European tourism buyers expect Olympic slump eturbonews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from eturbonews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Do you wonder which of the emerging economies has the most potential for your organization?
Do you wonder which of the emerging economies has the most potential for your organization? World Travel Market, the leading global event for the travel industry, will help you answer that question with its session focused on the individual markets Brazil, India, Russia, China, and South Africa.
The WTM Powerhouse Economies session, which takes place on Wednesday, November 7, in Platinum Suite 4 at 2:15 pm, will examine each of the five countries’ individual travel and tourism potential with research into each market followed by presentations from expert speakers.
Gothenburg, Sweden, played host to this year’s well-received City Break, organized by the European Tour Operators Association in partnership with Reed Travel Exhibitions.
Gothenburg, Sweden, played host to this year’s well-received City Break, organized by the European Tour Operators Association in partnership with Reed Travel Exhibitions.
The event allowed city tourism suppliers in Europe to meet with leading tour operators and online agents. “The quality of buyer delegates who attended City Break was excellent. They all seemed serious within the appointments, said exhibitor Denise Atkinson. “I am really hoping that some of this will translate into real business.”
The European Tour Operators Association has engaged in a research partnership with Global Blue, the Switzerland-based experts on foreign travelers’ shopping and spending.
The European Tour Operators Association has engaged in a research partnership with Global Blue, the Switzerland-based experts on foreign travelers’ shopping and spending.
Cooperation between the two organisations will focus on developing research on incoming markets to Europe, based on the globe shopper intelligence from Global Blue and ETOA’s in-depth knowledge of the inbound tourism industry.
The collaboration between the two organisations will bring the wealth of data and globe shopper knowledge from Global Blue together with ETOA’s contextual understanding of visitor flows to Europe. Joint seminars, webinars and briefings are planned with select data being made available to ETOA members.
The European Tour Operators Association (ETOA) is writing to the government of Italy to protest against the sudden increase in charges to bring coaches in to popular destinations in Italy.
The European Tour Operators Association (ETOA) is writing to the government of Italy to protest against the sudden increase in charges to bring coaches in to popular destinations in Italy.
From January of this year, tour operators have been subjected to dramatically increased charges in cities such as Florence, Venice and Pisa.
“What is particularly distressing is that these charges are being introduced with no notice,” said Tom Jenkins, executive director, ETOA. “Visitors book their journey many months in advance. Tour operators have to price them years ahead. You cannot “re-price” a product that has already been sold. Such a sudden surcharge has to be absorbed from the margin.