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VisitBritain to launch new headquarters in Birmingham

The national tourism agency VisitBritain / VisitEngland is set to launch new control center in Birmingham. The agency is discussing regarding office space in the center and said that it would open the center from April.


It stated that it would maintain a presence in London for retaining their interactions with important
administration and industry shareholders.


Birmingham boasts of outstanding conveyance facilities, a wide-ranging talent pool and decent office
space.


VisitBritain / VisitEngland is a non-departmental public organization financed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport. It carries the responsibility of heartening people to travel and spend their outings in the UK.


The organization said that the choice to relocate from London was followed by parallel verdicts taken by
government divisions and private sector businesses. The specific site of the organization’s new head office is yet to be declared.


VisitBritain’s CEO Patricia Yates said that they are happy regarding the prospects and viewpoints about having its headquarters in Birmingham, since they carry on their work to boost the financial welfares from
tourism across the countries and areas.


Ms. Yates said that the new center would get the organization nearer to their provincial shareholders all
through England, comprising the West Midlands Growth Company, which upholds the area.

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USTOA celebrates meaningful travel

The United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA) today launched its “USTOA On Tour Live” music campaign featuring destinations around the world. The campaign is designed to engage travelers and inspire them to learn about each country’s distinct cultural identity through music.

The centerpiece of the campaign is a music video that highlights musical acts, festivals, and culinary delights of countries from across the globe. USTOA invites travel advisors and travelers to watch the videos, listen to the drumbeats, brass bands, and a capalla harmonies, and enjoy the colorful imagery of each destination.

USTOA President and CEO Terry Dale said, “Music plays an integral role in the enriching experience of travel. It is often a gateway to culture, allowing travelers to explore traditions, expressions, and rituals that make each place unique.”

He continued, “We are delighted to debut the ‘USTOA On Tour Live’ video with the world and share the authentic musical stories of Colombia, Dubrovnik, Panamá, Perú, and Türkiye. The video combines the infectious joy of music and exemplifies meaningful travel’s importance. The rhythms of the world are calling!”

Following the organization’s 50th anniversary celebration in 2022, USTOA continues to look 50 years forward with a focus on sharing the importance of meaningful and responsible travel. Music carries generations of history that embody a place’s heritage and culture. Through music, travelers can uncover the essence of a destination, connect with its storied history, and transcend language barriers which inspires visitors to leave lasting impacts.

USTOA partnered with the Dubrovnik Tourist Board, ProColombia, PromPerú, Türkiye Tourism Promotion and Development Agency TGA, Visit Panamá, and Turkish Airlines in making the video. Dale added, “USTOA is very grateful to all of our partners for helping to bring these colorful and inspiring stories to life.”

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For tourism, Sri Lanka lays revival roadmap

In early August, a two-phase mega campaign will be starting off and the endorsement of hot air ballooning over unspoiled nature are among the primary measures being adopted by Sri Lanka government to entice Indian tourists and other countries in a bid to revitalize tourism in a country that’s extremely short of money.


While telling his country as a resilient nation and a land of opportunities, the Minister of Tourism, Sri Lanka, Harin Fernando, has recently requested more Indians to explore Sri Lanka the as a 365-day destination that provides everything starting right from adventure activities to the shorelines and scuba diving to cultural heritage in one capsule.


As per the data shared by the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, the country by 2023 end is aiming 1.55 million foreign tourists with a prediction of the stats increasing to 2.5 million by 2024 and an estimated target of 4 million tourists by 2030.


The chairman of SLTPB, Chalaka Gajabahu, said that as Sri Lanka laid the roadmap for revival and transformation of tourism, India is, and will always be a long time and remain their number one market to capture.


With over a billion people, India is a country and world’s one of the strongest middle-class populations.

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Sandiaga Uno to build tourism creative center in Lake Toba

Sandiaga Uno, tourism minister, Indonesia, opened the construction project of the Tourism Creativity Center in Lake Toba Regency in North Sumatra. By 2024, it is hoped to attain the target of generating 4.4 million new job opportunities.


