2013 Tourism Awareness Month
ROSEAU, Dominica - The month of May has once again been declared as Tourism Awareness Month and will be celebrated under the banner Tourism is Everybody’s Business, Let’s Play Our Part, ...
Tibet Tourism Up In Q1
LHASA, Tibet - Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region registered a 30.5-percent hike in tourist arrivals in the first three months of the year, introducing a promising outlook for the region's ...
Skal International President speaks
Over the past 10 years, the travel and tourism industry has embraced the need to go green, so much so that it is now the norm and not a fad or a unique selling proposition.
Myanmar Hospitality and Tourism Conference 2013
YANGON, Myanmar - Foreign investors expressed their interest in Myanmar tourism business at a conference held in Yangon last week.
Tourism is more than mere travel
By Dr. Peter Tarlow, President of Tourism & More, Inc., special to eTN
Although the tourism industry prides itself on helping people to get away and find a bit of rest and change of life, in reality most people take their lives with them.
2013 Goa Carnival
PANAJI, Goa - After a lull in the arrival of tourists around the New Year, the tourism industry in Goa is expecting a brighter season for the next month’s ‘Carnival’.
6th International Tourism Exhibition
Iran is planning to mount the sixth edition of international exhibition for tourism, hospitality and investing opportunities in Kish Island.
President Ma Ying-jeou: Taiwan is a potential tourist hot spot
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Pointing to the growth in the number of tourists visiting Taiwan over the past three years, President Ma Ying-jeou said yesterday that it is possible that the total number of ...
Cooperation in the tourism industry between Beijing and Hong Kong
Promoting high value-added projects such as exhibition and conference activities will be a key area of cooperation in the tourism industry between Beijing and Hong Kong, Beijing's vice-mayor said ...
creating a shared sense of purpose
By Anita Mendiratta, CNN Task Group/eTN
STARTING AT HOME
22 educational research sessions lined up
EIBTM ( www.eibtm.com ), the leading global event for the meetings and event industry, is set to deliver over 22 research sessions at this ...
Egyptian Tourism
CAIRO, Egypt - The tourist guide union announced they will strike for three days on 15, 16 and 17 November, demanding better work conditions and employment opportunities.
Asia Pacific Tourism
SINGAPORE - Asia's tourism industry has maintained resilient growth amidst the global slowdown.
Mexico Tourism
NEW YORK, NY - Mexico's Secretary of Tourism, Gloria Guevara released the Sixth Government Report on Tourism.
Kenya Coast Improvements
(eTN) - The Coast Water and Services Board has now started to pump an extra 35 million liters of water a day to the coast, stretching from Malindi to Mombasa, a significant increase in capacity, ...
Vietnam Tourism
The number of public restrooms at tourist destinations in Viet Nam only meets about 30 per cent of demand, which is believed to leave a bad impression on tourists and cause environmental ...
2013 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit
JAKARTA, Indonesia - All the island’s tourism stakeholders are gearing up to warmly welcome the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, to be held in November 2013.
Plan to boost often-criticised service standards in Australian tourism industry
Early retirees, Chinese students and indigenous Australians will be targeted as employees in a plan to boost often-criticised service standards in the tourism industry.
Australia's backpacker tourism industry
Australia's backpacker tourism industry is facing the biggest crisis in its history, with many tour operators struggling to survive following big falls in young travelers.
Rwandan Tourism
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda
KAMPALA, Uganda (eTN) - The efforts to inject professionalism into Rwanda’s tourism industry, supported by government via the Rwanda Development Board, the Private Sector Federation’s tourism ...
Kenyan Tourism
The tourism industry has joined calls for withdrawal of the proposed VAT Bill 2012 warning that it risks slowing down the sector growth and new investments.
China's tourism integrity services union
China's integrity services union for the tourism industry was formally established on July 24 in Beijing.
Egyptian tourism: No radical changes. Yet.
An Islamist's ascension to Egypt's peak of executive power has sparked the hopes of many, but the country's battered tourism industry is showing concern about its future under Mohamed Morsi's ...
Kenyan Tourism Turns To Emerging Markets
Kenya has now turned to Africa and emerging markets to sustain the country's tourism industry, due to the Eurozone crisis.
Namibian Tourism
The Hospitality Association of Namibia says, although the tourism industry was identified as a key sector for economic growth and job creation under the much-hyped TIPEEG program, the recent ...
Shows support for tourism industry development
President Andry Nirina Rajoelina of Madagascar showed his support for the tourism industry’s development by personally making a visit of all the stands of the 2012 edition of the International ...
Investors and developers sought to build more hotels and resorts
The federal government is targeting investors and developers to build more hotels and resorts in cities and regions in a bid to meet the target of doubling spending in the tourism industry to $140 ...
Egypt: Israel aiming to impede Sinai's booming tourism industry
Egyptian officials slammed Israel's Sinai travel advisory, accusing Jerusalem of trying to impede the area's booming tourism industry.
Australian Tourism
The value of the tourism industry to Australia's economy is likely to top $100 billion this year for the first time, research shows.
Foreigners Overrun Zanzibar Tourism
Zanzibar — Some members of the Zanzibar House of Representatives are alleging that the tourism sector is dominated by non-Zanzibaris contrary to the isles ambition of establishing the industry ...
