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Tahiti tourism launches first destination app

Tahiti Tourism

Tahiti tourism launches first destination app

Paradise can now be found in the palm of a hand with Tahiti Tourisme launching its first travel app for Android and Apple users.

Australia’s tourism investing heavily in becoming China friendly

Chinese Tourism To Australia

Australia’s tourism investing heavily in becoming China friendly

By 2020, there will be 100 million Chinese tourists traveling the world and Tourism Australia wants to ensure many of them will be coming Down Under.

Spain looks for tourists from ex-colony

Spain Wants Visitors From The Philippines

Spain looks for tourists from ex-colony

The Philippines could be an important source of tourists for its former colonizer Spain—especially Filipinos who are planning to hold conferences or conventions abroad, Spain's ambassador to the ...

Visitors from US, China and India rescue Swedish tourism

Swedish Tourism

Visitors from US, China and India rescue Swedish tourism

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Tourists from the US, China and India helped Swedish tourism grow incrementally despite a slump in visits from crisis-tainted European countries.

Philippines aims to boost number of foreign visitors to 10 million a year

Philippines wants tourism to become major source of foreign exchange

Philippines aims to boost number of foreign visitors to 10 million a year

MANILA, Philippines - The government targets to boost the number of foreign visitors to the Philippines to 10 million a year, eager to make tourism one of the country’s biggest sources of ...

Croatia set for 2013 tourism boost

Croatian Tourism

Croatia set for 2013 tourism boost

LONDON, England - Croatia is expected to see a large increase in tourism this summer thanks to its admittance to the EU and the announcement of a 15% sales-tax cut on tourist services which came ...

Chinese arrivals to Sri Lanka up 58 percent in 2012

Chinese tourism to Sri Lanka booming

Chinese arrivals to Sri Lanka up 58 percent in 2012

Sri Lanka has been one of the favorite destinations for Chinese tourists according to some recent statistics that recorded a 58 percent increase in 2012.

India to relax visa regulations for transit tourists

Indian Tourism

India to relax visa regulations for transit tourists

NEW DELHI, India - Foreign tourists could soon make a quick dash to Agra to see the Taj Mahal or to Jaipur for a glimpse of the Hawa Mahal if they plan their transit time in India to allow such ...

Minister: 25 million tourists came to Malaysia in 2012

Malaysian Tourism On The Rise

Minister: 25 million tourists came to Malaysia in 2012

TELUK BAHANG, Malaysia - A record number of 25 million foreign tourists visited Malaysia last year, a 1.3 per cent increase from 2011.

Nepal tourist arrivals down 16 percent

Nepal Tourism

Nepal tourist arrivals down 16 percent

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Tourist arrivals to Nepal has recorded a decrease by 16% in January this year in comparison to the same month the previous year, according to Nepal Tourism Board.

Ways to make your ordinary tourism industry extraordinary without spending extra money

Tourism is more than mere travel

Ways to make your ordinary tourism industry extraordinary without spending extra money

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.

Hong Kong tourism up 16 percent

Hong Kong Tourism

Hong Kong tourism up 16 percent

HONG KONG - The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) announced today that total visitor arrivals in 2012 reached 48,615,113, an increase of 16.0% over the 2011 yearly total.

Foreign tourists cautiously return to Egypt

Egypt reports rise in tourists and revenue from tourism last year

Foreign tourists cautiously return to Egypt

CAIRO, Egypt - Hisham Zaazou, the Egyptian Tourism Minister, announced a 17 percent increase in 2012 tourists and 13 percent rise in tourism income yesterday when compared to 2011.

Myanmar tourism up 54 percent

Tourism To Myanmar

Myanmar tourism up 54 percent

YANGON, Myanmar - The number of tourists arriving through Yangon International Airport rose more than 50 percent last year compared to 2011, the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism said.

Russian tourists lift Cyprus's tourist arrivals to a seven-year high

Cyprus Tourism

Russian tourists lift Cyprus's tourist arrivals to a seven-year high

An influx of Russian holidaymakers lifted Cyprus's tourist arrivals to a seven-year high in 2012, offering rare good news to a recession-hit economy, official data showed on Monday.

Revisiting Boracay and myself

Travel to Boracay

Revisiting Boracay and myself

By Jan Sevilla

Visa and tickets? Check.

