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Alain St.Ange, the Seychelles former Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine, is in Mombasa as a delegate invited for Routes Africa 2019.

QuintEvents, the global industry leader in official ticket, hospitality and experience packages to the biggest names in sports and entertainment, has announced the acquisition of Hotels for Hope, an Austin-based hotel technology and management company.

DFS Group (DFS), the world’s leading luxury travel retailer, will launch the 11th edition of its world-leading Masters of Time exhibition this December in partnership with Shoppes at Four Seasons in Macau.

Matka Nordic Travel Fair, the largest travel industry event in Northern Europe, will be held at Messukeskus in Helsinki from 16 to 19 January 2020.

Munich Airport hosts the Smart Living exhibition in Terminal 2, Level 04 until January 31, 2020. Bayern Design, the center of competency for design sponsored by the State of Bavaria, is presenting the new exhibition.

The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is set to organise the PATA Destination Marketing Forum 2020 (PDMF 2020) in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia from November 25 - 27.

The International LGBTQ+ Travel Association has selected Atlanta, Georgia’s capital and an LGBTQ+ oasis in the southern United States, as the host city for its 38th Annual Global Convention, 5-8 May 2021. This will be the first time the city has hosted IGLTA’s premier educational and networking event.

Connect Meetings has announced the purchase of BizBash, the iconic trade media company for event and meeting planners, further expanding Connect’s market-leading position.

DesignInspire, taking place 5 to 7 December at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC), features outstanding designs and providing creative solutions and showcases Hong Kong creativity to both trade and public visitors.

The British Motor Museum has announced a schedule of 18 unique motoring shows for 2020, including the return of its Gaydon Land Rover Show and the National Metro & Mini Show which will be celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Metro.

Arabian Travel Market 2020 (ATM), which takes place at Dubai World Trade Centre from Sunday 19 – Wednesday 22 April 2020, will focus on Ecotourism, Wellness, Adventure and Agritourism (EWAA).

Destination wedding tourism is worth more than US$90 billion globally, with 25% of marriages now taking place abroad – equating to approximately 340,000 destination weddings every year.

The Darwin Convention Centre will welcome members of the International Society for the Study of Iron in Biology and Medicine (BioIron Society) from all over the world to the Top End of Australia when Darwin hosts the 2021 Congress.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) welcomes today high profile tourism professionals worldwide to the PATA Destination Marketing Forum taking place at the Renaissance Pattaya Resort and Spa between 27 – 29 November, 2019.