09/06/2008
Travel and tourism body invites entries for awards (Gulf Times)
By Arvind Nair THE World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), a forum for the travel and tourism industry, has invited entries for the Tourism for Tomorrow Awards, WTTC’s sustainable tourism accolade, in association with Travelport and the Leading Travel Companies Conservation Foundation.
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09/06/2008
Green Adventures in Costa Rica and Panama (HispanicBusiness.com)
Tourism will contribute a stunning $5.5 trillion to the global coffers in 2008, according to the World Travel and Tourism Council, and that number will likely increase as developing countries open new travel destinations.
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09/03/2008
ASIA PACIFIC-AFRICA TRAVEL AND TOURISM INDUSTRY COOPERATION STRENGTHENED (Thaipr.net)
Leading Regional Travel Industry Trade Associations Renew Partnership Agreement The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) and Africa Travel Association (ATA) have renewed a Memorandum of Understandin
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09/05/2008
Careers in aviation grow even as sector witnesses slowdown (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The Indian aviation sector may have hit an air pocket because of an industry slowdown and rising airfares, but a leading travel and tourism training institute says this is temporary - the sector will boom, and jobs abound.
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09/05/2008
Careers in aviation grow even as sector witnesses slowdown (Calcutta News)
The Indian aviation sector may have hit an air pocket because of an industry slowdown and rising airfares, but a leading travel and tourism training institute says this is temporary - the sector will boom, and jobs abound.
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09/05/2008
Careers in aviation grow even as sector witnesses slowdown (New Kerala)
By Madhusree Chatterjee, New Delhi, Sep 5 : The Indian aviation sector may have hit an air pocket because of an industry slowdown and rising airfares, but a leading travel and tourism training institute says this is temporary - the sector will boom, and jobs abound.
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09/04/2008
Final Weeks to Register for September Caribbean Internet Travel Marketing Conference Online Revealed Caribbean (Hospitality Net)
Registrations for the much anticipated Online Revealed Caribbean internet marketing conference for the Caribbean travel and tourism community have been filling fast with the event, being held at the Caribe Hilton in San Juan September 17-19, 2008, only a few weeks away.
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09/04/2008
Top Family Vacation Planning Website Updated (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Vertex Management site (www.VacationsWithKids.com) now provides ratings and suggestions for 223 family vacation destinations, including many Caribbean and European destinations. Search the site by ages of the children and the number of days you plan to stay. Direct links to the official travel and tourism site for each destination.
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09/03/2008
Hotel tax take up 10%, Vernon Downs up 21 % (WUTR - WFXV Utica)
Travel and tourism destinations held their own this summer despite worries about the economy and the effect of the early summer surge in gas prices.
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09/07/2008
Political unrest, travel warnings cripple Thailand's troubled tourism industry (Cyber Diver News Network)
BANGKOK, Thailand (4 Sep 2008) — Arrivals of foreign tourists in Thailand are down 30 percent, the Association of Thai Travel Agents said Thursday, blaming the drop on a state of emergency declared three days ago in the capital.
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