Phuket Tourist Tells of Savage Taxi Drivers in Beating

My Phuket Nightmare: Phuket Tourist Tells of Savage Taxi Drivers in Beating Phuketwan By Alan Morison PHUKET: Australian tourist Glenn Dawson, at the centre of the action when a tour driver was beaten by local Phuket taxi drivers outside a five-star Phuket resort yesterday, has given a full account of the incident. ...

N. Korea seeks foreign money for seized resort AFP "Our sincerity and efforts were obstructed by the South Korean government," said Kim Kwang-Yun, director of the North's Mount Kumgang International Tourism Leadership Bureau. Speaking to dozens of Chinese tour operators invited to visit, ...

In U.S. visa program, money talks Los Angeles Times David Joyce marched his way to the front of the US immigration line using his pocketbook, sinking half a million dollars into a Vermont ski resort. The British citizen had spent years in a futile effort to secure green cards for himself, ...

Tourism minister visits India to boost tourism Jerusalem Post Tourism Minister Stas Meseznikov set out Sunday for a round of meetings with ministers and leading industry officials in India's tourism industry. This is the first time since 1993 that an Israelitourism minister has visited India. ...

Dubai hotels occupancy rises on tourist arrivals Khaleej Times Egypt tourism sector badly hit by political unrest and the country suffered the biggest decline in occupancy and yield in July. Cairo hotel occupancy dropped by 33.2 percentage points while room yield fell by 48 percentage points. ...

Doors to open at Abu Dhabi $350 million-plus resort in November The National He hopes the resort will also play an important role in Abu Dhabi's plans to become a golfing destination. Sports such as sailing, golf, and motor racing play a critical part in Abu Dhabi's tourism startegy as it aims to attract 2.3 million hotel ...

Marine tourism a hit Oman Daily Observer Marine tourism enthusiasts made a beeline to boating, snorkelling and diving companies enquiring about the options available during the holidays. There was even more of a rush this year because many people, who had postponed or cut short their travel ...

BPOs and tourism drive Cebu's growth Inquirer.net Cebu ranked third in total tourist arrivals in 2010 with its 1.77 million visitors, 712400 of whom were foreigners. More than 100 IT-BPO firms operate in Cebu City, with 60000 direct employees and $720 million in annual revenues in 2010. ...

Tourism advocates launch Facebook page to boycott Saudi airline Middle East North Africa Financial Network "The Tourism Chamber will sue the Saudi airline company along with the families of the pilgrims," said Alaa al-Ghamry, a member of the board of directors of the Tourist Companies Chamber. The Saudi company did not inform the pilgrims that planes had ...

Tourism needs more marketing – MPs New Vision Ephraim Kamuntu over the lack of marketing of the country's tourism potential. They said it was a pity that tourism, which is a big foreign exchange earner for the country, was not sufficiently marketed. According to statistics, the number of tourist ...

'Nigeria will benefit from a vibrant tourism industry' NEXT We need to look at the wildlife offering there; is the wildlife offering rich and buoyant enough to attract massive tourist traffic or do we need to find collaboration with other wildlife parks in different parts of the continent? ...

Coral Beach Resort - Sharjah gears up for OTDYKH Leisure Moscow Show AME Info Sharjah tourism authorities have been promoting the emirate in Russia for more than 12 years and in a recent initiative launched a Russian version of its website to provide information to potential visitors on tourist attractions, culture and heritage, ...

ROC passport mistaken for PRC one: Taiwanese Taipei Times By Chan Shih-hung / Staff Reporter A Republic of China (ROC) passport holder surnamed Wang (王) was recently refused entry on to a flight from the US to Canada by US immigration officials who mistook his passport for a Chinese one, despite it being ...

'Drug traficker on death in Malaysia is Nigerian but used Zambian passport' Zambian Watchdog Mr. Kasanda whose real names are not known was discovered to be a Nigerian national traveling on a Zambian Passport. The discovery was made after a recent consular visit to the death row convict by Zambian officials. The convict confessed to be a ...

Tourist is cut in two from the waist down whilst body surfing by a great white ... scallywagandvagabond By Scallywag • Sep 4th, 2011 • Category: Savage Predator Out of thedailymail.co.uk today come the grizzly tale of a young man, in his early 20′s been fatally attacked by a great white shark whilst body surfing with buddies not less than 50 feet from ...

