KUCHING (April 13): Dr Hiram Ting has been appointed as a member of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Panel of Tourism Experts.
Ting, who is attached to UCSI University Sarawak’s Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Management as an associate professor, is tasked to contribute h
Pointing to risks associated with slower-than-expected economic growth in 2023, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) said policy makers for heavily tourism dependent economies in the region need to account for the possibility of a slowdown in travel demand. The IDB in its Latin American and Caribbean Macroeconomic Report 2023 projected regional economic growth of just one percent
MADRID, 23rd November, 2022 (WAM) – An estimated 700 million tourists travelled internationally between January and September, more than double (+133%) the number recorded for the same period in 2021. This equates to 63% of 2019 levels and puts the sector on course to reach 65% of its pre-pandemic levels this year, in line with UNWTO scenarios. Results were boosted by strong pent-up demand, improved confidence levels and the lifting of restrictions in an increasing number of destinations.Highlighting the speed at which the sector has.