Countdown to World Tourism Day September 27

Countdown to World Tourism Day | Rus Tourism News By Nadezda Basyrova With just a few days to go until World Tourism Day (September 27), the UN World TourismOrganization (UNWTO) has announced the five photos and five “tweets. ... The winning photos, featuring Korean women celebrating India's Holi festival and a young tourist backstage at the Chinese Opera Theater, alongside a selection of finalists, will be displayed as part of a photo exhibition in Aswan, Egypt, the host of the official WTD celebrations, while the tweets will appear on all WTD ... Rus Tourism News

Debt crisis: “Tourism is Greece's opportunity for growth” | Economics ... By B.B debt crisis: Tourism is Greece's chance for growth The German head of the EU Task Force for the administration holds the. Economics Newspaper

Small tourist plane crashes in Nepal, 19 dead | AAJ News By Reuters Small tourist plane crashes in Nepal, 19 dead. KATHMANDU - 25th September 2011 (6 hours ago). By Reuters. A small plane carrying foreign tourists to view Mount Everest crashed in bad weather near Nepal's capital Kathmandu on Sunday, ... AAJ News

Tourism to Israel Sets New Records Ahead of Jewish New Year ... By Steve Walz According to the Ministry of Tourism, 3.6 million visitors came to Israel during the Jewish year 5771 – a 17% increase compared to the year 5770. ... “Israel is a tourism challenge for every Israeli touristand, of course, for foreign tourists. ... CSI Israel | Come See Israel

Mass Tourism: The Tourist's Dream or The Host's Nightmare? Part ... Mass Tourism: The Tourist's Dream or The Host's Nightmare? Part Two. Part 2 – The Social and Environmental Side of Mass Tourism. Firstly a footnote to the Part 1 of these articles…..The average spend by tourists to Greece includes those ... Vacation Guides

allAfrica.com: Kenya: Sports Tourism Catching On The Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) has intensified its efforts to tap into sports tourism ... He said the board was optimistic it would surpass its tourist targets this year ... allafrica.com/stories/201109250066.html

