Official Statement on the UNWTO Secretary-General Candidates
Statement by the UN World Tourism Organization in regard to the upcoming elections The Secretariat of the World Tourism Organization referring to decision CE/DEC/15(CIV) of the Executive Council at its 104th session (Luxor, Egypt, 30 October – 1 November 2016), on the procedure for the election of the Secretary-General, informs in regards to the election […]
UNWTO to make a major impact at the Arabian Travel Market
TOURISM TO GROW IN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTHERN AFRICA (Posted 16th March 2017) The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are expected to welcome 195 million international tourists by 2030. Between 25 million and 50 million new jobs will be required in the region over the next decade. Over 20 Ministers and industry leaders will […]
Brussels Airlines ends challenging year with a profit announcement
TOUGH YEAR COMES TO AN END WITH A PROFIT REPORT (Posted 16th March 2017) Neither increased competition nor the terror attack on Brussels Airport and the subsequent shift of operations to other airports in Belgium, Germany and Switzerland could stop Brussels Airlines from ending the financial year 2016 with a profit, albeit lower than in […]
More high profile endorsements for St. Ange candidacy
SUMMER TIMES OF MAURITIUS ENDORSES ST. ANGE (Posted 16th March 2017) Philippe Hitié, broadly referred to as Popo, the MD of SummerTimes Group of Mauritius says ‘I join every sincere Indian Ocean Islander to say that I stand behind Alain St.Ange as the Seychelles Candidate for the UNWTO and say without hesitation ‘Vote Seychelles for […]
IATA AGM 2017 will take place in Cancun
IATA’s Annual General Meeting set for early June in Cancun / Mexico Dear Media Colleague, The IATA Corporate Communications Team is pleased to invite you to register to attend the 73rd IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit taking place in Cancun, Mexico, from 4 to 6 June 2017.This year’s AGM occurs […]
St. Ange presses on with his high profile campaign for the UNWTO top job
PATWA WELCOMES UNWTO CANDIDATES (Posted 16th March 2017) Alain St.Ange, the former Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine of the Seychelles and now one of the seven candidates for the position of Secretary General of the UNWTO (United Nations World Tourism Organisation) was on the panel of speakers at the PATWA (Pacific Area […]
Best Western Hurlingham set to change into a Four Points by Sheraton in early April
REBRANDING UNDERWAY AS FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON TAKES OVER THE FORMER BEST WESTERN PREMIER IN NAIROBI (Posted 16th March 2017) The owners of the former Best Western Premier in the Nairobi suburb of Hurlingham have now started to unveil their new brand for their hotel, a Four Points by Sheraton and the transition will be […]
Kenya bans plastic bags effective six months from now
KENYA GOVERNMENT SERVES PUBLIC NOTICE THAT PLASTIC BAG BAN IS COMING (Posted 16th March 2017) Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for the Environment and Natural Resources Prof. Judi Wakhungu finally made public a ban on plastic bags, which will become effective on the 28th of August this year. The ban will affect the use, production and importation […]
Brussels Airport Newsletter March 2017
Brussels Airport’s latest news updates … Especially useful to travelers using Brussels Airlines out of Entebbe, Kigali and Bujumbura to the European capital city and beyond … Newsletter Brussels Airport Are you receiving our newsletter in the correct language? We would like to keep you up to date with the latest news and views from […]