Next to the Toba Regent’s Office on Sutomo Pagar Batu Street, it will be opened. Sandiaga said that this year, Toba Regency gets a special allocation financial support. On July 21 st , this construction project will start and they expect that it will get completed in 2023.


Tourism Creativity Center will eventually turn into a center and an exhibition place of creative economy products. The government fulfills the demand of the locals. It is constructed by using a special allocation fund immediately which they expect will be all set when the 2024 F1 Power Boat comes by and made use as a display for creative economy products.


Sandiaga expected that by 2024, PKDP can give around 15-20 percent of the objective of 4.4 million job creations and fortify the ecosystem of Lake Toba.


For other sub-sectors, they hope that it will be a locomotive so that Lake Toba as a hugely important place in Toba Regency as it will be able to create business opportunities in the right manner.

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In 2023, Portugal will raise its contribution to the GDP of 56,400 million euros

Portugal

According to the Economic Impact Research Report by the WTTC, the sector in 2023 is hoped to generate almost 30,000 job opportunity.

In this way, it will reach 950,000 workers and leaving only 68,000 jobs lower the level of 2019 of just over a million.


According to the forecast of the global tourism entity, the sector by 2033 will raise its contribution to the GDP of 56,400 million euros, representing over a fifth of the Portuguese financial system.


The travel and tourism over the next decade has a chance to make use of over 1.2 million people all over the country, with one in four people associated with the sector.


The contribution of travel and tourism last year to the GDP has increased by 61.6%. It reached almost 38,000 euros.

This represented 15.8% of the Portuguese financial system, with the sector generating 83,000 more job opportunities compared to the year before.


As per the recent report of WTTC, tourism has by now revived over 90% of the jib level of the pre-pandemic times.


The 2022 witnessed the homecoming of foreign tourists to Portugal, with Spain showing 16%, followed by France with 12%, then the United Kingdom with around 11% and Germany and the USA, both with 8%
respectively.

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Increasing summer heat in southern Europe influence tourist conduct

Increasing summer temperatures all through southern Europe is expected to influence a long-lasting change in tourist conducts, with more tourists opting for cooler places or embarking on their holidays during spring or autumn to escape from the severe heat, as said by the tourism organizations and specialists.


Data from European Travel Commission (ETC) exhibits that the number of people aiming to visit the
Mediterranean area during June to November has at present declined 10% compared to the year before,
when sweltering heat led to famines and forest fires. Countries like the Czech Republic, Ireland, Denmark
and Bulgaria have in the meantime witnessed a surge in interest.


Miguel Sanz, the chief of the ETC said that they expect that capricious weather circumstances in the coming days will have a larger influence on the choices of tourists in Europe.

As per a report from the trade organization, 7.6% of tourists now view severe weather actions as a major
alarm for journeys amid June and November.


Anita Elshoy and her husband came back to their home to Norway from their desired holiday destination of Vasanello, which is a village in the north of Rome, a week before than scheduled this month with
temperatures touching nearly 35 degree Celsius.


Elshoy said regarding her heat-related indications that she endured a lot of discomfort in her head and legs.


Her fingers swelled up and she turned more and more giddy. She said that she was expected to be in her
destination for two weeks, but they couldn’t do that owing to the heat.

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Troublesome travellers in Bali to face tourist tax

The difficulty of troublesome travelers, which comprised a German lady stripping in a temple in Ubud town and an American who vandalized a Balinese police vessel, ha turned to be so immoral that Bali Governor Wayan Koster has issued an instruction to attach a list of obvious dos and don’ts for tourist passports. As a minimum, till now, 136 non-citizens have been expelled by the local experts this year for various wrongdoings.


Beginning in 2024, the region will start charging a levy from all out-of-country tourists equivalent to nearly $10 for every person, with the profits going for ecological and traditional conservation.


With 439,475 tourists testified as of May, Bali’s tourism business has nearly increased fourfold ever since it
reopened to global tourists last year. After opening again, nonetheless, travelers again mingled in a wide
range of publicly improper actions, like brawling with police and getting involved in sexual doings in the
presence of others.


Furthermore, because of several visitors constantly breaching local traffic limits, the administration has affirmed that travelers would no longer be permitted to hire motorcycles.


