Tourism an important force to reduce poverty and foster global solidarity – UN

Tourism an important force to reduce poverty and foster global solidarity – UN UN News Centre Top United Nations officials stressed the importance of tourism in reducing poverty and linking countries through tolerance and solidarity as they marked World Tourism Day today. “At a time of profound global economic uncertainty, tourism's ability to ...

Chinese Billionaire Plans Massive Iceland Resort, Locals See Oil Plot Forbes Chinese billionaire Huang Nubo wants to pay $9 million for 158 square miles of remote northwestern Icelandic land to build what he says will be an eco-resort. Icelanders fear Nubo, chairman of tourismand development concern Zhongkun, actually wants to ...

Egypt tourism to plunge in 2011: minister AFP A popular winter resort, Aswan has seen a major slump in tourist arrivals since the January 25 revolution that toppled the regime of president Hosni Mubarak. The industry was virtually paralysed after footage of 18 days of deadly protests was broadcast ...

Tapping our tourism potential Sydney Morning Herald (blog) Similarly, the Chinese middle class is travelling abroad and contributing to huge growth in tourism in the Asia-Pacific region. According to the latest report from the World Tourism Organisation, there was an increase in international travel of 4.5 per ...

Montenegrin Finance Minister Sees Tourism Aiding GDP BusinessWeek 27 (Bloomberg) -- Montenegrin economic growth will match or exceed last year's 2.5 percent rise amid a tourism boom, Finance Minister Milorad Katnic said. The country, which gained independence in 2006 and wants to join the European Union by the end of ...

Thailand may return Thaksin's passport TODAYonline However, Mr Surapong said he was looking into the legality of the seizure of Thaksin's Thai diplomatic passport in 2009. He implied the seizure was unfair, noting a Thai does not lose his or her national identity card because of a conviction. ...

VIDEO: Report on tourism BBC News MEPs have backed a report by the European Parliament's Tourism Committee that calls for the creation of a "Europe brand" by the end of 2012, with the aim of boostingtourism on the continent. The report - written by Italian centre-right MEP Carlo ...

THE MAGICAL TOURISM TARGET IS ATTAINABLE The Citizen Daily How do they rank when compared to those in other major tourist destinations in Africa? Is it possible for a tourist to be in the Serengeti a few hours after landing in Dar es Salaam? This is food for thought for all stakeholders in the tourism industry ...

China tourism official wants easier visa process Houston Chronicle That's according to China's highest tourism official, who spoke to the Hawaii Tourism Authority and the US Travel Association Monday on the Big Island. China National Tourism Association Chairman Qiwei Shao attended the annual China-US Tourism ...

'Tourism industry to take giant step' Ceylon Daily News "The government is targetting a 30 percent increase in tourist arrivals by promoting the country's cultural tourism, Economic Development Deputy Minister Lakshman Yapa Adewardena said. "Sri Lanka will record a great economic growth through tourism. ...

Dark side of tourism: Sexual exploitation of children Calgary Herald (blog) Today is World Tourism Day and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was right when he describedtourism as “a force for a more tolerant, open and united world.” But tourism can also be a force for evil. The numbers of visitors to southeast Asian countries ...

World Tourism Day: Travel & Tourism a driver of world economic revival ITCM The World Travel & Tourism Council today urged Governments to recognise the vast economic and social contribution of Travel & Tourism - particularly as a driver of sustainable economic growth and revival. Speaking on World Tourism Day, David Scowsill, ...

St. James Club: Antigua's most family-friendly resort Washington Times Families flock to St. James Club, an all-inclusive resort, on the southwestern tip of Antigua, about a twenty-minute drive from the airport. Here, the beaches are located in a gentle cove. Families keep the fleet of kayaks in use, as waters are smooth ...

World Tourism Day quiz winners tour Nyungwe Forest eTurboNews By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda | Sep 26, 2011 (eTN) - The Rwanda Development Board (RDB) is hosting 24 winners of a radio quiz on Radio Rwanda and Contact FM, undertaken ahead of the World Tourism Day (WTD) celebrations, to a guided, ...

Pojoaque Pueblo Hires Resort Manager Middle East North Africa Financial Network Sep 27, 2011 (Albuquerque Journal - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Pueblo of Pojoaque officials announced Monday they have entered into a contract with Full House Resorts, which will manage Buffalo Thunder Resort and Casino in an ...

