Events

News: ITB Business travel days: Introduce new MICE day

Jan 11th, 2010 | By ben.roberts@worldig.com | Category: Events

In times dominated by the global economic and financial crisis, business travel represents a challenge to the entire tourism industry.



News: 2010 – The Year of Sports Tourism

Jan 7th, 2010 | By anton@breakingtravelnews.com | Category: Events

With a bumper calendar of mega sporting events, sports tourism is set to play a catalytic role in sparking the recovery of global tourism in 2010. Travel experts predict that the travel industry’s fastest growing sector will post record profits and contribute an astonishing 14% of overall travel and tourism receipts in the year ahead.



News: Chicago New Year’s Eve Party With Joe Piscopo at Germania Place Helps Kids Fight Cancer

Dec 31st, 2009 | By leah.benrimoj@worldig.com | Category: Events

Looking for a special way to celebrate New Year’s Eve while giving back to a good cause? Join Joe Piscopo in helping Kids Fight Cancer, a nonprofit organization that has been funding the Oncology Activity Center in Chicago’s Children’s Memorial Hospital since 1985. This unforgettable New Year’s Eve celebration will be held on Dec. 31, 2009 at Germania Place, set in the heart of Chicago’s Gold Coast, just north of Division near Clark Street. The event is open to the public and tickets are now available.



News: London Fashion Weekend

Dec 31st, 2009 | By leah.benrimoj@worldig.com | Category: Events

While tickets to London Fashion Week are reserved for the rich and famous, one event offers people the chance to get their hands on some designer gear.



News: AltaRoma Presents Fashion ‘With a Modern Twist’

Dec 31st, 2009 | By leah.benrimoj@worldig.com | Category: Events

For a unique take on fashion and design, people may want to attend AltaRoma in the Italian capital.



News: Austin, Texas to Host HITEC 2011

Dec 23rd, 2009 | By leah.benrimoj@worldig.com | Category: Events

Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP(R)) announced that the 2011 Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC(R)) will be June 20-23 at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas.



News: William Shatner Beams Into Maui for Concert Series at The Hard Rock

Dec 23rd, 2009 | By leah.benrimoj@worldig.com | Category: Events

Whoever he is to you, William Shatner reaffirmed that he is one classy guy when he joined crooner Brian Evans at The Hard Rock Café on Maui, Hawaii for the first “Maui Celebrity Series,” being produced by Evans, Arman Zajic, and Andrew Biltz. Evans opens for various stars ranging from Jay Leno to Joan Rivers, and convinced many of his friends to appear at the monthly series.



News: Tourism Ministers Give Insight Into 2010

Dec 22nd, 2009 | By sid.thaker@worldig.com | Category: Events

UNWTO Ministers’ Summit at WTM and individual minister interviews available at www.wtmlondon.com



News: Düsseldorf gets set for the International Athletics PSD Bank Meeting

Dec 21st, 2009 | By sid.thaker@worldig.com | Category: Events

The International Athletics PSD Bank Meeting will take place in Düsseldorf in February 2010.



News: New event targets Japanese luxury travel

Dec 10th, 2009 | By leah.benrimoj@worldig.com | Category: Events

A new travel trade event is being launched to target Japan’s luxury market. Blossom Japan will be held in Tokyo in January 2011 as an invitation-only, and will be run by Lucioles, the new company headed by Jay Martens, Co-Founder of the Asia Luxury Travel Market.