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Florida’s tourism industry fights oil

admin — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:11:05 +0000

Florida’s Panama City Beach pushes to bring in tourists despite oil disaster setbacks. CNN’s Tom Foreman reports.

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Greece’s debt problems damage tourism

admin — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 03:32:24 +0000

Greece is a popular summer destination for tourists. But the country’s highly publicised debt problems and violent demonstrations against government spending cuts have made many potential visitors rethink holidaying in the Mediterranean nation. And now Greek workers have walked out in protest at government plans to cut compensation for workers who’ve been fired. Al Jazeera’s Barnaby Phillips reports on how tourism is so vital to the Greek economy (16 June 2010).

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Tourism Industry Looks Ahead Warily

admin — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:58:04 +0000

Tourism industry in the Florida Keys say, despite oil spill worries, Memorial Day weekend was about as busy as years past. But with a peak season coming up, they’re not out of the water yet.

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News 29 January 9 items

admin — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:15:16 +0000

1: Krabi proposed 3 major projects to the Prime Minister during his visit last Sunday for local development
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2: A Krabi tourism sector calls for flight increases to serve their tourism industry while local hoteliers plan to attend marketing fair – ITB in Berlin in March.
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3: TAT announce several more awards for Thailand’s tourism industry.

4: Wachira Hospital in Phuket ran a fire drill to enhance staff skills in emergency response.
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5: Sirinart National park officials work on measures to prevent sand erosion at Nai Yang beach.
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6: Rasada Municipality rotates Big Cleaning Day location each month to promote tidy and clean areas for the city.
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7: An OTOP fair will be held at Phuket during February 5-14.
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8: The Phuket Film Festival is to be revived again in June this year.
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9: & finally in local news, Indio Pearl hotel & V Australia donated 373,616 Baht to Phuket Sunshine Village for orphans & needy children.

weekly Andaman News NBT TV (VHF dial) at 8.30am & repeated on satellite C Band (usually net black) frequency 4134 Mhz at symbolate 2530 at 1pm & perhaps repeats on Phuket Cable TV channel 1 at 3.30pm, 7pm, 1.30am & 6.30am, broadcast to Phang Nga, Krabi & Phuket provinces & maybe Mazz Radio FM108 at 7pm in Phuket, Friday 29 January 2010 & http://thainews.prd.go.th/newsenglish/ & www.YouTube.com/AndamanNews Send comments to AndamanNews@yahoo.com
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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

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2011 Visit Sri Lanka / Sri Lanka Small Miracle

admin — Thu, 13 May 2010 05:06:16 +0000

Sri Lanka Small Miracle –
Sri Lanka Tourism officially launched its new logo and tagline Sri Lanka Small Miracle yesterday (23)with the ushering of peace in a new era.

Addressing the guests and media via a live feed from Temple Trees at the launch of Small Miracle at the BMICH, President Mahinda Rajapaksa declared 2011 as Visit Sri Lanka Year.

In keeping with this theme, a series of activities and events have been planned in 2011 to lure in more tourists to the island.

The President said: Having regained peace, my vision for development of tourism has become a reality. The rebranding is an integral part of the repositioning strategy of Sri Lanka Tourism, and comes at an opportune time with the dawning of a new era of peace in Sri Lanka, where there are much expectations and opportunities in the tourism industry.

Managing Director of the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau Dileep Mudadeniya, said The objective of the Sri Lanka Tourism re-branding exercise was to create a single core idea that can change peoples perception of the country.

The challenge faced by Sri Lanka Tourism during the brand strategy planning session in 2006 was to find an idea that embraces the truth of the country, which is relevant to the potential visitor; then communicate that idea through every material item produced, thus establishing an integrated marketing communication approach, he said.

Sri Lankan tourism industry has a great potential in the future. In 2008 Sri Lanka Tourism was able to earn economic events worth around US$ nine trillion and we hope that in the future Tourism will be one of the major foreign exchange earning industry, Chairman of the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, Bernard Goonetilleke said.

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CURACAO – TOURISM

admin — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 01:15:19 +0000

CURACAO, ISLAND OF THE CARIBBEAN.

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Anglia News ITV Fixers Cambridgeshire Carbon footprint & Norfolk Tourism industry prepare for spring

admin — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:26:29 +0000

Anglia News 25/2/10

Norfolk Football referee.

ITV Fixers Cambridgeshire Carbon Footprint.

Norfolk Horning Tourism Industry prepare for spring.

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Denmark Introduces Harrowing New Tourism Ads Directed By Lars Von Trier

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:15:17 +0000

Tourism officials hope the acclaimed Danish director’s bleak vision of unsettling sexuality and brutal violence will attract more visitors to their country.

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Abu Dhabi pushes cultural tourism

admin — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:27:20 +0000

Sheikh Sultan Bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Chairman, Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority, tells BTN about Abu Dhabi’s focus on cultural tourism and its future heritage.

www.breakingtravelnews.com

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