Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and NYC & Company CEO George Fertitta announced today that New York City welcomed a record 52 million visitors in 2012, a new all-time high and a 2.1 percent increase over 2011. Visitors to the city generated an estimated $55.3 billion in economic impact to the city’s economy, with direct spending reaching $36.9 billion. [Read more…]
Travel Weekly Launches Global Travel Marketplace
Travel Weekly, the largest and most influential B2B news resource for the travel industry, announces the launch of its elite, appointment-only event, Global Travel Marketplace. The three-day forum, held July 24-26, 2013 at the Westin Diplomat in Fort Lauderdale, FL, will feature pre-scheduled meetings between suppliers from around the globe and invited travel agents. The agents will be fully hosted. [Read more…]
Travel Writer Award Winners Announced
Los Angeles, Calif. – Four international travel journalists recently captured top honors in the 2012 International Pow Wow Travel Writer Awards competition. The awards were announced on April 23 during a media reception at the 2012 International Pow Wow (IPW) convention in Los Angeles. [Read more…]