Gambia

Tourism in tiny Gambia takes a hit from financial crisis

Banjul — The young waitress waved at the empty tables as a clutch of idle cooks bided time in a corner of one of the Gambian capital's trendy restaurants, all eyes fixed on the front door.

India

Meltdown: Tourism sector to be hit further

NEW DELHI - Indian tourism, already hit by the global meltdown, will be further impacted by Wednesday night's terrorist attacks in Mumbai, according
to India Inc.

Pacific Coastal Airlines

Crashes, and few answers, hit airline hard

VANCOUVER — Second multiple-death accident in three months shakes staff, prompting company to shut down float-plane service until crews regain confidence.

Trinidad and Tobago

US crisis may hit Tobago tourism

Tobago's leisure tourism will be seriously challenged in light of the US financial collapse, but Trinidad's business tourism will be less vulnerable, tourism expert John Bell says.

India

Indian airline sector hit by 'perfect storm': IATA

NEW DELHI — India's airline sector has moved into negative growth and urgent reforms are needed if it wants to survive a "perfect storm" hitting the industry, an association said Wednesday.

Gustav Aftermath

Airline industry takes hit from Gustav

ATLANTA--By disrupting travel to and from the Gulf Coast, Hurricane Gustav denied the airline industry some critical revenue over the Labor Day holiday weekend.

Japan

Arctic ice loss in Japan hits tourism, wildlife

For decades the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido has attracted tourists hoping to step out onto drifting slabs of the world's southernmost Arctic sea ice.

Goa

Global recession hits Goa tourism industry

PANAJI - Global recession has badly hit Goa's tourism industry forcing almost 20 percent downfall in tourist arrival to the coastal state, experts feel.

India

Gorkhaland unrest hits tourism in Darjeeling

KOLKATA - West Bengal's tourism industry has been hit badly due to the flare-up in the Darjeeling Hills over the demand for a separate Gorkhaland state. More than 100 hotels are lying vacant as tourists are leaving the pretty mountain resort in the wake of the violence.

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Malaysia

Government's ‘cuts and culls’ leave Malaysian tourism dry

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (eTN) - In a "top to bottom" austerity drive by the Malaysian government to stave off rising global fuel costs, new rulings binding government departments and agencies are expected to hit the tourism sector hard, according to industry leaders.