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How Will Oil Spill Affect South Fla. Tourism?

admin — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 03:32:20 +0000

WPBF 25 News’ Terri Parker talks to the director of Palm Beach County’s Tourism Development Council about how the oil spill in the Gulf may harm South Florida’s economy.

Duration : 0:1:44

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It Must Be Maine

admin — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:58:14 +0000

This 5 minute video about the year-round tourist potential of Maine, courtesy of the Maine Office of Tourism, is the Spotlight Video of the June ‘07 issue of Spotlight e-Magazine.

Duration : 0:4:56

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Costa Rica Hospital/Medical Tourism/Golf/Hotel/Retirement Development

admin — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:15:22 +0000

http://www.SunRanchCostaRica.com Premier Real Estate / Medical Tourism / Hotel Development for sale in Costa Rica. World class accredited Hospital, assisted living and long term care, airport/medical hotel and suites, commercial area, residential component and retirement communities, Robert Trent Jones Jr. designed championship golf course with branded luxury hotel, among others. Video provided by ProMed Costa Rica.

Duration : 0:9:22

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Tourism Niagara

admin — Sat, 29 May 2010 04:25:08 +0000

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A video produced by Niagara Economic Development Corporation (NEDC) to promote Niagara’s tourism industry.

The Niagara Economic Development Corporation is a non-profit corporation with a mandate to carry out activities to advance the economic prosperity of the Niagara community. The corporation provides innovative services to promote investment and to provide businesses with support services to attract, sustain, and increase their economic activities in Niagara.

Duration : 0:4:4

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Sharjah plans hotel developments

admin — Mon, 24 May 2010 21:05:06 +0000

Sheikh Sultan Bin Ahmed Al Qassimi, Chairman, Sharjah Commerce & Tourism Development Authority, talks about new hotel developments and investment opportunities in the region.

Breaking Travel News (BTN) is one of the Internet’s most comprehensive online travel news networks that offers both the travel trade and consumers instant updates on the most significant developments in the travel and tourism sector.

www.breakingtravelnews.com

Duration : 0:5:33

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Shifting Sands

admin — Thu, 20 May 2010 00:24:02 +0000

In the tranquil village of Al Dieseh, nine young Bedouin women are unleashing their creative skills and becoming empowered while earning an income. They are members of Al Dieseh Cooperative, which is producing ceramics to sell to locals and tourists who come to see the famous desert landscape of Jordan’s Wadi Rum protected area.

Chemonics’ Jordan Tourism Development Project is supporting the cooperative. The project, also known as Siyaha, is working with the Jordanian government, local communities, NGOs, and tourism-related groups such as the cooperative, to develop a dynamic and competitive tourism industry.

Duration : 0:9:45

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Douglas McMeekin: Yachana – Geotourism and Sustainable Development

admin — Thu, 13 May 2010 05:06:27 +0000

The Yachana Foundation, which works in the Amazon region of Ecuador, successfully achieves sustainable development through tourism and education. Geotourism, a term coined by the National Geographic, is tourism that sustains or enhances the geographical character of a place – its environment, culture, aesthetics, heritage, and the well-being of its residents. This is the commitment of the Foundation through the award winning Yachana Lodge. The Lodge, now part of the Foundation, besides being an incredible place for visitors to see and learn about the Amazon, is also a teaching facility for the Yachana Technical High School and an income generator to help support the school. Education, sustainable tourism and protection of the rainforest are all subjects that Douglas McMeekin will bring to his presentation.

Duration : 1:0:6

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Dubai’s Development Model -1/3

admin — Mon, 10 May 2010 02:53:09 +0000

This is an overview of the remarkable rise of Dubai – an Emirate in the Persian Gulf – and illustrates a unique tourism and leisure-based economic development model. Surprisingly, the development model did not require native wealth (such as oil) for its execution and could also be successfully implemented in an apparently “troubled” region of the world.

PLEASE READ MY COMMENTS ON THE VIDEO BEFORE WATCHING.

Duration : 0:9:36

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Dubai The World Development

admin — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:05:11 +0000

Something unimaginable is being built 4 kms off the coast of Dubai. 300 man made islands that form the shape of the world map of a development so huge that it is visible from space! Several celebrities and business folks have bought these private havens which are being called as a future wonder of the world …

Duration : 0:3:55

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Use Sustainable Tourism for Bells Bend instead of May Town Center

admin — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 01:34:06 +0000

This clip comes from the Metro Planning Commission meeting in Nashville, Davidson County, TN on May 28, 2009 in which the Planning Commission received input from the public about their views of the May Town Center’s rezoning proposal that is suggested to be built in the Bells Bend Community. Marge Davis, a contributor to the Tennessee Conservationist Magazine, talks about sustainable tourism, the largest growing sector of the tourism industry in Tennessee, and how there is not a trade off between May Town Center and no development. Development can happen regardless of the May Town Center.

CALL or E-MAIL the Planning Commission: ACT NOW!!! EVERY SINGLE CALL AND E-MAIL MAKES A STRONG DIFFERENCE!! If you express our concerns to the council and commission about the location, feasibility, and purpose of this project, your phone call or e-mail could be one of the deciding factors that helps the local government to see that this is the wrong time and place to be creating such a development. The sheer amount of infrastructure resources needed and traffic changes for the Center could seriously effect your neighborhood!!! ACT BEFORE THE JUNE 24, 2009 MEETING WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND JULY 7, 2009 MEETING WITH THE METRO CITY COUNCIL!!!
CALL or E-MAIL your Metro Council Representative:
http://www.nashville.gov/council/districts/coun_districts.html
CALL or E-MAIL the Planning Commission: http://www.nashville.gov/mpc/memberslist.htm

Duration : 0:2:5

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