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Ethnic violence and war threats likely to kill fledgling tourism in Southern Sudan

Future of Southern Sudan tourism unstable

Ethnic violence and war threats likely to kill fledgling tourism in Southern Sudan

By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda

(eTN) - Tourism once was a beacon of hope for the newly-independent Republic of Southern Sudan, ... read more

President Obama declares Iraq war will be over by end of this year

Vows to bring troops home for holidays

President Obama declares Iraq war will be over by end of this year

"After nearly nine years, America's war in Iraq will be over, Obama said, "The coming months ... read more

UN: Minor incidents between Israel, Lebanon could spark war

Israeli-Lebanese border incidents

UN: Minor incidents between Israel, Lebanon could spark war

Incidents such as the exchange of gunfire that took place across the Israeli-Lebanese border ... read more

War on illegal pornography

US Attorney General Needs Broader Effort To Stop Child Porn

War on illegal pornography

WASHINGTON, DC - The US Attorney General Eric Holder’s comments indicating that the US is ... read more

African Union Summit backs Uganda

War On Terror

African Union Summit backs Uganda

By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN

KAMPALA, Uganda (eTN) - The African Union (AU) Summit in Munyonyo, Kampala, has backed President ... read more

Scuds or no Scuds, tourists still flock to South Lebanon

Lebanon Tourism

Scuds or no Scuds, tourists still flock to South Lebanon

By ZEINA KARAM

Israeli claims that Hezbollah has obtained Scud missiles have revved up fears another war may ... read more

Competing in a price war without suffering long term damage

Preferred Hotel Group Speaks About Critical Revenue Management Issues

Competing in a price war without suffering long term damage

By Marco Saio

Revenue management professionals have had to combat several critical issues over the last year ... read more

Fighting terrorism with tourism

Tourism in Iraq

Fighting terrorism with tourism

By Andrew Princz, ontheglobe.com for eTN

Being one of the leading voices of Iraqi tourism and a crusader of the return that country's ... read more

Despite war-weakened infrastructure, Lebanon tourism is up

Successful Summer Season

Despite war-weakened infrastructure, Lebanon tourism is up

By Meris Lutz

Lebanon is calling this summer tourist season the most successful ever. Visitors flocked to the ... read more

The tourism security threat on our desk

Cyber-crime and Cyber-terrorism

The tourism security threat on our desk

By David Beirman, eTN Crisis Expert

I recently accepted an invitation to be a keynote speaker at an upcoming International Tourism ... read more

Southern Sudan may declare unilateral independence

Sudan Conflict

Southern Sudan may declare unilateral independence

By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Africa

Sources from within the Sudan Peoples' Liberation Movement (SPLM) have given indication that ... read more

Post-war Sri Lanka tourism looks to boom

Sri Lanka

Post-war Sri Lanka tourism looks to boom

Hoteliers big and small in Sri Lanka are getting ready to cash in on what they say is the ... read more

R.O.A.R.:  Return to Baja California

R.O.A.R.

R.O.A.R.: Return to Baja California

By Jean L. Bitterlin

I live in northern Baja California, Mexico, that is ironically living a death by media.

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Amid conflicts, Middle East region pins hope on religious travel

Faith Tourism

Amid conflicts, Middle East region pins hope on religious travel

By Hazel Heyer, eTN Staff Writer

Despite hard times in today’s financial world, tourism has been given hope in religion and ... read more

Tourists undeterred by war

Russia

Tourists undeterred by war

By mnweekly.ru

Russia has been thrust into the spotlight of the world media due to the conflict in South ... read more

Resource-rich Angola creeps out of tortured past

Angola

Resource-rich Angola creeps out of tortured past

By Andrew Princz of ontheglobe.com for eTurboNew

Standing high above the African savannah at the giant rocks of Pungo Andongo in north-central ... read more

Mr. Saakashvili has bluffed. The Russians called his bluff. Is the West  now stuck with bailing him out?

Has Georgia's president picked a fight he can't win?

Mr. Saakashvili has bluffed. The Russians called his bluff. Is the West now stuck with bailing him out?

By news.yahoo.com

The victims, of course, are the civilians of Georgia and its breakaway South Ossetia region, ... read more

Can Iraq's new calm hold?

Iraq

Can Iraq's new calm hold?

By Gordon Lubold, The Christian Science Monitor

Washington - After more than a year of taking a wait-and-watch approach to the surge of US ... read more

Sudan to upgrade tourism facilities after animals survive war

sudan: so, the animals survived... send in the tourists

Sudan to upgrade tourism facilities after animals survive war

Southern Sudan plans to upgrade its tourist facilities after aerial surveys showed that millions ... read more

Stalin's favorite retreat, war-ravaged Abkhazia, lures tourists

Abkhazia

Stalin's favorite retreat, war-ravaged Abkhazia, lures tourists

Abkhazia, on the edge of the Black Sea, northeast of Georgia, has palm trees, subtropical ... read more

Israel-Palestine Tourism

Sound Off: Letter from Palestine

By eTN Staff writer

Rami Kassis typically does what most Palestinians do when being blind to the PA's internal ... read more

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