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Governments around the world should follow the Chinese approach to tourism, according to the UNWTO Ministers’ Summit which took place at World Travel Market in London.

StarCite, Inc. and MeetingsIn today announced a partnership in which StarCite’s eRFP technology will be available to meeting planners using www.MeetingsIn.com.

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) today announced the judging panel for its 2011 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards. Each year, tourism companies and destinations from around the world submit their entries to showcase best practice in sustainable tourism in one of the four categories: Global Tourism Business, Conservation, Community Benefit and Destination Stewardship.

Canaries overtake Costa Del Sol as Tenerife knocks Malaga from top spot

Holiday travel spend is projected to increase by $3.85 billion compared to last year

World Travel Market poll reveals one in three people change their plans after consulting social media

Through the CNTA, China will follow the positive experience of different UNWTO member countries in implementing a national tourism legislation.

Results through August 2010 prove that international tourism continues to recover from the decline of 4.2% suffered last year under the impact of the economic crisis. In the first eight months of this year, the number of international tourist arrivals exceeded the record achieved during the same period of the pre-crisis year 2008.

By the end of 2011, 80 percent of business travelers surveyed predict they will take more or the same number of business trips than they did in 2010, with a similar number (79 percent) of respondents indicating that they will also spend more or the same.

Cvent, the world’s largest provider of online event management and meeting site selection solutions, will drive $2.5 billion worth of unique group business to hotels and special event venues through the Cvent Supplier Network (CSN) in 2010.