Google Brings Jerusalem, Israel to Virtual Tourist

Google Brings Jerusalem, Israel to Virtual Tourist ABC News By DANIELLA CHESLOW AP Google's Street View will soon provide virtual visitors a glimpse of the narrow stone-paved alleyways of Jerusalem's Old City and other tourist destinations in Israel. Google deploys cameras mounted on cars and other vehicles to...

Tourism campaign pitch to be delayed BusinessWorld Online The plan, which aims to increase foreign tourist arrivals to 6.5 million by 2016, proposes a number of clusters of tourist destinations in the country, which will be tied to airports and other infrastructure which will serve the cluster. ...

Egypt: Tourism arrivals down 35 pct in 2Q 2011 msnbc.com CAIRO — The Egyptian government says tourist arrivals fell more than 35 percent in the second quarter of the year, compared to the same three-month period in 2010. Egypt's Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics said Monday 2.2 million ...

Seoul to seek Mt. Kumgang resort boycott UPI.com South Korean tour packages to the resort were suspended in 2008 after a female tourist from the South was shot and killed there. Until then. the resort had been a source of foreign exchange for North Korea, which since 2008 has been pressing the South ...

Number of 'tourist' job seekers growing in Sharjah The National SHARJAH // Tour companies in Sharjah have been cautioned against bringing in job seekers on tourist visas - a practice that officials say is growing. The warning came yesterday in a meeting between the tour companies and the Sharjah Department of ...

Passport to smarter spending Sydney Morning Herald The most popular of these is the Travelex Cash Passport (cashpassport.com), available online or from outlets including Australia Post. When you buy your Travelex Cash Passport, you pay an initial card fee and an in-store reload fee. ...

Viva Wyndham Resorts Mexico Properties Receive Certificates of Excellence from ... MarketWatch (press release) 12, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Viva Wyndham Resorts® announces that its two properties in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, including the Viva Wyndham Azteca Resort and the Viva Wyndham Maya Resort, have received certificates of excellence from ...

FP Passport: Bill Richardson and the all-stars of freelance diplomacy Foreign Policy (blog) Richardson, who has long supported improved relations with Cuba, said he was “flabbergasted” by his treatment. He was invited to Havana by the Cuban government to discuss the Gross case, he said, leading to hopes of a breakthrough. ...

US Department of State Hosts Passport Day in the USA US Department of State (press release) On Saturday, September 17, the Department of State will host its third annual “Passport Day in the USA.” US citizens throughout the country may apply for a passport book or passport card at all regional passport agencies and participating passport ...

Traders fight for free tourist bus The Age Government development agency VicUrban, the Docklands Chamber of Commerce, the owners of the Southern Star wheel and tourism body Destination Melbourne also called on the council to keep the service free. But businessman Findlay Davis, whose tour bus ...

'Unsafe' Kundasang resort must cease operations: Masidi Daily Express Kota Kinabalu: Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun on Sunday said the operator of a resort in Kundasang must cease operations after it was found to be unsafe by the authorities. He said several visitors checked into the resort ...

Croatia July Tourist Arrivals Rise 5.2% From Year Earlier Bloomberg By Jasmina Kuzmanovic - Mon Sep 12 09:04:48 GMT 2011 Croatian tourist arrivals rose 5.2 percent in July from a year ago, the Zagreb-based statistics office said today in a statement on its website.Tourism accounts for about 20 percent of gross ...

Google brings Jerusalem, Israel to virtual tourist - seattlepi.com JERUSALEM (AP) — Google's Street View will soon provide virtual visitors a glimpse of the narrow stone-paved alleyways of Jerusalem's Old City and other tourist destinations in Israel. Google deploys cameras mounted on cars and other ... seattlepi.com: Health & Science...

Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority achieves TICSS Certification | Abu ... Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) has become the first governmental organization within Abu Dhabi emirate to achieve the much sought-after International Customer Service Standard (TICSS) 2010... AMEinfo.com Latest News

Sex tourism gaining ground in Suriname - Stabroek News - Guyana By Stabroek editor (De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO - Suriname must soon take measures to regulate emerging sex tourism. People do not like to talk about this, but it is happening. There. Stabroek News

Kotor Still Enjoys High Tourist Season - Daily News Montenegro By Novak Knežević Although the season is reaching its end, people who work in tourism are already preparing for the next one — focusing mostly on promotion. The plan is to visit many tourist fairs where they can present Montenegro in the best light possible. ... Daily News Montenegro

