With events on 5 continents for the global meetings industry, Reed Travel Exhibitions (RTE) is undertaking its first worldwide research among its total buyer and supplier database that will establish, twice a year, the first qualitative data and information on volume and value trends as well as the major issues affecting the industry

A host of new five-star hotels and resorts managed by some of the biggest brand names in the world entering Abu Dhabi for the first time - has characterised the emirates promotion at World Travel Market 2011

The International Institute for Peace Through Tourism (IIPT) held a conference at the World Travel Market (WTM) 2011 ON meeting the challenges of climate change and the International Experts sitting on the panel presented leading models of best practice

German flag-carrier Lufthansa and International Airlines Group have reached an agreement in principle on the sale of British Midland (BMI).

Reed Travel Exhibitions (RTE) announces the acquisition of Business Travel Market (BTM), the annual corporate travel conference and exhibition held at Londons ExCeL, for an undisclosed sum. Launched in 2009 by Paul Robin, BTM was the first event serving the corporate travel sector to successfully accommodate fully hosted key buyers from all over Europe.

This years EIBTM Association Programme is focused on issues and objectives highlighted by executives from the industry as key to their learning and development. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the EIBTM Association Programme (www.eibtm.com) organised by Reed Travel Exhibitions,

World Travel Market, the leading event for the global travel industry, reveals that the number of pre-registered visitors interested in technology and online travel for WTM 2011 is already 13% up on the previous year.

Capital Club Dubai, the region's premier private business club and a member of the ENSHAA group of companies, in association with Castello di Casole, - A Signature Development of Timbers Resorts, hosted a Last Tuesday Tradition event on 25th October

A new Airbus A320, named Aqaba, joined Royal Jordanian fleet on October 19, 2011, as a part of the airlines medium-haul fleet modernization program, which involves replacing six Airbus A320s and A321s with seven new ones of the same models.

Four prominent international experts will come together on a panel at World Travel Market to discuss the challenges of climate change to tourism and present leading models of best practice. The panel will be moderated by the International Institute for Peace Through Tourism (IIPT) Founder and President, Louis DAmore, and will feature