Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor
IMEX Frankfurt Data Reveals Industry Focused on New Business
eTurboNews: The IMEX Group has released post-show statistics this week following another successful edition of IMEX Frankfurt at Messe Frankfurt in May. The numbers show that a total of 11,764 people participated, of which 3,883 were buyers (hosted and attendee buyers) from 94 countries. The total number of exhibiting companies…
Aloha Hawaii Tourism Authority Leader
eTurboNews: His contract, therefore, concludes on September 15, 2023. De Fries made the announcement to the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) Board of Directors during a special board meeting today. The board invited De Fries to consider an extension of his contract in a March 30, 2023, meeting. Following the conclusion…
Do Cruises Discourage Babies On Board?
eTurboNews: No need to post a “Baby On Board” sticker outside your cruise ship cabin door if that baby is not of a certain age. And forget about the bottle warmers, sterilizers, and baby monitors. Also no homemade baby food, please, and even for the older children, don’t bring inflatable…
Trade Fairs Line Up to Put on a Great Show in Hong Kong
eTurboNews: Further to the completion of several successful shows, including Global Sources Hong Kong, which packed out all ten halls with over 100,000 buyers at the AsiaWorld-Expo (AWE), and HOFEX, Asia’s Leading Food and Hospitality Tradeshow which brought over 30,000 buyers from around the world to the Hong Kong Convention…
Tourism Seychelles Launches Trade Workshops in Chinese Market
eTurboNews: These workshops were held in Beijing, Shenzhen, Chengdu, and Shanghai to regain Chinese arrivals lost over the past three years. The Tourism Seychelles China office successfully completed the first trade workshops with leading agents from Beijing, Tianjin, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Suzhou, and Hangzhou. The workshops began on May 26…