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NYC & Company releases industry overview

June 24, 2016 • admin
Emily K. Rafferty, Chairman of the Board of NYC & Company and President of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and George Fertitta, CEO of NYC & Company, have announced the discharge of “New York City Tourism: A Model for achievement,” the 1st-ever official report on Long island City’s tourism industry. The report highlights the phenomenal growth of the tourism industry after the 2006 merger of NYC & Company, NYC Big Events and NYC Marketing to form a revolutionary public-private municipal marketing and tourism model that was emulated by destinations all over the world. Since the creation of the re-envisioned NYC & Company, town has seen a record 52 million visitors, an all-time high of $55.3 billion in economic impact and a 27 per cent increase in leisure and hospitality jobs—the...
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ITP launches guidance for hotels on addressing human trafficking

June 21, 2016 • admin
Green Globe Certification associate, the International Tourism Partnership (ITP), has produced a guide to assist hoteliers understand human trafficking and compelled labor – what it truly is, the way it may affect them and what actions they may take to minimize the danger of trafficking of their businesses. Human trafficking is the purchase of folks by improper means resembling force, fraud or deception, aiming at exploiting them. It often – but not always – involves people being taken from one country to a different, where they’re subject to sexual exploitation, forced labor or other forms of servitude. Briefly – it’s modern-day slavery. It is a relevant topic for hoteliers, since it can be guests or staff on the hotel who’re victims of this abuse. Human trafficking is, by nature, a...
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ABTA gives its top ten tips for summer holidaymakers

June 18, 2016 • admin
ABTA – The Travel Association is giving its top ten essential travel how you can help Brits enjoy a bother free holiday because the great summer exodus gets into full swing. ABTA expects 14 million Brits to holiday overseas between July and September. For those that haven’t already booked, it’s not too late, with availability in Mallorca, Turkey and the Canary Islands. As always if you’ve left it late the more flexible you’ll be, the higher your possibilities of securing a whole lot. *  Check your passport in a good number of time – Avoid the additional expense of getting to fast track your passport renewal by checking it’s expiry date long before you travel, also understand that if you’re travelling outside of Europe many nations require you to have...
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Intense heat wave ushers in tourism to NJ beach towns

June 15, 2016 • admin
“The Shore is OPEN,” the official tourism website of latest Jersey touts, assuring tourists that the Sandy-battered coastline is back up and running after months of recovery. As parts of the East endure the fourth heat wave of 2013, tourists are flocking to New Jersey’s coastline to chill off inside the ocean and revel in newly reconstructed parks, water rides and concessions. Images of the boardwalk in pieces, the famous Jet Star coaster submerged inside the salty ocean water and Restore the Shore promotions airing across local radio stations had residents and businesses worried that tourists would go elsewhere in 2013. But it was a double-edged sword—the promotions brought in significant financial aid for reconstruction. 2012 had set a record year for the state’s tourism industry, generating $34.7 billion of...
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Turkish destination management company goes green

June 12, 2016 • admin
Turkey’s leading Destination Management Company, ODS, has demonstrated a compassion for our surroundings and responsible actions for decades. The corporate has developed a whole lot of innovative concepts, promoting awareness among suppliers, clients, and staff – integrating a “green concept” into all levels of the business. Those efforts recently earned Green Globe certification. “Our entire ODS Turkey team is incredibly proud to attain this prestigious recognition,” said Sadik Caglar, Managing Director at ODS. “It is our philosophy to advertise and actively live sustainability, and with the fairway Globe award our competency is now made official. We will be able to continue to enhance our performance, and it’ll be the duty of every our team member to guard and enhance our environment, contributing to an improved future for generations to return.”...
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