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Gatwick? Wrap it please, I'll take it.

Sir Richard Branson wants to buy English airport

By calcuttanews.net

Sir Richard Branson, the billionaire owner of airline Virgin Atlantic, has said he would be interested in bidding for London's Gatwick airport.

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Iraq

'Baghdad Eye' to draw tourists

By news.sky.com

Iraq is considering building a giant observation wheel in Baghdad in an attempt to promote the city as a potential tourist destination.

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UK

Travel industry welcomes BAA break-up plan

By travelweekly.co.uk

The travel industry has given a broad welcome to the Competition Commission’s announcement that BAA may be forced to sell off Gatwick, Stansted and a third airport in Scotland.

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Ryanair

Ryanair plan flies in the face of airline wisdom

By ERIC REGULY, theglobeandmail.com

ROME - Michael O'Leary has been called a lot of things, not all of them polite.

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CLIA

Cruise line association's plans unveiled in newspaper

By prweekus.com

FT. LAUDERDALE, FL - The fate of a PR campaign developed for Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) appears up in the air after it was accidentally e-mailed to a Connecticut reporter.

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MITUR Called On All Sectors To Take Active Role

National discussion on tourism regarding El Salvador's Federal Plan for 2020

By eTN

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - A national discussion was held July 1, 2008 that mapped out the way for adjusting the Federal Tourism Plan for 2014 and extending it into 2020, with a view toward analyzing

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Jamaica

Bartlett has five-year plan to boost tourism

The tourism ministry is working on an initiative to increase tourist arrivals to five million people in the next four years. This is forecasted to pull in earnings of $5 billion.

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Saudi Tourism Moves Forward With New Governing Authority

Nationwide push to target domestic, religious and overseas tourists

Speaking on the final day (May 5 2008) of the Arabian Hotel Investment Conference, special guest speaker His Royal Highness, Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, Chairman of the Board and Secretary General of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) outlined the strategic plan for tourism development in the ... read more

Sri Lanka

Tourism’s game plan for the future

Sri Lankan Tourism officials are hoping a newly introduced strategic marketing plan will result in a 10% increase in their returns.

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