Moreover, tensions have been increasing as a consequence of the recurrent insolence exhibited by
tourists to the people and their customs.

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Bali to launch a new tourism tax next year

The Governor of Bali Wayan Koster declared last week that he would be launching a tourism tax next year.

This move was on the cards some time and the provincial administration has officially started the
procedure of generating the statutory changes essential for implementing a tourist levy.

However, some people are not very pleased regarding this move. 


Speaking at the regional capital of Denpasar on the 12th of this month, Governor Koster established that the long-awaited tourism levy would be presented next year.

In his talking, Koster delineated the details regarding why he and his management feel that this is the best choice in the long run. 


The Governor affirmed that the draft provincial rule on fees for overseas travelers to the Bali DPRD has been submitted.


The judicial alterations, once signed off, will allow the local administration to apply a localized levy on all
overseas entrances to Bali, whether by flight or sea. 


Governor Koster added that this new levy would be utilized for backing the oppression of Balinese values
and natural backdrops.

He said that Bali’s nature has turned to be a chief nationwide and global tourism
destination.

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GTTP partners with Equator Global and Travel Uni to double e-learning

The Global Travel and Tourism Partnership jointly with Equator Global and Travel Uni, world technology partners, have radically developed its worldwide reach and capability to provide learning and education in the last 4 years.


GTTP in 2019 tutored more than 400,000 students. In the last year alone more than 750,000 students between the age group of 16 and 19 years have got free educational courses on travel.


By using Equator Global’s e-Learning technology, the affiliation has helped GTTP to reach many new audiences. It has considerably improved reach to the Caribbean, Africa and Asia countries like Nepal and India being the newest country to get access to the platform.

While mentioning on the contribution made by Anne Lotter, the Equator Global and Travel Uni, Global Director, said that the team of Ian Dockreay have worked untiringly to provide the amazing technological infrastructure and worldwide distribution to bring their courses to the most remote corners of the world.


From their immensely improved skill to provide life-changing knowledge, communities far and wide have benefited a lot and they along with their global partners are quite happy by the way this has changed the
organization.


The course content ranges from information to think about the sector in terms of future careers to the significance of offering liable and sustainable travel experiences for travelers.

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Italy’s tourism sector rapidly rebounds from COVID 19 pandemic

Italy’s Travel & Tourism sector is rapidly rebounding from the pandemic, the World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) 2023 Economic Impact Research (EIR) reveals.


According to the study, the industry will contribute €194 billion to the Italian economy this year, which is within 3% of the pre-pandemic high.


WTTC also predicts that the industry will add more than 65,000 employment this year, bringing the total number of jobs lost due to the COVID 19 pandemic to reach almost 2.8MN.


Last year, the travel and tourism sector’s GDP contribution increased by 33.4% to more than €194 billion, accounting for 10.2% of the Italian economy and getting closer to the 2019 high of €200.5 billion.


Last year, the industry added 315,000 employments compared to the previous year, bringing the total number of jobs in Italy to 2.7 million, or one in every nine.

Of the 477,000 jobs lost during the epidemic, the industry has since regained 334,000.


Last year also witnessed a resurgence of foreign visitors to Italy, with spending from abroad visitors increasing 99.3% to over €42BN, only 11% below 2019 levels.


The Travel & Tourism sector is an important contributor to the Italian economy.


The sector’s strong recovery is great news for jobs and prosperity across Italy as international visitors return.

Over the next ten years they expect tourism to grow to represent 12 % of the Italian GDP, Julia Simpson, WTTC President & CEO said.


According to the global tourism body, the industry will provide about €237 billion to the Italian economy by 2033, accounting for nearly 12% of the Italian economy, and will employ over 3.3 million people across the nation, accounting for one in every seven Italians.


The European Travel & Tourism sector provided €1.9TN to the regional economy in 2022, barely 7% less than in 2019.

According to WTTC, the region’s GDP contribution from the industry will reach €2.04TN in 2023, close to the 2019 highpoint.


In 2022, the industry employed 34.8 million people across the area, up 2.9 million from the previous year but still 3.2 million short of the high in 2019.


WTTC predicts that by the end of 2024, the industry will have fully recovered the employment lost during the epidemic.