World Travel and Tourism industry wakes up this New Year

Jan. 1, 2013 - PRLog -- World Travel and tourism industry woke up in the fall of 2012 with aplomb after being bogged down the global economic uncertainty. Major tourist hubs like Sydney, Shanghai, Dubai, London, HongKong and several cities of India celebrated the much-awaited occasion with fervour.

Travel and Tour World, the leading online travel trade publication, guides you through how the travel and tourism industry welcomed 2013.

·         Sydney New Year Celebration: Over 1.5 million people including tourists flocked in Sydney Harbour to witness more than 1,00,000 firework patterns that lit up the evening sky and transformed it into a garland of joy

·         Shanghai New Year Celebration: The festive mood prevailed in the regions of HongKong and Shanghai. Fireworks worth 1 million euros graced the skies and is said to be the biggest ever in the southern Chinese city

·         New Zealand New Year Celebration: The first city to welcome the New Year was Auckland, New Zealand. Tourists swayed to the festive mood by enjoying an enthralling fireworks display

·         New York New Year Celebration: Revellers gathered in Times Square, New York and greeted the New Year with much pomp and gusto. Thousands cheered as the New Year officially began and a blizzard of colourful confetti fell on the famous square.

·         Dubai New Year Celebration: The world’s tallest building, Burj Khalifa, formed the centrepiece of Dubai’s New Year celebration. Locals and tourists celebrated the night by witnessing amazing works on light, water and fire that was displayed through a 210-metre long screen

·         Goa New Year Celebration: Although the celebration in India was roughly as spirited as before, Goa somehow caught up with the festive spirit and welcomed 2013 with dazzling displays of fireworks and astounding music.

Welcoming the New Year, Mr. Anup Kumar Keshan, CEO of Travel and Tour World said, “The year looks promising for the travel and tourism industry.”

“The Chinese tourism industry will form the core of Asian tourism sector. The recently launched ‘Visa on arrival’ facility and the longest railway line in the world clearly reflect China’s prominent stature in the global tourism sector.”

Last year was pretty eventful for Travel and Tour World. The magazine incorporated a slew of changes in its pre-existing format – a change that was brought upon by reader’s feedbacks. “We introduced three region-centric magazines, namely Travel and Tour Asia, Travel and Tour America and Travel and Tour Europe. Along with it we also brought onboard MICE Travel Advisor – a magazine that caters to the meetings industry professionals.”

“After participating in more than 65 international travel trade shows, we now plan to expand our base. We are eyeing to capture the Chinese market which is probably going to become the most revered tourist destination in the year 2013. We also plan to partner with more international travel events in this year,” winds up Mr. Anup Keshan.

About Travel and Tour World

Travel and Tour World is the worlds’ largest circulated B2B travel magazine with 200000 readers worldwide. It promotes more than 65 travel tradeshows where the magazine is distributed free of cost to the decision makers of the travel industry. Along with the I-pad and Android accessibility, delve into Travel and Tour World in a unique flip-book format, which is freely downloadable and readable online.