The event of the year, PATA Travel Mart (PTM) will take place on September 18-20, 2019, in the capital city of Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan city. About 500 companies from 80 world countries are expected to participate in the exhibition. Annually PTM changes its venue. This year, the...

Feedback from KITF 2019 EXHIBITORS Miras Sakiev - Sales Manager of Visit Almaty KITF exhibition is held at the highest level. We feel comfortable being here. During the exhibition, we obtained good results and approached by many tourist companies that want to...

FEEDBACK FROM EXHIBITORS ATYRAUBUILD 2019 Valeria Gorkovenko, Manager of SANUR TOUR I visit KITF for the first time. I work in a travel agency that is just beginning to develop in the tourism market. Therefore, it was important for me to learn about companies, hotels...

In the year ahead, Slovakia and Kazakhstan are aiming to boost trade turnover and tourism, share international organisation leadership experiences and address problems faced by Central Asian countries, said Slovak Ambassador to Kazakhstan Milan Kollár in an interview with The Astana...

Buried almost 90 metres deep in an old quarry, Shanghai opens the world’s first underground hotel. The luxury hotel has two floors above the ground and 16 below where two floors are underwater. The hotel is in the Sheshan Mountain Range on the fringes of Shanghai. There...

Krabi was awarded the ‘Global Low-Carbon Ecological Scenic Spot’ at an award ceremony held at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) in Bangkok. The award ceremony was given at the Annual Session of Global Forum on Human...

It’s getting even easier to get to The Big Easy with new routes from Spirit Airlines! Beginning February 14, 2019, Spirit will begin daily nonstop flights between Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) and Denver International Airport (DEN). It comes just...

According to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation’s latest barometer, international tourist arrivals grew six per cent in the first six months of 2018 after a record year of growth in 2017. All world regions enjoyed robust growth in tourist arrivals in January-June...

China has been attracting tourists from around the world as the country has become one of the world's most popular tourism destinations. Located at the southernmost point of Hainan province, Sanya is the country's sole international seaside vacation destination. Unlike many other...

The Dominican Republic Ministry of Tourism will traditionally participate in the KITF travel show with a national stand. In 2018 the country will be supported by the following hotel chains: Bahia Principe Hotels& Resorts, Barcelo Hotel Group, Iberostar Hotels&Resorts,...