2012 World Competitiveness Rankings Revealed by IMD
Lausanne, Switzerland – IMD business school, a Switzerland based global leader in executive education, has released the results of its yearly World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY). Countries are evalua ...
New Zealands's Natural Heritage Threatened by 20 Years of Environmental Inaction
Wellington, New Zealand - Less than a month before world leaders meet at a major environmental summit, a new report warns that New Zealand is failing to protect some of its iconic species and habitats ...
Visa Facilitation Can Create Five Million Additional Jobs in G20 Economies
Visa facilitation is central to stimulating economic growth and job creation through tourism. The G20 can have a particularly important role to play in this respect. G20 economies could boost their in ...
Tourism and the Media Join Forces to Support the Sector in Challenging Times
The two-day meeting, Partnering with the Media in Challenging Times, is the second in UNWTO’s series of conferences on the relationship between tourism and the media. Organized in collaboration with t ...
London 2012 to Boost UK Foreign Guests by 330,000
The UK will only welcome an additional 330,000 international visitors as a direct result of hosting the London 2012 Olympics, reveals research at WTM Vision Conference London. Euromonitor Internationa ...