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Tourism in Africa: Harnessing tourism for growth and improved livelihoods
Posted on: 15 October 2013
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The World Bank has published a report which examines the potential of African countries to improve and expand their tourism sector, and suggests that 33 of Sub Saharan Africa’s 48 countries currently have the capacity for tourism success through establishing strong political support for developing the industry and attracting increased private investment to help finance and sustain it. The report cites successful examples of countries including Cape Verde, Kenya, Mauritius, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania and others, who have simplified their tourism policies, liberalized air transport and diversified tourism while protecting their communities and environments, which created a positive investment climate for tourism development.
2013 Digital Tourism Brand Index
Posted on: 14 October 2013
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This report investigates the use of digital marketing by the European tourism sector, and benchmarks best practice. It takes an in-depth look at how the European National Tourism Organisations are using digital; from strategy to content marketing and distribution.
The Digital Tourism Think Tank
Posted on: 14 October 2013
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The Digital Tourism Think Tank is the name given to this initiative which aims at providing thought leadership to the tourism industry in digital marketing best practice.
Overseas Travel and Tourism: 2nd quarter 2013
Posted on: 11 October 2013
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The Office for National Statistics presents quarterly results from the International Passenger Survey. Contains data on visits to and from the UK by overseas residents and visits abroad by UK residents.
How can hotels achieve the right kind of growth in a digital age? A toolkit for fighting commoditisation
Posted on: 10 October 2013
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A new point of view paper published by PricewaterhouseCooper looks at the trends in digital impacting the hotel sector, and provides a “toolkit” on how hotels can fight the threat of commoditisation to take advantage of the opportunities of the digital age.
The impact of visa facilitation in APEC economies
Posted on: 10 October 2013
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A new report by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) shows that visa facilitation could create up to 2.6 million new jobs in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies by 2016. The report indicates that although there has been successful collaboration and advances across the APEC region to facilitate visas, including progressive approaches to implement new visa policies, 21% of expected international tourists arriving into APEC over the period 2014-2016 would still be required to obtain a traditional visa prior to travel under current visa policies.
VisitBritain Annual Review 2012/2013
Posted on: 9 October 2013
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VisitBritain has launched its latest annual review, outlining inbound tourism performance, highlighting how it has been working to deliver the Olympic legacy in 2013 and sharing priorities for the year ahead.
WTM Global Trends Report 2013
Posted on: 9 October 2013
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Staged annually at ExCeL, London, World Travel Market, the leading global event for the travel industry, is a four-day business-to-business exhibition for the worldwide travel and tourism industry. The results of the WTM Global Trends Report 2013 will be launched at a press conference on Monday 4 November at 1 pm. It is possible to register online to receive a copy of this report.
Global Sustainable Coast Review: Coast and islands
Posted on: 2 October 2013
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QualityCoast has published a comparison of 1000 island and coastal destinations on sustainability issues. The study concludes that 95% of tourism destinations do not have a proper sustainable tourism policy. This is described as the broadest sustainability review of tourism destinations worldwide ever published, including social, environmental and economic aspects. The Review is designed to assist tourists in holiday destination selection, and show all destinations the weak points that should be improved, especially the lack of a sustainable tourism policy.
Climate impacts for tourism
Posted on: 1 October 2013
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To find out more about how climate change will affect the tourism industry and what measures are being taken to adapt, this podcast features an interview with Nikki White, Head of Sustainability at the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA).
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