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China, India, Indonesia, Hong Kong And Vietnam Will Lead The WayBy eTNSINGAPORE (August 12, 2008) – Online travel sales in Asia will grow about 90% over the next 10 years, say industry experts, with China, India, Indonesia, Hong Kong and Vietnam leading the way.
read more Notwithstanding International Economic SituationBy eTNSAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (August 11, 2008) - According to a report made public by the Ministry of Tourism through the Salvadorean Tourism Corporation (CORSATUR), El Salvador has received a significan
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Expects Growth To Subside In Third QuarterBy eTNWICHITA, Kansas - After setting a record for passenger traffic in 2007, Wichita Mid-Continent Airport reports that 2008 traffic is up 9.14% over last year's second quarter numbers.
read more Malaysia And Vietnam Key Growth MarketsBy ETNSingapore - Unveiling its latest Asia Digest 2008 at a press conference in Singapore today, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels, the region’s market leader in hotel investment and advisory services, identifie
read more Raising Tourism Awareness Positively Affects GrowthBy eTNThe SCTA anticipated that domestic tourism will witness a remarkable growth of about 15% during the summer of 2008.
read more Wizz Air Doubling Sofia-based FleetPassenger demand at Bulgaria’s three main international airports has almost tripled since 2000 with double-digit growth achieved every year.
read more tourism growth pactKenya and France have signed a pact to support tourism growth.
read more Revises Growth, Cuts Non-Fuel Costs, Reduces Employees, Increases Non-Ticket RevenueBy eTNMIRAMAR, Florida - Spirit Airlines attacks record high fuel prices by revising 2008 growth, cutting 15% of non-fuel costs, continuing to increase non-ticket revenue and continuing to expand to the Car
read more OmanThe country's travel and tourism sector, buoyed by an unprecedented boom in holiday travels, will be one of the many highlights of the Salalah Tourism Festival.
read more Team To Meet Projected Double Digit GrowthBy eTNJamaica’s Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has issued a strong challenge to members of the North and South American sales and marketing team to intensify its efforts to meet the projected growth lev
read more Fans Stand Behind JetBlueIt was Valentine's Day 2007, but JetBlue was not feeling the love.
A nasty swirl of ice and snow pummeled the Northeast, forcing the airline to cancel more than 1,000 flights. On the runways of John F. Kennedy International Airport, hundreds of JetBlue passengers sat trapped on paralyzed planes, some for 10 hours.
read more Ministry Of Tourism ReportBy eTNTourism Minister Ruben Rochi submitted the "Achievements, Challenges, and Opportunities" report, which indicates the main actions and projects carried out at the Ministry, while highlighting the Government's strong support when declaring the sector State Policy and strategic axis of the nation's economy.
read more New ZealandNew Zealand's tourism industry is preparing for a drop in visits from Britain and the United States.
The New Zealand Herald says the industry fears the effects of the financial crisis in those countries will stop their people travelling overseas.
After a decade long boom, tourism is now New Zealand's biggest earner of foreign ... read more
SyriaDamascus - U.S. sanctions on Damascus have crippled the development of national carrier Syrian Arab Airlines, and it has had to cancel orders for new Airbus planes, Transport Minister Yaarob Badr said Tuesday.
Syria can't place orders for new planes "because of the U.S. sanctions" which Washington imposed in 2004, Badr was quoted as ... read more
Berlin Air Show 2008Berlin - India's rapidly expanding airline industry is typical of the robust markets that cheered European aerospace and defence companies on Tuesday, the first day of the Berlin Air Show.
read more International Cruise Council AustralasiaThe growing popularity of cruising among New Zealanders has been confirmed by new industry statistics that show more than 30,000 Kiwis took a cruise holiday last year.
The figures, compiled by the International Cruise Council Australasia, reveal an 11 per cent growth rate in New Zealanders enjoying ocean cruises, with numbers rising from ... read more
Buddhist TourismNEW DELHI - The Buddha is smiling, again. For years, the Buddhist travel segment has been lagging but things are looking up, say travel agents specialising in the segment. According to estimates, Buddhist travel accounted for about 10-12% of the total of 4.63 million tourists who visited India in 2006-07.
read more Online TravelEveryone knows what it's like.
You call the credit card company to ask a simple question about your bill, but you're forced to navigate an extensive path of numbered menus for a question that would take merely seconds for a person to answer.
"If I'm going to pick up the phone and dial, I want to talk to someone," said Jane Folsom, ... read more
Philippines A new trend is emerging in the local travel industry—Filipinos are becoming less and less “a foreigner in their own land.”
According to the Philippine Travel Agencies Association, an uptrend in domestic tourism is apparent both in the business and leisure segments.
read more Travel & Tourism IndustryBerlin, GERMANY - World Travel & Tourism is expected to generate close to US$8 trillion in 2008, rising to approximately US$15 trillion over the next ten years, according to the latest Tourism Satellite Accounting (TSA) research launched today by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and its strategic partner Accenture.
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