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Travel Industry News
The Latest Travel Industry News. News provided by Moreover.com, listing of all news features columns by date.
Sri Lanka hopes elephants can revive tourism trade
They are just two of hundreds of wild elephants that gather each evening along the banks of the Minneriya reservoir for food, water, shelter -- and match-making.From July to October, 'The Gathering' -- as it is known -- gives humans the chance to observe |
Carlson Wagonlit Buys Spanish Agency Viajes Lepanto
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader in business travel management, announced the acquisition of Viajes Lepanto, a Spanish travel agency that handles business travel and meetings and events. With 40 years of experience, Viajes Lepanto is a |
Thomas Cook gold quote: C$810 close Friday
TORONTO - Gold was quoted at C$810 bid (US$839) and C$811 asked (US$840) at the close of trading Friday by Thomas Cook, a major gold and foreign exchange dealer. At the close, silver was quoted at C$13.70 bid (US$11.30) and C$14 US($11.55). |
5-star hotel in Al-Kadhimiyya to boost tourism
The Baghdad Municipality has put a plan to build a first-class 5-star hotel in the holy city of al-Kadhimiyya, which is located in northwest Baghdad, in order to boost religious tourism. Ad-Dustoor newspaper reported that the 10-storey structure will |
Gov't capitalizes on tourism assets
The state-owned Tourism Development Company (ETA) has launched eight new tenders to hand over tourism assets to the private sector in a bid to improve returns on its billion-euro portfolio. Tourism Minister Aris Spilioto-poulos said the tenders, relating |
Tourism sector unaffected by fears of slowdown
Fears of an economic slowdown have had no impact on the tourism sector in India which remains a high spending destination for foreign travelers. The foreign tourist arrivals have touched 3.87 millions by September this year, which is an increase of 10.4 |
Tourism Bureau sets up bailout for travel agencies
The Tourism Bureau announced earlier this week that it was planning to provide loans to struggling travel agencies that have been hit hard by the economic downturn. Bureau officials said they had already submitted the plan to the Council for Economic |
Oct 10, 2008 Orbitz Sets Car Rental Pact With Fox Rent A Car
Orbitz Worldwide, the online travel company, announced a comprehensive agreement with Fox Rent A Car -- a discount car rental company offering a range of vehicles, including hybrids, at major airports globally. Orbitz will offer Fox rentals across its |
Environmental Affairs and Tourism on sale of stockpiled ivory
South Africa today announced their satisfaction with the integrity of the CITES accredited buyers systems of China and Japan for the once off sale of stockpiled ivory. The announcement follows the conclusion of a trip to both countries by officials from |
A change of mindset suggested to reinvent tourism
Noted Bahamian architect Patrick Rahming said Tuesday that the keys to reinventing tourism in Grand Bahama are easily accessible once members of the public change their mindsets and look at different ways of marketing the island. Rahming, who was |
Tourism Minister outlines plans to improve industry
Analyzing the current state of the nation's number one industry, Tourism and Aviation Minister Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace is certain that in order to improve, grow and sustain it, Bahamians must strive to meet the needs of visitors, focusing primarily on |
Oct 09, 2008 ASTA Releases Travel Agent?s Management Toolkit
ASTA announced its newest member benefit -- the Travel Agent?s Management Toolkit. Sponsored by Best Western, this interactive toolkit combines the best of the Model Agency I and II programs and is designed to provide ASTA members with the essential |
Financial crisis affecting Caribbean tourism
th October, 2008 Philip Saunders ASHA JAVEED Chief executive officer of Caribbean Airlines (CAL), Philip Saunders, said yesterday that the tourism industry in the Caribbean is being challenged by the global financial crisis. Tourism is the backbone of |
Japanese hoteliers turn backs on foreign tourists
Japan's mission to boost the number of overseas visitors suffered a setback this week after hundreds of hoteliers and inn owners said they would turn away foreign guests. Of the 7,068 hotels and inns that responded to a survey by the communications |
October is Farm Market & Ag Tourism Month
Michigan Ag News Headlines Autumn in Michigan is a treat for the senses offering beautiful sights, smells, and tastes. Governor Jennifer Granholm has declared October as Michigan Farm Market and Agricultural Tourism Month. Experience Michigan's bounty |
Azerbaijan holds Internal Tourism Conference - UPDATED
Baku. Ilhama Isabalayeva - APA-ECONOMICS. The 7th National Conference on International Tourism was held in Baku on September 27. Teymur Mehdiyev, the Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism, said that work in under way on the identification of tourism |
Cuba Slogs To Revive Tobacco, Tourism After Storms
VINALES, Cuba (AFP)--Pinar del Rio, Cuba's home to the world's finest tobacco and a major international ecotourism draw, is struggling to overcome the destruction left a month ago by hurricanes Ike and Gustav. 'We have to work really hard because in |
LAX board may have illegally paid tourism bureau
The FAA launched an investigation in July to determine whether LAWA has violated federal spending laws since 2002, when it provided the funds to L.A. Inc. for a series of marketing efforts aimed at attracting travelers to Los Angeles International |
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