The Jamaica Tourist Board has launched several promotions to drive bookings and raise awareness in the U.S.
The Macau Business Tourism Center has introduced the “Strategic MICE Market Stimulation Programme” to assist business tourism partners. MGTO Director Joao Manuel Costa Antunes told this week’s annual marketing meeting in Macau that the program includes three categories: Meetings and Conventions, Exhibitions and Incentives.
Explore Himalaya is taking travelers to the top of the world. Everest Skydive takes clients to 29,500 feet before so they can skydive past Mount Everest to land on the highest drop zone in the world at some 12,350 feet.
Barcelo Hotels & Resorts has launched B Partner, its first loyalty program for North American travel agents. Officials for the Spain-based, all-inclusive chain describe this introductory year as “particularly lucrative” for retailers, as redemption levels for earning free nights have been slashed in half.
There are some upsides to the current economic climate for JetBlue Airways, according to Fiona Morrisson, director of brand and advertising.
According to the June edition of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer international tourism declined by 8 percent between January and April compared to the same period last year. Destinations worldwide recorded a total of 247 million international tourist arrivals in those four months, down from 269 million in 2008.