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The winners of the 2024 TAC Victorian Top Tourism City Awards have been announced, with Shepparton and Dookie named as finalists for the 2024 awards. In summaryShepparton and Dookie have been named finalists in the TAC Victorian Top Tourism City Awards for 2024. Timboon won Gold in the ‘Small Tourism City’ category and Bendigo won Gold in the ‘Top Tourism City’ category. Mayor of Greater Shepparton Councillor Shane Sulli praised Shepparton and Dookie’s tourism efforts. Itineraries for exploring Dookie and Shepparton are available on the Shepparton & Goulburn Valley website. The top prize in the ‘Small Destination Town’ category went…

Tanzania has been selected to host the second United Nations Tourism (UN Tourism) African Culinary Regional Forum to be held in 2025. The announcement was made by UN Tourism Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili at the inaugural forum held in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Pololikashvili commended Tanzania’s Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism, Angela Kairuki, for her efforts to promote indigenous food tourism, who stressed the importance of going beyond traditional safari tourism to showcase Africa’s rich cultural heritage, particularly its gastronomy. Minister Kairuki highlighted the potential benefits the forum, which involved stakeholders from farmers to food processors, could bring…

The United Nations Tourism Agency has announced a major step forward in its efforts to promote education and skills development in Africa with the launch of the region’s first collaborative academy. With tourism in Africa experiencing significant growth, there is now an urgent need to develop a wide range of skilled professionals with the skills required for modern tourism. Reflecting this demand, UN Tourism has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Zambia Ministry of Tourism to establish the ZITHS Mukuni International Tourism and Hospitality Academy in collaboration with UN Tourism. The Academy offers a range of courses, all focused…

GUANGZHOU, China, July 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — EHang Holdings Limited (“EHang” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: EH), a leading global urban air mobility (“UAM”) technology platform company, today announced that it delivered the first batch of ten EH216-S unmanned electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (“eVTOL”) to Taiyuan Xishan Ecological Tourism Investment and Construction Co., Ltd. (“Xishan Tourism”) in the second quarter of this year, and completed the first passenger flight of the EH216-S in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province on July 28, 2024. (Pictured: Attendees witness two unmanned eVTOL EH216-S aircraft take off simultaneously, carrying four passengers.) Tao Wei, standing committee…

Royal Air Maroc (AT, Casablanca Mohamed V) must accelerate the implementation of its strategy to increase its fleet to 200 aircraft by 2037, according to a parliamentary committee report urging the government to reassess the national carrier’s management and economic model, highlighting that current air connectivity is not in line with the national tourism strategy. The report, as reported by local media including Canal 13 Maroc, Rabat Today, Hespress and Assahifa, noted that Morocco’s limited domestic aviation network and insufficient aircraft fleet are hindering tourism growth. Despite having three domestic and international airlines, more than 85% of passenger traffic is…

Spain, the country with the most Blue Flag beaches in the world and home to at least 70,000 animal and over 10,000 plant species, is renowned for its unique environment. But how successful is Spain in conserving nature? balance According to UNESCO, Spain boasts more biosphere reserves in the world, with 53 in the country, areas that balance environmental protection, cultural diversity and economic development through the relationship between man and nature. Spain has 15 geoparks and 4 natural parks, including Doñana, Teide and Monte Perdido, which are World Heritage Sites. Such stunning environments command high visitor prices, as millions…

Cathay Pacific has just released its latest in-flight safety video, which focuses on promoting Hong Kong as a tourist destination, taking passengers on a tour of some of the most iconic sites around the city. It’s no surprise that the video was created in close collaboration with the Hong Kong Tourism Board, but Cathay Pacific claims it includes all the “necessary safety protocols as well as educating customers in an informative and engaging way.” However, the airline acknowledged that it wanted to use the video to showcase Hong Kong’s iconic landmarks and natural scenery. At over six minutes long, it…

3 min read Last Updated: July 29, 2024 | 12:59 PM IST Anti-tourism protests have been gaining momentum across Europe this summer, with large demonstrations occurring in the Netherlands, Greece and especially Spain. Protests in Spain In early July, protesters in Barcelona marched through popular tourist destinations, chanting “tourists go home” and spraying unsuspecting visitors with water pistols. Thousands recently took to the streets of Mallorca, where organizers claim the island’s tourism model is “impoverishing workers and making a few rich.” The roots of mayhem At the heart of these protests is the growing problem of rising rents and house…

Social media has had a major impact on travel, contributing to local pressures and protests this summer. Speaking at The Drum’s travel and tourism feature week, Stevie Archer of SS+K, part of the M&C Saatchi Group, said smart marketing can help strike a balance. TikTok tourism has given rise to a lot of bad behaviour recently, with thousands of people being sent to the same trending destinations, and the “anti-tourism” backlash against protests by locals has been quietly simmering for years, coming to a head this summer.Popularity may seem like a good thing in destination marketing, but it can reach…

Santiago Melian Gonzalez & Jack Burkand Jidmar There is no doubt that tourism has the potential to create new jobs, but many say that these jobs are of low quality and unstable. Despite these criticisms, many government agencies see tourism as an effective way to create new jobs in their regions. Job quality is a measure of how beneficial a job is to an employee. Job quality includes the physical, psychological, social and organisational aspects of the job, as well as the demands that the job places on employees and the processes that influence these elements. Psychological and physical health,…