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Tourists evacuated from Great Barrier Reef

Cyclone Ului

Tourists evacuated from Great Barrier Reef

Holidaymakers exploring the Great Barrier Reef are being evacuated from the area as a cyclone heads for the Australian landmark.

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Black Sea resort to host 2014 Winter Olympics

Sochi 2014

Black Sea resort to host 2014 Winter Olympics

By Maria Vassilieva

Even in winter the Russian town of Sochi welcomes visitors with its blossoming gardens and tropical palms.

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20 travel tips for 2010

Travel 2010

20 travel tips for 2010

By Juliana Goodwin

Last year was the year of the travel bargain, but this year may not offer such steals.

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Hilton Worldwide opens more properties in last 2 years than any other period in its history

Bucking The Economic Trend

Hilton Worldwide opens more properties in last 2 years than any other period in its history

By eTN Staff Writer

In 2009, despite major challenges for the hospitality industry overall, Hilton Worldwide added 302 new hotels and more than 45,000 rooms to a total count that is now more than 3,500 hotels and 585,000

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Corinthia Hotels feature in leading travel guides

Conde Nast Johansens

Corinthia Hotels feature in leading travel guides

By eTN Staff Writer

CHI Hotels & Resorts, exclusive operator of the luxury Corinthia Hotels brand worldwide, announced that three of its top hotels, namely, Corinthia Hotel St. Georges Bay in Malta, Corinthia Hotel St.

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No room at the inn in Uganda over the holidays

Hotels And Resorts Full

No room at the inn in Uganda over the holidays

By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN

This correspondent received a few frantic calls just at the very onset of the long Christmas weekend for assistance to find space somewhere either upcountry or in the national parks, sadly a belated a

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New hotel openings in Seychelles reflect spirit of confidence

Open In Time For The Holidays

New hotel openings in Seychelles reflect spirit of confidence

By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN

Two locally-owned small hotels opened just in time for Christmas last week, one being the Hanneman Holiday Residence at Nouvelle Valle, Beau Vallon, featuring 12 bedrooms, and the other one the Pieds

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Full house along Kenya coast

Locals Scoop Up Available Rooms

Full house along Kenya coast

By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN

The holiday season brought out the no vacancy signs at hotels and resorts along the beaches of Mombasa, Watamu, and Malindi, as scores of locals from upcountry and the region scooped up the last avail

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Maldives to impose environment tax on all tourists

Maldives Green Tax

Maldives to impose environment tax on all tourists

MALE - The Maldives archipelago, threatened by rising sea levels blamed on climate change, said on Monday it would introduce a new environment tax on all tourists who use its resorts and provide its e

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Los Cabos ready for tourists again

Hurricane Jimena Leaves Los Cabos Relatively Unscathed

Los Cabos ready for tourists again

Local officials are reporting that the main tourism facilities of the Los Cabos region (including San Jose del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas) were relatively unscathed by the passing winds, rain and high wa

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Cuban "tourists" flock to Cuba's resorts

Cuba

Cuban "tourists" flock to Cuba's resorts

Cuba's President Raul Castro put an end last year to the country's so-called tourism apartheid that banned ordinary Cubans from staying at tourist hotels.

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The Oberoi Group appoints Mr.  Liam Lambert as president

Oberoi Hotels & Resorts

The Oberoi Group appoints Mr. Liam Lambert as president

By eTN Staff Writer

The Oberoi Group has announced the appointment of Mr. Liam Lambert as president, Oberoi Hotels & Resorts. Prior to joining Oberoi Hotels & Resorts, Mr.

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Repositioning success strategies for resort properties

The Guest Experience

Repositioning success strategies for resort properties

By eTN Staff Writer

The downturn is changing how business and vacations travelers are making decisions.

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KSL Resorts offers travel savings... bonds, that is

Book A Room, Get A US Savings Bond

KSL Resorts offers travel savings... bonds, that is

By eTN Staff Writer

Resorts and hotels are coming up with some interesting ways to lure travelers to their doorstep, and with Americans focused on their savings more than ever in recent memory, the classic American resor

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The Address Hotels rake in prestigious awards

Dubai

The Address Hotels rake in prestigious awards

By eTN Staff Writer

The Address Hotels + Resorts, the five-star premium hotel brand owned and operated by Emaar Hospitality Group, has marked its global imprint in less than one year of the brand’s launch by winning pr

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Can they do that? Travel rules you need to know

Travel

Can they do that? Travel rules you need to know

By msnbc.msn.com

A recent “World for $1” promotion by LastMinuteTravel.com promised a room “in any of our 15,000 hotels” for $1 a night. The only catch?

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Travel firms sell holidays to blacklisted Burmese resorts

UK

Travel firms sell holidays to blacklisted Burmese resorts

By Nick Mathiason, The Observer

Over a dozen British tour operators are selling holiday packages to Burma in resorts owned by individuals with strong links to the repressive military junta, breaching a European Union blacklist.

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Mexican Tourism: Beach areas down but still not out

Mexico

Mexican Tourism: Beach areas down but still not out

By mexidata.info

The squeeze is on. Up and down Mexico's Pacific Coast tourist resorts are feeling the pinch of the world economic meltdown.

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Ayurveda treatment a major draw for tourists in hotels and resorts of Kerala

India

Ayurveda treatment a major draw for tourists in hotels and resorts of Kerala

By dailyindia.com

Having already made its foray into the world of medical tourism, Ayurveda is now becoming the USP (unique selling point) for hotels and resorts in the country.

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Slovenian natural health resorts nearly booked to capacity last year

More Than One Million Overnight Stays

Slovenian natural health resorts nearly booked to capacity last year

By eTN Staff Writer

Slovenian natural health resorts boasted a great occupancy rate in 2008. The number of overnight stays went up 3.1 percent in the first eleven months of 2008 over 2007.

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