Thailand

240,000 tourists stranded in Thailand: tourism minister

Bangkok - Thailand's Tourism Minister Weerasak Kowsurat said on Monday that the number of stranded foreign tourists in Thailand have risen to 240,000.

Canada

Canadians make up for drop in foreign tourism

OTTAWA - Tourism generated nearly $20 billion in revenue for federal, provincial and local governments in Canada last year, up 4.3 per cent from a year earlier despite a drop in visits and spending by

UK

Is medical tourism worth the risk?

British NHS dentists were accused this week of over-treating patients to maximise profits.

Court Painted Grim Picture For Tourists

'A foreign tourist is the easiest prey'

NEW DELHI - "A foreign tourist is the easiest prey" - a Delhi sessions court had lamented hardly two months ago, while sentencing two taxi drivers fo

India

Hotels offer 20% rebate to foreign tourists

PANAJI - Twenty per cent discounts by starred and large hotels, and last year’s rates by small and medium hotels are carrots dangled before foreign tourists by the Goa tourism industry for the comin

Travel Promotion Act

Welcome mat for foreign tourists

America has an image problem.

Thailand

Foreign tourists say they will be back

Despite ongoing political turbulence in Thailand, as many as 97 per cent of foreign investors and tourists visiting the kingdom said they would revisit this country again if the opportunity opens, acc

Thailand

Foreign arrivals down 30 percent in Bangkok: industry group

BANGKOK — Arrivals of foreign tourists in Bangkok are down 30 percent, the Association of Thai Travel Agents said Thursday, blaming the drop on a state of emergency declared three days ago in the ca

US tourists

Some love US tourists, while some love us not

They love us in South Korea, Lebanon and Great Britain. In China, Mexico and Turkey? Not so much.

us and them

How foreign airlines thrive as U.S. flounders

The world's largest passenger aircraft has arrived in the United States.

United isn't flying it. Neither is Delta, American, Continental or any other domestic airline.

Bulgaria

Bulgaria registers 18% more foreign tourists

The number of visits of foreign tourists in Bulgaria has increased by 18% during the first half of 2008, compared to the same period of last year, according to preliminary data from the National Stati

China

Mobile service solution for foreign tourists in China

BEIJING - China Mobile has introduced a mobile service solution especially for the Olympics, which allows foreign tourists to make domestic and international calls within the domestic network.

According To Recently Released US Fed Report

New York City is number one US port of entry for foreign travelers

NEW YORK - Recently, the federal Office of Travel & Tourism Industries released a report showing New York City as the number one port of entry into the United States for foreign visitors.

Number Of Foreign Tourists Increased More Than 24%

Tourism brings more foreign revenue to El Salvador

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - Tourism earned El Salvador a total of US$399,565,060 between the months of January and May 2008, according to a report made public today by the Ministry of Tourism (MITUR)

bargain alaska

Weakened dollar draws foreign tourists to Alaska

FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Tourism officials monitoring business in Fairbanks see a bright side to high gasoline and grocery prices.

FAA Inspectors Union Applauds Foreign Repair Station Bill

US bipartisan senate bill calls for increased FAA oversight of foreign repair stations

US Senators Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) and Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) today introduced the Safe Aviation Facilities Ensure Aircraft Integrity and Reliability Act of 2008 calling for more strict oversight of foreign repair stations.

Australia: Have Planes, Pilots Needed

Australian airline prepares skilled migrant pilots

The Australian airline Jetstar is preparing to employ 75 foreign pilots under the federal government's temporary skilled migration visa.

Jetstar's general manager of corporate relations, Simon Westaway, says the airline needs the extra pilots to cope with its expansion, especially the use of wide-bodied jets throughout Asia.

Goa

4 tourists including 2 foreigners drown to death in Goa

PANAJI: Four tourists, including two foreigners, died due to drowning on North Goa's two different beaches on Sunday evening.

Two UK nationals, who had gone for a swim at Morjim Beach were carried away in the waters by the strong current, police said.

Their bodies were later fished out of the water by locals with the help of ... read more

Botswana

Botswana short-lists six companies to manage national airline

Botswana short-listed six foreign companies to operate Air Botswana, the state-owned carrier, for three years and return it to profit, said Gerald Thipe, permanent secretary in the Transport Ministry.

New Zealand

Worry over cosmetic surgery tourism surge

New Zealanders flying overseas for a quick nip and tuck are returning with more than they bargained for, plastic surgeons warn.

Christchurch cosmetic surgeon Dr Howard Klein said there was a growing trend of people going overseas for plastic surgery and returning with complications.