World Tourism Day: just another excuse to travel – Lonely Planet blog By Jane Nethercote 27 September is the United Nations' World Tourism Day and places around the world are marking this year's theme of 'Linking Cultures'. In Jaipur, historical monuments have been illuminated while in Rwanda, the government is using the day ... Lonely Planet blog

Busy schedule for Junior Minister of Tourism Kitwanie Carbon ... By admin After emerging victorious at the Caribbean Tourism Association's (CTO) Youth Congress in St. Martin recently, Dominica's Junior Minister of Tourism has a busy schedule ahead of her. During the congress Kitwanie made a presentation on the ... Dominica News Online

Indoor ski resort to feature 2297 foot downhill slope with a drop of ... A proposed Swedish indoor ski resort will feature a 700 meter (2297 foot) downhill slope with a drop of 160 meters (525 feet). Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine

Tourism an important force to reduce poverty and foster global ... 27, 2011 - Top United Nations officials stressed the importance of tourism in reducing poverty and linking countries through tolerance and solidarity as they marked World Tourism Day today."At a time of profound global economic uncertainty, ... YubaNet.com

It's Time to Celebrate World Tourism Day By hasekcom Today is World Tourism Day. How will you celebrate it? Myself, like all of you reading this, are economically dependent in one way or another on the movement of travelers from one location to the next. It is as simple as that. Established in 1980, the ... In 2009 international tourist arrivals were estimated at 880 million. ... At Your Lodging Establishment, Make Every Day Earth DayWith Earth Day just one day away, I have been receiving many press releases from hotel, resort and i. ... Green Lodging News

Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Investment and Development Authority ties ... The Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Investment and Development Authority (RAK TIDA) recently signed an agreement with the German Tour Operator, Reise Service Deutschland and the based- in- Dubai Destination... ... This is good news for the emirate's hotel operators and many have signed contracts to accommodate this new influx of visitors including the Al Hamra Village Golf Resort, Al Hamra Fort Hotel, Hilton Ras Al Khaimah, DoubleTree by Hilton Ras Al Khaimah and the Golden ... AMEinfo.com Latest News

Chamber of Tourism established in Lithuania | The Baltics Today By The Baltic Course | Baltic States news & analytics On the occasion of the European Tourism Day on 27 September, the Chamber of Tourism was established in Lithuania. The Baltics Today

Elder of Ziyon: Gaza tourism trade worth $40 million in 2010 By noreply@blogger.com (Elder of Ziyon) Palestine Today reports that the Minister of Tourism in Gaza, Dr. Mohammed Agha, said that there was a remarkable demand for tourism over the past two years. Domestic tourism in 2010 reached $40 million in revenue. This is all, he says, ... Elder of Ziyon

Conference of Language Tourism to be held in Valparaiso, Chile By kerstin@st.cl (Kerstin Doerflinger) Conference of Language Tourism to be held in Valparaiso (Chile). Three-days conference will concentrate on the value of language tourism within Latin America. The Santiago Times

Dutch Tourist Busted Trying To Smuggle Hummingbirds In His Pants ... PHOTOS: Dutch Tourist Tries To Smuggle Birds In His Pants. The birds were carefully individually wrapped in cloth and taped, so as to prevent flying the coop, but, unfortunately for the smuggler, they didn't manage to evade authorities. ... RadarOnline RSS

World Tourism Day 2011 at Shridhar Univeristy Pilani Rajasthan ... By admin No one has doubts that over the decades, tourism a key driver for socio-economic progress has experienced continued growth and deepening ‎diversification to. ... The dancing peacocks, the parading camels, the old motifs and murals preserved in the village havelis, are all there to remind thetourist of the ancient past of Rajasthan. Pilani town has a vibrant market with an array of shops dealing with Rajasthani handicraft items, embroidery, paintings etc. Tourist attractions in Pilani ... APN News

Tourism Day Festival on Boardwalk. By info@smn-news.com (SMN-NEWS TEAM) Great Bay (GIS):--- On Tuesday, September 27, the Department of Tourism will have a celebratory evening entitled World Tourism Day Festival on the board walk at the St Rose Arcade, starting at 7pm. There will be music provided by Ebony ... St. Martin News Network - Latest...

Tourist flight crashes in Nepal, killing 19 aboard | General Headlines ... Tourist flight crashes in Nepal, killing 19 aboard ... Indians, two Americans and one Japanese were among the victims, Tourism Secretary Ganeshraj Joshi said. ... xfinity.comcast.net/articles/news.../AS.Nepal.Plane.Crash/

8 Adventure Tourist Destinations That Respect Tribal Peoples - Digg Adventure travel can be extremely dangerous -- for tribal peoples. One man's ' landscape' of escape is, quite simply, another man's home. digg.com/.../8_adventure_tourist_destinations_that_respect_tri...