives of various countries and gauged the impact of the… 16/11/2009
World Travel Market : ArmeniaEuronews journalist Tiago Braga Marques travelled to London for the WTM where he spoke to representatives of various countries and gauged the impact of the… 16/11/2009
World Travel Market : South KoreaEuronews journalist Tiago Braga Marques travelled to London for the WTM where he spoke to representatives of various countries and gauged the impact of the… 16/11/2009
World Travel Market : Moroccoeuronews journalist Tiago Braga Marques travelled to London for the WTM where he spoke to representatives of various countries and gauged the impact of the… 16/11/2009
Tourism industry showing ‘signs of life’The travel industry is still under major pressure from the recession. This year’s top gathering of professionals the World Travel Market in London… 12/11/2009
