PATA announces new executive board members
Travel Biz News — KUCHING, Malaysia : The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has appointed five additional members to its Executive Board, further strengthening the Association’s leadership and ...
CHITWAN, Nepal/BEIJING, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Rescuers in Nepal and China raced on Sunday to find thousands of people missing after a glacier collapse unleashed a catastrophic mudslide across the Himalayas, as they faced challenging weather conditions and rising water levels. Authorities said the death toll rose to 750 by Sunday morning, with more than 3,000 people missing on both sides of the Nepal-China ...
Travel Biz News --- Europe has reinforced its position as the world's leading leisure travel destination, capturing one-third of all global leisure travel spending in 2025, according to new 2026 EIR data from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), sponsored by Chase Travel, Lead Research Partner. The latest figures show that global leisure travel spending reached $6.15TN in 2025, up ...
BEIJING, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) - A fast-moving chain mudslide, triggered by a high-altitude glacier collapse on the Nepali side, struck Gyirong Port on the China-Nepal border in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on Aug. 26, causing heavy casualties and leaving many missing. Chinese rescuers immediately launched an all-out effort to reach the mudslide-hit port area and search for the missing. ...
NEW DELHI: India is stepping up monitoring of its Himalayan regions bordering China and Nepal, days after deadly floods apparently triggered by a glacial collapse, authorities said on Saturday (Aug 29). The US Geological Survey said the disaster on Aug 26 on the Tibet-Nepal border was caused by a glacial collapse that created a torrent of debris, with nearly 3,000 missing and 682 confirmed dead. ...
Travel Biz News -- Singapore/Berlin - MICE Show Asia 2026 will be held on 21 -23 October 2026 at the Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Singapore, bringing together destinations, venues, MICE suppliers, meeting planners, corporate travel professionals and buyers to build partnerships and explore business opportunities across Asia Pacific. The expansion reflects continued demand for business ...
Travel Biz News — KUCHING, Malaysia : The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has appointed five additional members to its Executive Board, further strengthening the Association’s leadership and ...
London ( WTTC ) -India has established itself as one of the world’s fastest-growing Travel & Tourism economies, driven by a thriving domestic market, significant investment in infrastructure, ...
VIENTIANE (Xinhua): More than 2.5 million foreign tourists visited Laos in the first half of 2026, an increase of 9.87 per cent compared to the figures for the same period in 2025. Laos welcomed 2,590,511 ...
BEIJING (Xinhua) – China aims to attract 190 million inbound tourist visits a year by 2030, according to a new five-year tourism development plan, signaling the country’s expanding efforts ...
TOKYO ( KYODO )- The Japanese government tripled the departure tax to 3,000 yen ($18) per person to fund measures against issues arising from the surge in inbound tourism. Fees for foreigner visitors who ...
Travel Biz News — HANOI: Vietnamese police arrested on Sunday (July 12) the captain of a speedboat that capsized near southern Phu Quoc island, killing 15 Indian tourists, authorities said. The incident ...
Travel Biz News – YANGON, Myanmar – Tourism leaders, destination experts, community tourism practitioners, educators, hospitality professionals, and regional partners from across the Greater Mekong ...
Travel Biz News — Asian countries are gaining significant ground, with Japan climbing to second place globally and South Korea recording the strongest rise among the top destinations compared with ...
VNA News — Vietnam recorded robust growth in international arrivals during the first five months of 2026, reinforcing its position as one of Asia’s most attractive travel destinations. With over ...
Travel Biz News — PHNOM PENH (Xinhua) – Cambodia attracted a total of 1.01 million international tourists in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, down 44.8 percent over the same period last year, ...
Travel Biz News — Singapore: Singapore’s tourism sector demonstrated steady growth in 2025 with the highest-ever tourism receipts recorded at S$32.8 billion – welcoming 16.9 million international ...
Travel Biz News — HAIKOU, CHINA – Hainan, China’s southern tropical island province, partnered with the international online travel platform Trip.com to officially launch a flight voucher ...
Tamila Olzhbaekova --- Central Asia emerged as one of the world’s fastest-growing tourism regions in 2025, with travel and tourism contributing $20.1 billion to the regional economy. According to an analysis based on World Travel & Tourism ...
Travel Biz News – Kathmandu – Four of the eight countries in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region experienced more than 10 major disasters in 2025, according to data from ICIMOD analysis, highlighting ...
Travel BizNews — Bangkok – The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) recently released the PATA Asia Pacific Visitor Forecasts 2026-2028, which shows that inbound arrivals to the Asia Pacific ...
Travel Biz News — Distinguished personalities at the Nihao China Tourism Promotion program held here in Kathmandu have stressed for joint efforts to strengthen bilateral tourism cooperation between ...
Aparajit Chakraborty and Xu Weiwei / China Daily — NEW DELHI/HONG KONG – New Delhi’s announcement to resume direct flight services between India and the Chinese mainland later this month is expected ...
Travel Biz News — The newly elected executive committee of the Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) officially assumed responsibility amidst a formal ceremony today. The new Executive Board, under ...
Travel Biz News — The Ministry of Tourism of India reaffirmed its strong commitment to scaling up the country’s Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions (MICE) sector. The announcement ...
Travel Biz News — Nepal is among the top ten destinations for solo adventure travel in summer 2025 , according to a panel of travel experts. As searches for solo active holidays increased by 23% ...
Travel Biz News — A total of 1,147,567 visitors visited Nepal in 2024, a cumulative increase of 13.1% over the same period in 2023, according to the preliminary data received from the Department ...
Ramesh Tiwari / Travel Biz News — Kathmandu: Experts and top officials representing different travel tourism related organizations of China have called for more tourism cooperation between China ...
Travel Biz News — The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India announced winners of the “Best Tourism Villages Competition 2024 “on the occasion of World Tourism Day this year. The Best Tourism Villages ...
Travel Biz News --- The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the United Nations Environment ...
Travel BizNews --- Bangkok - The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has invited travellers from around the world to rediscover balance through the global Healing Journey Thailand campaign, guided by the communication concept Healing is the New Luxury. ...
