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The UNWTO Minister’s summit on “Tourism: Tackling Global Crisis” in London was attended by the delegation lead by the Union Tourism Minister Kumari Selja. Addressing the distinguished gathering, the minister said that the ongoing global...
Tags: Tourism, global economic crisis, tourism sector, Tourism geography, Hospitality Recreation, global economic, Kumari Selja, travel, Visit India Year &
A recent increase in Australian and New Zealand tourists to Pacific island countries has raised hopes the region's vital tourism industry is recovering after being buffeted by the global financial crisis, according to a new Asian Development Bank (ADB)...
The Union Tourism Minister Kumari Selja has said that Reserve Bank of India has de-linked credit for Hotel projects from the commercial real estates (CRE) enabling hotel projects to avail credit at relaxed norms and reduced interest rates. Addressing...
WHO says a casino and theme park can't be green? Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) has won an award from the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) for integrating sustainable building concepts into the master design of its development. The BCA awarded RWS...
Tags: Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa, Sentosa, casinos, green, green certified, allnews, tourism
A NEW era begins on Phuket this year with the opening of the first resort theme park, the Splash Jungle Waterpark at West Sands Resort. Race you to the waterslides.While pricing is still being determined, the 500 million baht waterpark will be open to...
Tags: Thailand, Phuket, water park, allnews, tourism
A new satellite launch center is now under construction near Wenchang in China's southernmost island province of Hainan. Once completed, it will be the country's fourth satellite launch centre and replace the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre (XSLC) for...
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China plans to turn a sparsely populated island next to the gambling haven Macau into an international tourist and technology hub, a report said Friday.Officials told investors and developers in Hong Kong they want Hengqin's population to skyrocket from...
If the Travel Promotion Act works as planned, the federal government will put up $100 million per year, the travel industry will kick in $100 million per year, and a new nonprofit corporation will spend it on the world’s biggest international tourism...
Tags: travel, travel promotion Act, tourism
In a bid to improve road connectivity to places of tourist interest, the Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Kamal Nath has assured to provide Rs. 50 crore for development of such roads to state governments under the Central Road Fund. Speaking...
Tags: Tourism
Michael Misick, the former premier of Turks and Caicos Islands, has been recently cleared of two of the several criminal charges against him, including charges of rape. Still pending are corruption charges being pursued against Misick, alleging that...
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