In H1, the search for domestic air transportation increased 3.8%, with international routes also increasing 13%, according to the association of the sector’s companies.
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In a trip organized by a Maronite priest, group with 30 people fulfilled an itinerary in the Arab country. Their goal is to know their family roots, besides the local daily life. Last week, they visited a university.
The annual meeting of the Brazilian Travel Agencies Association took place in Morocco. Delegates attended from the 26 states and Federal District, amounting to 60 people.
The company was named the world’s best by a ranking from consulting firm Skytrax based on passenger ratings. Emirates has the best onboard entertainment.
Over 923,000 visited the Arab country in April, up 7.4% from April 2014, according to the country’s statistics agency.
The international event takes place on June 15th and 16th in the city of Bethlehem. The meeting will gather specialists in the sector from several countries to discuss trends and establish partnerships.
The country played host to 291 international trade shows, conventions and the like in 2014. Capitals remain the primary locations, but smaller cities are gaining ground as new destinations.
Such is the expectation of the Brazilian agency Tunísia Tur, which has taken travel agents from tour operator CVC this week to see major destinations in the North African country.
The Brazilian company already sells packages to the North African country, but says the trip is a way to prepare the professionals to sell the destination. Tunisia Tur and Royal Air Maroc are partners in the project.
Curiosities in the exhibition now showing at Santos’ Museu do Café include accounts of the product’s origins in North Africa and of the site of the world’s first cafeteria: Mecca, in Saudi Arabia.
Approximately 15 million people visited the city. Of those, 30% travelled for the FIFA World Cup. Brazilians accounted for 85% of visitors, followed by Americans, Argentinians, Germans and Chileans.
Egypt, Morocco and Abu Dhabi registered a higher tourist influx from the country in 2015 and in March of this year. And the number could go up in the next few years, they said at WTM Latin America fair.
The United Nations World Tourism Organization also forecasts higher growth of the industry’s revenues in South America and notes that the pilgrimage to Mecca shows potential in Saudi Arabia.
The former president of the Brazilian House of Representatives has taken office replacing Vinicius Lages. He has pledged to make tourism into in increasingly economic, social and political agenda.
