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Empowering local communities at the heart of the Philippines’ tourism strategy

ITB Asia News spoke with Maria Margarita Montemayor Norgrales, COO for the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) Philippines, in an exclusive interview The COO emphasised how important it is for the institution to foster and strengthen…
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“Getting together face-to-face has never been so important”

Ian Cummings, Global Head for CWT Meetings & Events, an award-winning corporate meetings and events agency, spoke to ITB Asia News in an exclusive interview The Global Head discussed the challenges facing the market today…
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“Travellers seek efficient and personalised solutions to plan their trips in today’s fast-paced world.”

Trip.com Group’s Co-founder and Executive Chairman of the Board is giving a keynote address this morning at ITB Asia on “How AI is Powering Travel” ITB Asia News caught up with James Liang ahead of the…
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“Travellers are willing to pay a premium for brands to deliver a personal experience”

ITB Asia news spoke with Hermione Joye, Sector Lead, Travel and Vertical Search APAC, Google, ahead of her keynote at ITB Asia 2023 Hermione Joye looks at travel trends in APAC, how traveller behaviour has…
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What makes Saudi Arabia a perfect fit for APAC markets

Alhasan Aldabbagh, Chief Markets Officer APAC, Saudi Tourism Authority (STA), sat down with ITB Asia News to outline how Saudi Arabia is presenting itself to the region The kingdom’s approach has been developed in close…
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Travel industry to benefit from Metaverse and Web3

Ben Taylor, CEO APAC, George P. Johnson, spoke to visitors at MICE Show Asia about how these technological advances can compliment a real meeting or event experience During his hard-hitting speech, Mr Taylor explained why…
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BWH Hotel Group reconnects with the industry at ITB Asia 2022

For Olivier Berrivin, Vice President APAC of BWH Hotel Group, ITB Asia is an opportunity to showcase the company’s expanded collection of 18 brands Berrivin outlined the company’s growth plans for 2023 in an exclusive…
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True to its mission: ITB Asia 2022 – the global networking and business platform for the tourism industry

ITB Asia 2022 is back as an in person event at the Sands Expo & Convention Centre, after two years of virtual events. Martin Ecknig, CEO Messe Berlin, explains how this 2022 edition sets a…