IFEMA, Madrid's trade fair body, has signed a collaboration agreement with Spanish State Railways, Renfe, within the framework of the International Tourism Trade Fair, FITUR, in order to extend the program of special discounts that the railway company offered exhibitors and visitors at FITUR.

Innovation and technology played a starring role at Fitur 2014, which, this year, devoted a large part of its trade program to analyzing the role that technologies have to play within the hotel sector and tourist industry as a whole.

The director of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization (CHTHO), Mohammad-Ali Najafi, met the president of Spain’s National Heritage agency, Jose Rodriguez-Spiteri, on Friday.

The much sought after tourism destination of the Seychelles attended the International Tourism Tradeshow (FITUR 2014) in Spain, displaying to the world the exceptional beauty of these mid-ocean tropical islands.

Rwanda's annual event commonly known as "Kiwita Izina" dedicated to give names to baby gorillas has been awarded third prize by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) for innovation and application of knowledge in tourism.

Madrid is the first stop on Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority’s reinvigorated promotional and marketing campaign for Year 2014 which includes showcasing the Emirate at the dedicated international tourism exhibitions and trade forums around the world.