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By KRIS HUDSON Brookfield Asset Management Inc. has canceled a deal to take control of the huge Atlantis resort in the Bahamas and two other resorts from Kerzner International Holdings Ltd. after other creditors obtained a court ruling delaying the ...
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As my colleagues write here, President Barack Obama will come to Central Florida on Thursday to unroll a White House initiative designed to boost tourism. Don't know yet what he'll announce, though tourism officials have been pushing for changes to ...
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Obama: I'm going to Disney World
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West Virginia resort to host food, wine festival
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Where: Lakeview Golf Resort & Spa, 1 Lakeview Road, Morgantown, W.Va. Sandra Fischione Donovan can be reached at 412-320-7920 or via e-mail. Food aficionados can take a culinary road trip across America without ever leaving West Virginia, ...
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Virginia Tourism Corp. says release of Spielberg's “Lincoln” will create mega oppo
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The stars are lining up perfectly for Virginia's tourism industry this year. With Disney planning to spend $35 million to market Steven Spielberg's movie, “Lincoln'” —filmed entirely in Virginia — the state's tourism agency is gearing up for ...
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Somalia is the new hotspot on the 'jihadi tourism' trail
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Except if you're on the “jihadi tourism” trail, scouting for the perfect terrorism training spot. The term “jihadi tourism” first appeared in news reports in late 2010, when US diplomatic cables, revealed by WikiLeaks, quoted a US diplomat in East ...
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Asian Medical Tourism Market Future Reviewed in New Report Published at ...
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Asia is estimated to record an increased market share in the global medical tourism market with projected volume growth of foreign patients being the highest worldwide. New market research report "Asia Medical Tourism Industry Outlook to 2015 - The ...
Quincy area tourism director optimistic about 2012 and beyond
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Another barometer of Quincy tourism is seen in numbers from the Villa Kathrine, 532 Gardner Expressway, Quincy's tourist information center and the home of the Convention and Visitors Bureau. According to the Friends of the Castle, the Moorish-style ...
State's Tourism Effort Stuck In First Gear
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Today, Connecticut is competing for tourism in a global economy and in a communications milieu that demands smart organization and compelling messaging. To meet this challenge, Connecticut has three quasi-independent tourism districts that are funded ...
Palm Beach County tourism office woos Brazilians who like to shop
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latest money news » From The Post and AP By Alexandra Clough Palm Beach Countytourism leaders are looking forward this year to capturing more business from visitors who love to shop, and Brazilian tourists figure heavily into that strategy. ...
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Tennis Australia is Using Image of Li to Promote Tourism
10sBalls
EPA/BARBARA WALTON | Tennis Australia has selected the image of China's champion Li Na and is using the French Open winner and Melbourne finalist as a tourism lure. The tournament claims that half a million Chinese visited Australia in 2011 out of an ...
Tourism meet at Khajuraho on February 12
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PTI | 10:01 PM,Jan 17,2012 Bhopal, Jan 17 (PTI) In order to promote tourism in Madhya Pradesh, the MP State Tourism Development Corporation (MPSTDC) will organise with FICCI a two-day long 'Tourism Meet Conclave and B-to-B' at Khajuraho on February 1-2 ...
Seychelles tourism officials meet in lagoon
eTurboNews
Officials of the Seychelles Hospitality and Tourism Association (SHTA) and the Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) waded into the lagoon at Au Cap on the main island of Mahe last Friday and used the occasion to underline concerns about challenges facing the ...
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Clearwater Beach's newest resort Earns Four Green Keys
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Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach Resort and Spa, the newest beachfront property on Florida's West Coast, has raised the bar in its commitment to environmental management and corporate social responsibility. The 250-all-suite resort recently secured a ...
City of Jerusalem Appoints Steinreich Communications to Promote Tourism
MarketWatch (press release)
Steinreich Communications was chosen for its cultural and tourist promotional campaign that emphasized the multi-faceted attractions the city has to offer. Late last year, the agency was one of five firms invited to participate in a public bidding ...
Need a passport? Go to the mall
Philippine Star
By Pia Lee-Brago (The Philippine Star) Updated January 18, 2012 12:00 AM 0 MANILA, Philippines - Filipinos can now more easily apply and renew their passports as the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) opens new consular offices inside SM malls and ...
Rich Lister eyes tourism acquisitions
National Business Review
NBR Rich Lister Owen Glenn, fresh from cashing up via the sale of OTS Logistics is eyeing uptourism investments in New Zealand. “I'm looking at some investments in New Zealand in tourismbut I can't say much more yet,” Mr Glenn told the NBR. ...
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