Medical tourism to get boost -- NationNews Barbados -- Local ... HEALTH MINISTER Donville Inniss says a new private hospital earmarked for Barbados will provide a much needed injection for the country's medical tourism ... www.nationnews.com/articles/.../medical-tourism-to-get-boost/ Tourist flight crashes in Nepal, killing 19 aboard Chicago Sun-Times Ten Indians, two Americans and one Japanese were among the victims, Tourism Secretary Ganeshraj Joshi said. The turboprop plane belonging to Buddha Air was also carrying three Nepalese passengers and three crew members when it crashed in Bisankunarayan ... Passport Agency computer system costs have quadrupled Telegraph.co.uk The cost of a multimillion-pound Government IT project for the Passport Agency has more than quadrupled. The 10-year deal signed by the Passport Agency, part of the Home Office, was supposed to cost between £80 million and £100 million. ... Oman, SA explore tourism potential Oman Daily Observer MUSCAT — An official session of talks was held at the general diwan of the Tourism Ministry yesterday between the Sultanate and South Africa. During the session, the Omani side was chaired by Shaikh Abdulmalik bin Abdullah al Khalili, Tourism Minister ... Tourism the winner in Solheim Cup Belfast Telegraph Irish tourism was the big winner of the Solheim Cup after more than 80000 golf fans attended the event, has been claimed. Failte Ireland said shots of Killeen Castle in Co Meath were also beamed into the homes of 400 million viewers worldwide ... Spanish tourism focuses on Indian visitors, film makers Economic Times Spanish Tourism has also announced a USD 1-million spend in consumer and trade promotion in the country beginning this month, under the theme of `I need Spain'. During the year so far, Spain, which nets over 11 percent of its GDP from tourism, ... Tourism zone to mark World Tourism Day Ceylon Daily News This year's World Tourism Day will be celebrated under the theme of 'Tourism - Linking Cultures' set by the United Nations World Tourism Organization. The main focus of this year's theme is to foster awareness among the international community of the ... We may resort to evictions for slums upgrade, says minister Daily Nation The government could resort to forceful evictions to improve living conditions in slums, Housing minister Soita Shitanda has said. Mr Shitanda said the government will not let efforts to construct better houses in slums get “undermined by ... Tourism and an uncertain world economy Jamaica Gleaner It certainly speaks to expert leadership by Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett and effective management from the Jamaica Tourist Board. Probably the biggest news story of the week was buried by the happenings of the People's National Party annual... Jetstar to give tourism a boost Southland Times "Destination Queenstown has been actively marketing to Wellingtonians, Aucklanders and Sydneysiders so these extra flights will make it even easier for visitors to access the resort and enjoy all the activities on offer. ... China Punishes Officials for Tourist Beating Voice of America September 24, 2011 China Punishes Officials for Tourist Beating VOA News China state media says six local officials have been punished after a tourist was dragged from his Beijing hotel and beaten after being mistaken for a petitioner. ... Tourism thriving in Augusta The Augusta Chronicle Just like everybody in the last couple years, we've been impacted by the economy to a certain extent, but we weren't impacted like a lot of destinations, especially the resort destinations,” Luber said. The tourism industry in Columbia produced ... Iceland resort bid spurs talk of Beijing hand - Hong Kong Standard A mainland property tycoon and ex- government official's plans to buy a swath of Iceland for a resorthave sparked local skepticism, amid speculation it is a bid by Beijing to get its hands on Arctic riches. The melting ice cap means oil and gas ... The tourism industry continues to show improvement in service Government of Jamaica, Jamaica Information Service KINGSTON — Chairman of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Robert Russell, said that the tourism industry continues to show improvement in service delivery, which augers well for the growth of the sector. "This remains an encouraging ... 2011 World Tourism Day all about linking cultures Summit County Citizens Voice The winning photos, featuring Korean women celebrating India's Holi festival and a young touristbackstage at the Chinese Opera Theater, alongside a selection of finalists, will be displayed as part of a photo exhibition in Aswan, Egypt, ... Tourism Czar Manila Bulletin They agreed that if tourism is not going to turn into a productive, lucrative, and fruitful business for the Filipinos, then they shouldn't do it. This is why he changed the tourist arrival targets for 2012 from 3.7 million to 4.1 million. ... Lift of bizarre visa requirement to help promote palestine tourism Bangkok Post The Palestinian bid for statehood has opened the way for the international travel & tourismindustry to demand the right to visit Palestine without undergoing the humiliating and intrusive process of applying for a visa at an Israeli embassy. ... Fortis eyes 10% revenue from medical tourism in 3 years Economic Times MUMBAI: Leading corporate hospital chain Fortis Healthcare is looking at garnering 10 percent of its revenues from the lucrative medical tourism over the next three years, a top official said. "I would expect that it will be in higher single digits or ... Tourism department urged to target long-haul tourists Inquirer.net While the government should target as wide a base of tourists as possible, the Department ofTourism should exert more effort to encourage long-haul tourists, including those from Europe, to visit the country as they tend to stay longer and spend more. ... Malaysian beach resort scraps Miss Bikini promotion TODAYonline A beach resort in Malaysia yesterday scrapped a publicity event for an international "Miss Bikini" pageant after officials warned it could promote indecent behaviour. The Pangkor Island Beach Resorthad planned to host a preview of the pageant, ... German tourist murdered in Afghanistan handed over to NATO Monsters and Critics.com Kabul - The body of a German tourist murdered in Afghanistan has been handed over to NATO officials in Ghor province, a police official said on Sunday. 'Last night at around 09:00 pm (1600 GMT) the body of the German national was handed over to the ... Drug war puts medical tourism under at the border Brownsville Herald Martinez said there are 106 clinics now. “The population in these towns has gone down, too,” Gonzalez said. Eva Lilia Garcia de Cantu, a family doctor, said that medical tourism is down, but the picture isn't as bad as Gonzalez paints it. ... Tourism Minister asks MMDAs to re-engineer tourism industry Ghana News Agency Ms Dansua asked the MMDAs to fashion out strategies to revamp the tourism industry and promote domestic tourism, which she said is a major priority of the Ministry. Ms Dansua gave the advice during a tour of tourist sites in the Volta Region, ... Cessnock council knocks back tourist cottage expansion Newcastle Herald BY DONNA SHARPE Cessnock City Council refused his latest application for five tourist cottages, three years after his initial plans were lodged. Mr Lewis, who owns Cedars Mount View, secluded luxury accommodation about 10 minutes from Cessnock, ... Rescued tourist 'was fascinated by Irish culture' Irish Independent By Paddy Clancy Kelly Jones, the US tourist who went missing in the hills of Donegal for four days, was still under observation in hospital yesterday. Ms Jones is still unable to explain why she went missing to her father, Ricky, who flew from his ... Asia passport needs Australia tax change InvestorDaily.com By Victoria Tait Further tax reform is needed for an Asian fund passport to be successful, industry participants say. The development of a Asian fund passport, opening Australian funds to investment from the Asia-Pacific region and vice versa, ... Passport office to start online system Indian Express Jalandhar: To speed up the visa process for applicants from Doaba, the Jalandhar passport office will introduce an online police verification system for the first time from October 3.Under the new system, the office will send all details of applicants ... Qatar Tourism Authority hosts key German tourism professionals ... The Qatar Tourism Authority is for the first time hosting a delegation of 40 influential Meetings, Incentive, Convention and Exhibition (MICE) experts in Doha. AMEinfo.com Latest News Tourist plane crashes in Nepal killing 19 passengers and crew At least 19 passengers and crew of a small tourist plane were reported killed as the aircraft they were boarding crashes while on sight seeing tour in Nepal. RSS Feed - Top Digital Journal News New tourism & culture transformation agenda out By Charlesmgb The Minister of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation, Chief Edem Duke has presented a new tourism and culture transformation agenda to the heads of parastatal under the ministry, just as he admonishes them to eschew rancour and ... Vanguard News