“Van franchises need tourism nod first “- LTFRB Bohol Standard The Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) won't issue franchises to tourist bus and van-for-hire to ply their trade here until the Department of Tourism (DOT) gives its signal, said LTFRB regional director Ahmed G. Cuizon in an ...

Exotic Conrad Bali Resort in Indonesia By Simona Strachinaru There are people who still have not enjoyed their vacation period. Some of them wanted to take advantage of the low costs and visit some exotic places where. Home decorating trends

Saudi domestic tourism grows by 27% this summer | Tourism and ... The chairman of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) has announced that the kingdom's domestic tourism programme made unprecedented progress with a 27% growth this summer... AMEinfo.com Latest News

North Iceland tourism officials support Chinese land purchase plan ... By Alex The North Iceland tourism marketing office has weighed in to the debate about Chinese investor Huang Nubo's controversial plans to buy a huge plot of land at Grimsstadir a Fjollum and build a luxury hotel, spa and golf resort. ... A statement from the tourism board states that all new investment in the region's tourism is welcome; as long as it is in accordance with laws and regulations and adheres to the goal of sustainable and environmentally-aware tourist services; which is a ... IceNews - Daily News

Bucharest Life | The Idea That Tourism Can 'Save' Romania is Naive ... By Craig Turp The Idea That Tourism Can 'Save' Romania is Naive | Shortly after the Romanian revolution of 1989 graffiti appeared on the streets of many cities in the country saying 'Monarhia salveaza Romania' (The monarchy. ... 3. Romanian tourism is incomparably better than ever before. It seems to us that what some people want are not in fact lots of tourists, but lots of a certain kind of tourist: middle-class tourists doing middle-class things. Working class people from Vaslui for whom enjoying a ... Bucharest Life

Laos, Vietnam sign to further cooperation on culture and tourism ... By LV Signatories to the document were Lao Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Bosengkham Vongdara and his Vietnamese counterpart (Minister of Culture, Sport and Tourism) Mr. Hoang Tuan Anh at the National Culture Hall in ... Lao Voices

Sydney Tourist Attractions - Most Liked Place Around The World By jhonnapier This Australian city is one of the top ranked cities in the world, cuisine, quality life; stunning harbors and Great Barrier Reef are some of the major Sydney tourist attractions. Sydney tourist attractions are Opera House, Taronga Zoo, Darling ... Submit Free Articles | Submit...

Miadhu News – Four Seasons Resort Maldives at KudaHuraa ... By ahsan Four Seasons Resort Maldives at KudaHuraa scooped the top award at the Condé Nast Traveller 14th annual Readers' Travel Awards: The Best of the Best in ... Miadhu News

Tourist torn apart in deadly shark attack off crowded Australian ... Tourist torn apart in deadly shark attack off crowded Australian beach .... Plus allowing the shark to survive would have a serious impact on tourism and affect ... www.dailymail.co.uk/.../Tourist-torn-apart-deadly-shark-attac...

International Travel Bursaries for Open Government Data Camp ... It gives us great pleasure to announce a series of international travel bursaries for Open Government Data Camp 2011. These travel bursaries available to ... blog.okfn.org/.../international-travel-bursaries-for-open-gover...

PAGASA to include 6 tourist spots in 5-day forecasts - Nation - GMA ... Travelers visiting at least six Philippine tourist destinations can soon plan their trips better as state weather forecasters will include them in their five-day ... www.gmanews.tv/.../pagasa-to-include-6-tourist-spots-in-5-da...

Bodyboarding Tourist Ripped Apart by Shark Looking to re-ignite your childhood fear of sharks? Look no further! A tourist bodyboarding off a beach in western Australia was killed in a gruesome shark attack ... gawker.com/.../bodyboarding-tourist-ripped-apart-by-shark

Regional turmoil hurts medical tourism - Healthcare - Zawya The medical tourism sector is still witnessing a drop in revenues due to the loss of patients, particularly from two major traditional markets: Yemen and Libya. www.zawya.com/.../Regional_turmoil_hurts_medical_tourism