TravelMole global brand owner, OmniTourism takes stock position in Green Globe International, Inc.

Wednesday, 24 Sep, 2008 0

OmniTourism, a globally recognized electronic travel and tourism content production, management, aggregation and distribution company and owner of the TravelMole global brand has taken a stock position in Green Globe International, Inc. owner of the Green Globe brand, the premier green brand for travel and tourism.

Green Globe International and TravelMole formed a strategic alliance earlier this year for news distribution, news links, audio and video content, event sponsorships, high profile associations, mutual support, and brand visibility. Green Globe International has utilized the services of TravelMole and TravelMole.tv since February, 2008.

Part of the OmniTourism Group is TravelMole, the most highly acclaimed and largest global online community for the travel and tourism industry. TravelMole’s registered users include 133,000 in Europe/Russia, 241,000 in North America, 23,000 in Asia/Pacific, and 59,000 in other countries and are comprised of travel agents, tour operators, conference and meeting planners, group travel organizers, tourist officers, trade suppliers, hoteliers, travel journalists, destination marketing officers, and other travel and tourism professionals.

The TravelMole.com web site registers 8.5 million hits each month, and 7.1 million email copies of various TravelMole wires are broadcasted globally every month.

OmniTourism and TravelMole’s management team include some of the travel and tourism industry’s most experienced and respected travel and tourism related technology, content, eMarketing, and media professionals in North America, UK/Europe, Asia/China, and Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific.

Likewise, the editors of their five global news bureaus includes recognized editors and journalists, previously from major travel print publications.

Particularly, through TravelMole, the OmniTourism Group has taken the lead to facilitate and support UN Millennium Development Goals, sustainable development and Climate Change through closer collaboration between NGOs, Inter Governmental Organizations and the private sector.

Charles Kao, Group Chairman and Publisher of TravelMole, also serves as on the Board of Directors of Green Globe International.

“Since being introduced to Green Globe International and its plans for the global expansion of the Green Globe brand, beyond its benchmarking and certification beginnings, towards the broader issues and opportunities related to sustainability and carbon neutrality, our group recognized the tremendous potential of this company and has taken this significant stock position as a result,” commented Charlie  Kao.

“We continue to support the company’s business strategy and believe that it will result in revenue growth, long term value for shareholders.”

“We look forward to the expected signings of Green Globe’s comprehensive sustainability and carbon neutrality plans for tourism destinations, and OmniTourism and TravelMole will continue to provide a high profile platform through which Green Globe International can communicate its story to and engage the world,” he added.

Green Globe International has announced that two major tourism destinations have been identified and signings are expected in the next several weeks.

Beyond the first two international tourism destinations, Green Globe International and its representatives are in discussions with several additional destinations and municipalities regarding its Sustainability and Carbon Neutrality Plans.

The company expects that its first two agreements will lead to additional clients, both internationally and in the United States.

The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) established Green Globe in 1992 as a response to the United Nations Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit, where 182 Heads of State endorsed the Agenda 21 principles of Sustainable Development.

Green Globe is the only international sustainability program based on Agenda 21 principles.

Green Globe International (www.greenglobeint.com) encourages all shareholders and others interested in following the progress of the company to subscribe to receive email alerts whenever new information is made public.

To subscribe, please visit http://www.greenglobeint.com/stayconnected/email/.

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