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11/6/2008: TOURISM AWARDEES FOR TOURISM YEAR 20
) -- The tourism awards ceremony is a particularly significant event for St. Kitts as it acknowledges those who share in the commitment of the growth and development of the island?s tourism industry. Each outstanding achievement makes an importantmore
Chen Yunlin rallies will not affect PRC tourism: Chen Chu
Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu (????) said on Friday that the protests that China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Chairman Chen Yunlin (?????L) encountered during his trip to Taiwan this past week should not affect Chinesemore
Argentina's head-in-the-clouds tourism
SALTA, Argentina (AFP) - With the global slowdown threatening tourism, Argentina is banking not only on its budget status to woo visitors, but also a newly reopened attraction that it can bill, quite literally, as breathtaking. The Train to the Clouds,more
Online Travel Leadership Forum: Evolution of Online Travel | EyeforTravel@WTM
ExCeL Conference & Exhibition Centre London, United Kingdom The Online Travel Leadership Forum: Evolution of Online Travel brings together the online travel leaders from around the world to discuss the changing face of online travel. Only the mostmore
Travel Industry Veteran John F. Davis III Named CEO at Hospitality "P2P" and Spend Management Innovator Birch Street Systems
, a leading provider of e-procurement and , today announced it has further strengthened its presence in the travel technology arena by appointing John F. Davis III as Chief Executive Officer. Davis recently retired from , which he launched in 1989. Undermore
Downturns in Business Travel
at wwwmimegasite.com. Amid national economic uncertainty, the Travel Industry Association (TIA) has released its annual travel forecast, predicting a stable market for leisure travel in 2009 and a measurable decline in business travel. 'Consumers aremore
Argentina's head-in-the-clouds tourism
With the global slowdown threatening tourism, Argentina is banking not only on its budget status to woo visitors, but also a newly reopened attraction that it can bill, quite literally, as breathtaking. The Train to the Clouds, El Tren a las Nubes inmore
Business travel to drop 2.7% in 2009
The U.S. hospitality industry will take a hit in 2009, according to a new forecast from the Travel Industry Association.TIA predicts that leisure travel will fall 1.3 percent nationally in 2009, and business travel will decline 2.7 percent.Travelersmore
Argentina's head-in-the-clouds tourism
With the global slowdown threatening tourism, Argentina is banking not only on its budget status to woo visitors, but also a newly reopened attraction that it can bill, quite literally, as breathtaking. The Train to the Clouds, El Tren a las Nubes inmore
Tourism and wine a fine blend
Yerring Station, which is Victorias first vineyard that was originally planted in 1838, is a showpiece and award-winning wine tourism destination. G. Srinivasan Recently in Yarra Valley, Victoria (Australia) Gourmets would be too glad not only to gazemore
Tourism Board targets large companies
The Hong Kong Tourism Board is planning to encourage large overseas corporations to hold their annual meetings and conventions in Hong Kong to counter an expected fall in tourist numbers because of the global financial crisis. The board's chairman, Jamesmore
September flooding dampens Presidio tourism, economy
Riverside camp sites in the Big Bend Ranch State Park would be filling up and a golf course in Presidio would be bustling. Instead, the start of the peak tourism season in this remote corner of West Texas is all but idle. Blame Texas' other Septembermore
Tourism season kickstarts; First batch of tourists arrives
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 8 : The first batch of tourists from UK arrived here today, heralding another tourist season in Kerala. The 283-strong team arrived at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport in a chartered flight 'Thomas Cook.'' The touristsmore
IHCL to introduce Jiva Spa at Taj Lands End
Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) is in the process of introducing a spa facility in its North Mumbai property, Taj Lands End. Contradicting the earlier report of Hospitality Biz, the group will not tie-up with an international spa brand to developmore
Hong Kong's tourism numbers dwindle as global recession hits
Hong Kong - Hong Kong saw a year-on-year fall in tourist arrivals in October as the global economic downturn began to bite, according to a report Saturday. The number of visitors to the city of 6.9 million in October dropped 1.6 per cent compared to themore
Nov 07, 2008 Expedia Partners with Diamond Resorts Vacation Ownership
Expedia and vacation ownership company Diamond Resorts International (DRI) have announced they have partnered in an agreement covering marketing, distribution and lead generation. Under the terms, Expedia will provide global distribution for DRI resortmore
CBI governor: Tourism makes Iran independent of oil incomes
Governor of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Mahmoud Bahmani said on Saturday that tourism industry is a proper substitute for oil which can make the country independent oil revenues. Addressing the 2nd International Conference on Investment Opportunities inmore
Blockbuster tourism hopes for new 'Australia' movie
SYDNEY: It is predicted to be a blockbuster on the scale of 'Titanic' but much more than box office returns will hang on the success of Baz Luhrmann's sweeping new outback epic 'Australia'. The romantic drama, set in the country's inhospitable north atmore
First World Tourism Investment Summit showcases major development projects
Hosted In Busan, Korea CANADA - The first World Tourism Investment Summit, coordinated by the Canada-based World Trade University Global Secretariat (WTU), was hosted by the Busan metropolitan government of the Republic of Korea in conjunction with themore
Protect children from exploitation in travel and tourism
Image via unwto.org Related Articles MADRID - As tourism and international travel across the globe reaches unprecedented levels, so does the need to combat child labor and sexual exploitation in the global travel industry - that is why the Unitedmore
TIA forecasts modest decline in leisure travel
The Travel Industry Association (TIA) recently released its annual travel forecast, which said that while the travel industry will continue to face challenges through 2009 and in some segments through 2010, leisure travel will sustain the industry whilemore
Hertz opens for business at Dubai International Airport's new Terminal 3
As part of Hertz UAE's ongoing expansion plans, the leading car rental and leasing company has opened a new branch at Dubai International Airport's Terminal 3 (T3). The Hertz T3 branch opened its doors for business yesterday to coincide with the softmore
Obama expected to make strategic changes in US foreign policy President: Iran tourism industry must developAdvisor highlights Ahmadinejad's felicitations to ObamaIran's questions regarding 5+1 countries' proposals comprehensible - Solana Go Top _uacct = "
Iran-Obama-Larijani Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said on Saturday that the US president-elect Barack Obama is expected to make strategic changes in the US foreign policy. Addressing a local seminar, he said that Obama is expected to send correct signalsmore
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Iran-Tourism-Ahmadinejad President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Saturday that the government supports development in the tourism industry. Addressing 2nd International Conference on Investment Opportunities in Iran's tourism industry, he said the Islamicmore
DOT set for tourism summit in Batangas
BATANGAS: With the global financial crisis taking a huge effect on the tourism industry, the Department of Tourism opted to find solutions for it as they are scheduled to convene major players in the industry such as stakeholders from malls, bars,more
Tourism sector
The tourism sector in Bangladesh has great potential. In Bangladesh we have many natural beauty spots like the Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forests in the world, and Cox's Bazar which is the longest sea beach. Many domestic tourists visit thesemore
Protect Children from Exploitation in Travel and Tourism - A new awareness campaign from the UNWTO and its partners
A new awareness campaign from UNWTO and the International Task Force for the Protection of Children in Tourism will look to raise the profile of children who are being exploited. A total of 218 million children are estimated to be engaged in labour worldmore