Unrest In Tunisia
A tiny wedge of land hugging North Africa’s Mediterranean coast, sun-baked Tunisia is a tourist’s paradise offering sea, sand, ancient Roman ruins, modern spas – or just the simple charm of ...
Economic Freedom of the World: 2010 Annual Report
WASHINGTON - Hong Kong remains the world's freest economy according to the findings of the Economic Freedom of the World: 2010 Annual Report released today by the Cato Institute.
Malaysian Tourism
BELAGA, MALAYSIA - People living in Belaga, among the most remote districts in Malaysia, are looking forward to the completion of the Bakun hydroelectric project to generate a new economic ...
Qatar Shopping And Leisure Development
DUBAI, UAE - Qatar's largest multipurpose complex will located on the northern highway linking Doha International Airport with the proposed Bahrain Causeway and will include a full retail center, ...
Charleston devided over cruise ship industry
By Glenn Smith
To the owners of Hall's Chophouse, a cruise ship pulling into port signals the sound of cash registers ringing.
Incentive travel
By Imtiaz Muqbil
Travel awards still rate highly as motivational tools for enhancing employee productivity but suppliers of such tools and incentive programmes are set to face more pressure to prove that they ...
Paris Tourism
Paris tourism officials say they expect an increase in numbers of American tourists as the U.S. economy improves.
Tourism Boosted
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
(eTN) - The Ruhengeri/Musanze area of Rwanda is best known around the world for being the access point for tracking the famous mountain gorillas living up by the volcanic mountains, which form the ...
When America Flies, It Works
WASHINGTON, DC - The 2010 Economic Report of the Air Transport Association of America (ATA) entitled, "When America Flies, it Works," accounts for the two million people; 50,000 tons of cargo; and ...
India's new niche market
By Henry Foy
NEW DELHI – From nightclubs to publishing, the decriminalization of gay sex in India is facilitating a new, multimillion dollar niche market.
Airline Industry
By Brent Jang
From rising traffic to increased fares, the airline industry is enjoying a surprising upswing in the face of lingering doubt about the strength of the economic recovery.
Chinese Tourism To Japan
By Martin Foster
The Japanese are feeling the impact of China's emergence as an economic superpower in many different ways.
Economy Hotel Reviews
By Stanley Turkel
My wife and I recently took a three-week road trip through the spectacular mountains and valleys of the state of Pennsylvania.
Most Consumers Plan To Stay In Their Own Countries
SHELTON, Connecticut - More than 60 percent of consumers around the world are planning to spend as much or more on their vacations this year as they did on their last getaways, according to new ...
Rising Occupancy and Room Rates
After a lengthy, recession-induced downturn, the latest industry figures suggest that more Americans are choosing hotels.
Singapore Airlines' Recovery
By GAURAV RAGHUVANSHI And P.R. VENKAT
SINGAPORE — Singapore Airlines Ltd. reported a fiscal first-quarter net profit, reversing a year-earlier loss, as the global economic recovery boosted air travel.
Hungary Aims To Double Tourism Revenues
Hungary should double the share of its gross national income generated by tourism and raise the number of workplaces in the sector to 700,000 over the next ten years, National Economy Minister ...
Revenue Gains
By Apolinari Tairo, eTN
(eTN) With a remarkable growth at a steady rate, tourism has been rated Tanzania’s leading economic sector during the past five years.
Progress Disappointing For Some Sectors
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
(eTN) The
Chinese tourists flock to Japan
TOKYO — Snapping up four Japanese luxury Seiko watches as if they were cheap chocolate souvenirs, a 36-year-old Chinese tourist plunks down $4,500 in cash at a glitzy store in downtown ...
Significant Losses for Florida Tourism Predicted
With tar balls washing up on some Florida Panhandle beaches, the state's largest industry could take a huge hit.
New York Tourism
By Trevor Normile
MANHATTAN NY - With the advent of industry and information technology, the world grew smaller and pulled New York City to its center- a pure gravitation of culture and ideas.
The economic value of the global meetings industry
FRANKFURT, Germany - Twenty-nine politicians, together with 65 meetings industry leaders and keynote speakers, met yesterday to analyze and debate the full economic value of the global meetings ...
Putting Tanzania On The World Map
By Apolinari Tairo, eTN
The three-day
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Tourism Potential Of Central Asia
By eTN Staff Writer
Meeting with the President of Tajikistan, HE Emomali Rahmon, UNWTO secretary-general, Taleb Rifai, underlined the importance of regional cooperation in the growth and development of national ...
Strike paralyzes economy, tourism in Nepal
By Steve Herman
A power struggle in Nepal between the government of Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal and the Maoists, who hold the most legislative seats, is seeing the local folk and foreign tourists caught in ...
Libya
By Sudarsan Raghavan
LEPTIS MAGNA, LIBYA - Only a handful of tourists wandered through the unspoiled ruins of this ancient Roman city edging the azure waters of the Mediterranean.
Thai Unrest
By Anne Barrowclough
Tens of thousands of Thai anti-government protesters occupied central Bangkok this weekend in their latest move to topple the Government, raising fears of a potentially devastating blow to tourism ...
Hawaii
By eTN Staff Writer
Incentive travel was strong in Hawaii in February 2010, up 30.3 percent from last year.
Calgary Tourism
By Mario Toneguzzi
CALGARY - Last year hit the Calgary tourism industry hard.