ARC business center informs public of passport changes | Davis ... By Cory Golden U.S. citizens must present a valid passport book when entering the country by air. Those entering the United States from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda at land borders and sea ports of entry must present a passport book, ... Davis Enterprise

British Publisher David Tebbutt Killed, Wife Kidnapped In Kenya ... By The Huffington Post News Editors British tourist David Tebbutt has been shot and killed, and his wife kidnapped at a luxury Kenyan resort yesterday reports The Guardian. The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com

Resort joins vacation exchange system | VietNam Today HCMC – Hon Tam Bien Joint Stock Company signed an agreement with Resort Condominiums International (RCI), an American vacation exchange group, to put its Hon Tam Resort & Spa into RCI's vacation exchange system. Vietnam Today

Luxurious Pulau Joyo Resort in Indonesia By Simona Ganea After a while, he decided to turn them into a luxurious resort, the new Pulau Joyo Resort. It then became a luxurious retreat for those who want privacy and wish to experience this beautiful piece of paradise with style. The guests are treated like ... Home decorating trends

Chengdu Tourism Taipei Experience Center opens-Chengdu Time ... By admin As indicated by the statistical data from the Chengdu Municipal Administration of Tourism in 2010, Taiwan has the highest growth margin and largest potential of the tourist source markets in Chengdu. In the recent years, Taiwan has been in ... Chengdu Time. The Panda City.

Occidental Grand Xcaret & Royal Club (Playa del Carmen, Mexico ... Occidental Grand Xcaret & Royal Club Resort (All-Inclusive), Playa del Carmen. Home · Playa del Carmen · Playa del Carmen Tourism · Playa del Carmen ... www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g150812-d260444-Revie...

Egypt cancels plan to tighten tourist visa rules - Travel - msnbc.com Egypt cancels plan to tighten tourist visa rules ... "Issuing a decision like this would have severe negative effects on tourism which was made obvious by ... www.msnbc.msn.com/.../egypt-cancels-plan-tighten-tourist-vis...

Tourism chief taps ad agencies, social media for PHL campaign ... Newly appointed Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez, who comes from the ... of 6.3 million foreign tourist arrivals by 2016, as set by his predecessor Alberto Lim. ... www.gmanews.tv/.../tourism-chief-taps-ad-agencies-social-me...

FT.com / UK / Politics & policy - Ministers create £10m tourism fund ... Ministers have created a £10m fund to shore up UK tourism in 2012 and beyond, after admitting that they did not know what impact the London Olympics would ... www.ft.com/.../f5ba5c58-dd5d-11e0-9dac-00144feabdc0.htm...

Member Of Ghana's Parliament: Tourism Introduced Homosexuality ... Balado Manu was responding to a statement by the Tourism Minister Akua Sena Dansua on preparation and the challenges facing this year's PANAFEST and ... thinkprogress.org/.../member-of-ghanas-parliament-tourism-in...

Seoul to seek Mt. Kumgang resort boycott - UPI.com South Korean tour packages to the resort were suspended in 2008 after a female tourist from the South was shot and killed there. ... exchange for North Korea, which since 2008 has been pressing the South to resume the tourism program. ... www.upi.com/Top_News/...to.../UPI-32281315821515/ Kenyan military join search for Briton kidnapped at beach resort The Guardian Kenyan police officers patrol along the beach at Kiwayu Safari Village resort near the border with Somalia. Photograph: Reuters The Foreign Office, which has refused to release or confirm the couple's names for fear of endangering the abducted woman, ... North Korea Boosts Tourism Campaign to Spur Investments Washington Post 12 (Bloomberg) -- North Korea looks to boost its tourism industry by targeting Chinese travelers and business people in hopes of attracting foreign investment. Bloomberg's Paul Allen reports. (Source: Bloomberg) (/Bloomberg) Correction: Clarification: ... Ministers create £10m tourism fund for 2012 Financial Times By Roger Blitz, Leisure Industries Correspondent Ministers have created a £10m fund to shore up UKtourism in 2012 and beyond, after admitting that they did not know what impact the London Olympics would have on the industry. The government is taking ... Wynn Macau signs deal to build second casino resort New Zealand Herald The resort will have a hotel, casino, restaurants, spa, shopping and entertainment spaces and a convention centre. Photo / Thinkstock Casino operator Wynn Macau said yesterday it had signed a land deal with the Macau Government to build its second ...