Work Boat Gulf to take place in booming Bahrain

The Gulf is now a major center for the workboat industry with multi-billion dollar offshore land reclamation development projects running concurrently with major oil and gas projects.

CNN to market Kenya as a tourist destination

Kenya will from September be marketed as a tourist destination by the Cable News Network (CNN).

AMR results may herald $910 million in airline losses

AMR Corp., whose American Airlines is the world's largest carrier, probably will post a second- quarter loss tomorrow, heralding industry losses of as much as $910 million on rising jet-fuel costs.

Asia seen topping North America airline market by 2027

U.S. aerospace giant Boeing Co. (BA) expects the market for commercial airplanes to be $3.2 trillion over the next 20 years, with the Far East aircraft market overtaking North America in that time.

Africa: Russian tourist market ripe for the picking

The number of Russian tourists visiting African destinations is steadily increasing due to rising incomes and the desire to have uncommon wildlife experiences, according to travel agencies.

Chinese mission in Taiwan to inspect tourism market

Taipei - China sent a travel agents' delegation to Taiwan Monday to make preparations for Chinese tourists to the island.

The inspection team was led by Fan Guishan, vice director of the Cross-Strait Tourism Association.

Taiwan's Tourism Bureau held a banquet to welcome the Chinese delegation.

Airline expert says it's time for a new low-cost era in US air travel

For US airlines, these are desperate times, and legacy carriers are behaving like desperate creatures, slashing capacity and closing hubs. "It's all in vain," said airline expert and CEO of Airsavings, Raphael Bejar, "It's years too late and millions of dollars too short."

New England states doing more to lure Chinese tourists

NEWPORT, R.I. - New England tourism officials are seeing opportunity in China as a booming economy there produces a larger middle class.

That middle class is venturing abroad, and tourist destinations from Rhode Island to Vermont want to be ready.

NZ tourism cannot afford to hold back on the Chinese market

Too few New Zealand tourism operators are tapping into the nearly 40 million Chinese who travel every year, says Tourism New Zealand.

Tourism New Zealand's regional manager for North Asia, Mark Frood, said many New Zealand tourism operators were waiting to see where the China market was headed.

BMI emphasizes its commitment to the Jordanian market

Mr. Nigel Turner, the CEO of bmi, the second largest airline operating out of London Heathrow, traveled to Amman last week to meet with company directors and government organizations, recognized within their fields as established leading figure heads operating within the travel trade and aviation market.

Cuba set to boost Russian tourist market

Havana - Cuba received more than 30,000 Russian tourists last year, and is set to surpass the number by the end of the current 2008 season, according to Cuba tourism deputy minister.

Deputy minister Alexis Trujillo, who will meet with Russian tour operators and airlines representatives in Moscow, said the market showed a growth of four ... read more

RP has 3rd fastest-growing air travel market

Air travel within the Philippines is the third fastest growing market in the world, after India and Mexico, industry data revealed.

India’s domestic market grew by 33 percent, followed by Mexico at 27 percent, Philippines at 23 percent, and China at 16 percent last year.

Korea's budget airline market getting crowded

Korea's two largest airlines have joined the low-cost carrier business, with Korean Air having founded Air Korea and Asiana Airlines having bought a controlling stake in Pusan International Air, which has launched budget carrier Air Pusan.

Jamaica to tap into lucrative market for religious tourism

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaica plans to tap into the thriving market for religious-oriented tourism to invigorate the island's sagging economy, government officials and business leaders said Wednesday.

China's Internet travel market expected to grow by 70%

BEIJING - The value of China's online travel market is to reach 3.84 billion yuan (519 million U.S. dollars) this year, with a projected growth rate of 70.7 percent, according to a nationwide survey.

The survey showed that China's online travel services market was worth 2.25 billion (300 million U.S. dollars) in 2007, with an estimated ... read more

Protecting and serving conventioneers

Conventions and meetings comprise a significant portion of many world destinations' tourism business. This issue of Tourism Tidbits outlines how law enforcement, security professionals, and tourism sales/marketing personnel can collaborate better to address the concerns of meeting planners and convention managers. Dave Wiggins is the principal ... read more