Suitcases and a 24-hour pink lipstick? Check.

Protective sunglasses and a one million dollar smile? Double check!

Vienna 2012: Best tourism result in history

Vienna Tourism

Vienna 2012: Best tourism result in history

VIENNA, Austria - The Viennese tourism industry can look back on its best year ever: 12.3 million overnight stays, up 7.5% on 2011, have set a new record.

Caribbean tourism players convene in in the Bahamas

Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s Caribbean Travel Marketplace conference

Caribbean tourism players convene in in the Bahamas

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas — Many of the biggest players in the Caribbean tourism industry have gathered here for the annual Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s Caribbean Travel ...

Bulgarian tourism unveils new logo, slogan

Bulgaria – A Discovery to Share

Bulgarian tourism unveils new logo, slogan

The new tourist brand of Bulgaria as a tourist destination was presented Thursday by Ivo Marinov, Deputy Minister of Economy, Energy, and Tourism.

Jordan collected $3.5 billion in tourism revenue in 2012

Jordan's tourism revenue up in 2012

Jordan collected $3.5 billion in tourism revenue in 2012

AMMAN, Jordan — The tourism sector generated $3.5 billion (around JD2.5 billion) in 2012, a 15.3 per cent increase from $3 billion in 2011, according to a statement issued by the Central Bank of ...

Record number of tourists comes to Germany in 2012

Renewed tourist boom in Germany

Record number of tourists comes to Germany in 2012

BERLIN, Germany - There's been a renewed boom in tourism in Germany over the past 12 months.

Tourism New Zealand goes after Chinese tourists

Premier Kiwi Partnership Program

Tourism New Zealand goes after Chinese tourists

Tourism New Zealand says it is looking to generate greater value from the burgeoning Chinese market, with its new Premier Kiwi Partnership (PKP) program targeting those travelers likely to spend ...

Foreign tourists spent €100 million more in Ireland

Fáilte Ireland: Tourism Revenue Up

Foreign tourists spent €100 million more in Ireland

DUBLIN, Ireland - Overseas revenue in the tourism trade rose for the first time last year since the recession started, Fáilte Ireland has stated.

Tourism industry growth shows signs of weakening

Global Travel Trade

Tourism industry growth shows signs of weakening

SINGAPORE - After charging at breakneck speed in recent years, the gravy train to tourism gold is finally slowing down.

Peru expecting 10 million international visitors by 2020

Tourism To Peru

Peru expecting 10 million international visitors by 2020

LIMA, Peru - The Educational Institute of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) has predicted that Peru will receive ten million tourists by 2020, potentially making the ...

Syrian civil war killing Lebanese tourism

Syrian Unrest Hurting Lebanon's Tourism Industry

Syrian civil war killing Lebanese tourism

As civil war rages in neighbouring Syria and with tourism from the Gulf non-existent, hardened Lebanese merchants are surviving on a mixed bag of individual initiative, well-off Syrian tourists ...

Tourism Minister: Bulgarian winter season 2012 - 2013 looks good

Winter Tourism In Bulgaria

Tourism Minister: Bulgarian winter season 2012 - 2013 looks good

SOFIA, Bulgaria - Bulgaria expects a large increase of visitors at winter resorts mainly from the important Russian and Great Britain markets, according to Economy, Energy and Tourism Minister, ...

Tourist arrivals to Nepal up 10 percent

More Foreign Visitors Coming To Nepal

Tourist arrivals to Nepal up 10 percent

KATHMANDU, Nepal - The total number of tourist arrivals to Nepal by air have increased by almost 10% to 598,204.

Ukraine scores high in six international tourism ratings

Ukraine Expecting Tourism Boom in 2013

Ukraine scores high in six international tourism ratings

By Dmytro Makarov

KYIV, Ukraine - Globe Spots, National Geographic, Trip Advisor and The Lonely Planet ratings have named Ukraine among Top 10 destinations for 2013.

Zimbabwe hoping for influx of hunters and tourists in 2013

Zim Tourism

Zimbabwe hoping for influx of hunters and tourists in 2013

HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe's tourist operators have said the year 2012 has seen an influx in the number of hunters and tourists into the country, which is a sign of better prospects next ...

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