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India top value-for-money destination
London :: United Kingdom | 15 days ago
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India is the 'best country brand for value for money', according to this year's Country Brand Index (CBI) survey done by FutureBrand, an international brand consultancy. In a world that has lost its appetite to splurge to the worst economic slump since...
Tags: India, United Kingdom, London, Weber Shandwick, Business Finance, allnews, Tourism, Tourism geography
Bali eyes 2.1m tourist arrivals next year
Jakarta :: Indonesia | 15 days ago
Credibility Head of the Bali Tourism Board, Ida Bagus Kade Subiksu, told reporters that foreign tourist arrivals had been increasing since early 2009. “We have seen substantial growth in foreign tourist arrivals,” Subiksu said...As of October 2009, foreign tourist...
Tags: tourist arrivals, foreign tourist, Bali Tourism Board, Indonesia, Jakarta, Bali, Tourism, Denpasar, Hospitality Recreation
New York state launches program to market green lodgings
Albany :: NY :: USA | 16 days ago
Credibility The New York state Department of Environmental Conservation has launched a program to certify hotels as "green" for using environmentally sound and sustainable practices...To be certified, hoteliers must save energy, reduce waste, conserve water and resources...
Tags: New York, Albany, Tourism, Ecotourism, Sustainable tourism, Greenleaf, Environment, Hospitality Recreation
Jasons profit drops on Wotzon guides
Wellington :: New Zealand | 16 days ago
Credibility The core publication business has had a bumper year because of an increase in domestic tourism,” said Jasons managing director Matthew Mayne. “A lot of people, instead of going overseas or to a plush hotel, decided to have a motel holiday or a holiday...
Tags: Matthew Mayne, New Zealand, Wellington, allnews, Tourism, Tourism geography, Business Finance
Pop-up Hotels "Future of Europe's Tourism"
Sofia :: Bulgaria | 16 days ago
Credibility Pop-up hotels, in which pre-built units are incorporated into a steel frame that can easily be demolished, could be the future for European tourism, a travel trends report said. With the housing market down and foreclosures way up, new pop-up hotels could...
Tags: Bulgaria, Sofia, Euromonitor International, Hotel, allnews, Tourism, Tourism geography, Business Finance, Hospitality Recreation
Bangladesh gets $12m to tap tourism potential
Manila :: Philippines | 16 days ago
Credibility Bangladesh is set to receive $12 million from the Asian Development Fund to tap its tourism potential for inclusive and sustainable growth. The loan, approved Monday, is part of the ADF's South Asia Tourism Infrastructure Development Project. India will...
Tags: ADB, India, Philippines, Manila, Monopoly, Asian Development Bank, Public-private partnership, Project finance, Infrastructure, Multilateral development banks, United Nations General Assembly observers, Public economics, Business Finance, Hospitality Recreation, Tourism in India, Ministry of Tourism, Tourism, Environment
Slightly better for travel industry
Toronto :: Canada | 16 days ago
Credibility But those gains follow the loss of 400,000 jobs over the past two years as the industry has been pummeled by recession. The trade group expects leisure travel to rise 2 percent and leisure travel spending to increase nearly 5 percent. Domestic business...
Tags: U.S. Travel Association, Canada, Toronto, Tourism, Business travel, Travel, Recessions, Business Finance, Hospitality Recreation
Bulgaria Steel Workers Protest over Kremikovtzi Liquidation Plan
Sofia :: Bulgaria | 16 days ago
Credibility The “Podkrepa” union has organized a protest by over 200 workers from across the country who met in central Sofia before marching towards the Ministry of Economy, Energy, and Tourism. Podkrepa union leader Lyudmil Pavlov said Monday; “How can the Minister...
Tags: Bulgaria Winter Tourist Season, Bulgaria Steel Workers Protest, Bulgaria Minister of Economy, Kremikovtzi Liquidation, Sofia, Martin Petrov, Dimitar Berbatov, knee injury, Ministry of Economy, Malta, Bulgaria, English footballers, allnews, Kremikovtzi AD, Social Issues, Republics, Visa, Football in Bulgaria, Dimitar, Rila, Pirin, Balkan, Brown Bear, Balkan mountains, Balkans, Central Balkan National Park, Environment, Tourism, Hospitality Recreation, Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, The Sofia Echo
8.5M Filipinos to take advantage of PGMA's holiday economics this year
Manila :: Philippines | 17 days ago
Credibility where consumption, investments, and government infrastructure spending are major factors. With the trend among affluent Filipinos to travel to and spend more in local instead of foreign tourist destinations, the industry and related businesses have been...
Tags: holidays economic, domestic tourism, Philippines, Manila, Types of tourism, Business Finance, allnews, Tourism, Tourism geography, Hospitality Recreation
Nevada tourism director going mobile to get more visitors to region
Las Vegas :: NV :: USA | 17 days ago
Credibility Dann Lewis admits he picked an interesting time to become Nevada's tourism director. The state is deep in a recession with gaming revenue weak and vacation travel down sharply. As a result, the tourism commission, funded by a share of room tax collections,...
Tags: Northern Nevada, Nevada Commission on Tourism, Dann Lewis, Las Vegas, tourism director, nevada tourism, Nevada, West Coast of the United States, Brian Krolicki, Lake Tahoe, Tourism, Hospitality Recreation, Great Basin, Washoe County Nevada, Clark County Nevada
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