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Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Mexico Launches New Program to Boost Religious Tourism

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Opening excerpt:With the Road to Guadalupe, Bastions of Catholicism and Paths of Faith, Mexico City is giving a further boost to religious tourism in the country’s capital.

During the presentation of promotional material for the Religious Tourism Programme, Secretary of Tourism, Miguel Torruco Marqués, said that this move will improve the programme’s reach and positioning in the market that is being targeted.

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Thursday, December 4, 2014

GOING IT ALONE: SOLO TRAVEL IS GROWING

by Mimi Kmet with Travel Market Report

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Opening excerpt:

Solo travel has seen steady growth for many years and now suppliers are taking note. They’re also re-examining their policies on the single supplement that so many solo travelers consider unfair.

Suppliers report varying growth rates in this market, from moderate to explosive. From 2011 to 2014, for example, SITA World Tours’ solo traveler bookings increased by nearly 64%, generating an increase of more than 90% in sales, the company said.

Most suppliers told Travel Market Report the number of solo travelers will continue to increase.

And they are already preparing for the uptick.


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Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Opportunities exist in growing Canadian sports tourism market

By Leith Dunick, tbnewswatch.com


Opening excerpt:
Sport tourism had a $5.2 billion impact in Canada in 2012. That was a 5.3 per cent increase over 2011.
Grant MacDonald, the past president of the Canadian Sports Tourism Alliance, told a group of sports marketers and city officials in Thunder Bay on Thursday that there are more than 200,000 events to bid on each year in this country.


Monday, December 1, 2014

Faith Travel Webinar

Click here to listen to our recent FTA Faith Travel Webinar featuring Joanna Dyer of Globus family of brands and Susie Gilbreath of Travel Experts.

Click here to listen and watch Faith Travel Webinar.

For more info visit:
www.FaithTravelAssociation.com
www.NTAonline.com

Also click here to view NTA Faith Travel Market Guide.