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News: ITB Asia 2023 Unveils Top Exhibitors and Introduces New Hall for Travel Tech Asia 2023

Asia’s leading travel trade show brings together the leading exhibitors such as BWH Hotels, Hotelbeds, Japan National Tourism Organization, Jordan Tourism Board and Visit Norway in the travel and tourism industry, and features a brand-new hall dedicated to Travel Tech Asia – the most exclusive travel technology marketplace for digital travel leaders in Asia. Super Early Bird trade visitor rates are available until 3 September 2023.

News: IATA Launches World Sustainability Symposium

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) will launch the IATA World Sustainability Symposium (WSS) in Madrid, Spain on 3-4 October. With governments now aligned with the industry’s commitment to decarbonize aviation by 2050, this symposium will facilitate critical discussions, in seven key areas:

News: Garden Exposition Unveils in N. China’s Cangzhou City

The 6th (Cangzhou) Garden Exposition of Hebei Province kicked off on May 26 in Cangzhou, China’s northern city that thrives on canal. A total 19 activities in five categories, including academic exchanges, gardening, skill competitions and cultural exhibitions will be presented until the end of August, according to Cangzhou municipal government.

News: UNWTO AND SAN MARINO TO HOST EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON ACCESSIBLE TOURISM

The Republic of San Marino will host the second edition of the UNWTO European Conference on Accessible Tourism in November. Further advancing UNWTO’s commitment to making tourism open to all, the Conference will showcase innovation, public-private partnerships and inclusive policymaking.

News: Arabian Travel Market 2023 sees 29% year-on-year growth in attendees

The 30th edition of Arabian Travel Market set a new show record, as organisers welcomed more than 40,000 attendees – a 5% increase over 2019
More than 2,100 exhibitors and representatives from over 150 countries took part in the landmark edition, which was hosted at Dubai World Trade Centre

News: USD 1 trillion KSA development pipeline reinforces Vision 2030’s ambitious goals, experts say

More than USD1 trillion worth of real estate and infrastructure projects, including 315,000 hotel keys, are under development or in the pipeline in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, underpinning the ambition set out in the country’s Vision 2030 strategy, according to industry experts speaking ahead of the upcoming Future Hospitality Summit (FHS) Saudi Arabia, taking place at the Al Faisaliah Hotel in Riyadh, 7-9 May 2023.