Mediterranean Tourism
By Barry Hatton
ESTORIL, Portugal - Tons of debt, but great beaches and warm weather. Can tourism help rescue Europe's financially troubled Mediterranean countries?
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Long Term Prospects Remain Bright
By eTN Staff Writer
Travel and tourism is one of the world’s most important sectors and has been one of the leading growth sectors since the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) first started measuring travel and tour
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Madeira
By JEFFREY T. LEWIS
A week after torrential rains and mudslides killed 42 people and left 17 missing on Madeira, government officials are trying to restart the tourism business that is vital to the Atlantic island's econ
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Euro's Last Stand - Spain
By Stephen Fidler
Greece set off the crisis rattling the euro zone. Spain could determine whether the 16-nation currency stands or falls.
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Emerging From The Global Economic Recession
By eTN Staff Writer
The T.20 Ministers’ Meeting is a member-driven initiative, acting as a forum for the growth and development of sustainable tourism by promoting dialogue and the exchange of knowledge and best practi
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Hawaii
Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism says it continues to expect a gradual recovery in Hawaii's economy beginning this year.
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Egypt's Economy Boosted by Tourism
By Abdel Latif Wahba and Alaa Shahine
Egypt’s economy recorded its fastest growth in more than a year in the fourth quarter, boosted by tourism, construction and manufacturing, Economic Development Minister Osman Mohamed Osman said.
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Nevada Relies On Tourism More Than Any Other State
Southern Nevada’s dependence on tourism has been common knowledge for years, but a new report suggests that it’s the most tourism-dependent economy in the United States.
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Los Angeles New Luxury Hotels
By Hugo Martín
The JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels that share a downtown building will open in coming weeks amid one of the worst slumps in years for the hospitality business.
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Zimbabwe
The euphoria surrounding the coming FIFA soccer World Cup in South Africa is beginning to be felt in Zimbabwe and africa as a whole.
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Development Of Yunding National Park
By eTN Staff Writer
On November 25, 2009, China's State Council approved Guidelines to Accelerate the Development of the Tourism Industry ("Tourism Guidelines"), which will foster development of the tourism industry and
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Dubai
Dubai is "better placed" than the UK for economic recovery, according to the president of the airline Emirates.
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Honduras
By Helen Popper
TEGUCIGALPA - Business was bad in Honduras even before the president was ousted in a June coup, unleashing months of political turmoil that have deepened the impoverished country's economic woes.
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Tourism Security
By Dr. Peter Tarlow, eTN ambassador
Despite some of the optimistic talk of global economic recovery, the highest likelihood is that the tourism industry still has several challenging months or even years ahead of it.
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Travel And Tourism Key Growth Engine
By eTN Staff Writer
2009 has seen the worst recession since the 1930s, with global GDP contracting by an estimated 1.3 percent.
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New South Wales Expects Millions To Be Pumped Into Economy
With many of the 28,000 athletes from the World Masters Games likely to stay on and see the sights, Sydney Chamber of Commerce executive Patricia Forsythe said they are expecting a boost in tourism.
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Fast-Growing Economy In Latin America
By Matt Landau
It’s early Saturday evening and flights at Tocumen International Airport unload tourists into the roped-off maze of immigration, a hallway of refugee-like disorder and commotion.
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Sustainble Way Out Of Economic Crisis
By eTN Staff Writer
As world leaders meet to discuss a sustainable way out of the current economic crisis, many governments and decision makers still have some way to go before they recognize tourism as a sector which ca
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Troubled Italian Jobs
By Mario Masciullo, eTN Staff Writer
The Italian Tourism Federations are simultaneously addressing to the newly-formed Italian minister of tourism petitions for assistance, suggestions and plea to help the Italian tourism industry to imp
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Moving Towards A Green Economy
By eTN Staff Writer
The World Economic Forum on behalf of its travel and tourism community presented its report "Towards a Low Carbon Travel and Tourism Sector" to Yvo de Boer, director general of the United Nations Fram
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