Wednesday 22 February 2012
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Individuals who are interested in planning a vacation sometime in the upcoming months and are not sure where they would like to go should consider Dubai, a major city and cultural hot spot in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as an ideal destination. Not only are there dozens of fantastic sites to see and...
In March of 2011, Japan suffered a massive earthquake. According to National Geographic, this magnitude 9 event caused a major tsunami that resulted in the destruction of much of the northeastern coast of the country. A combination of this natural disaster and the fiasco at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant have caused tourism in...
Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India during the month of July 2011 increased by 10.1 per cent to 4.98 lakh as compared to FTAs of 4.52 lakh during the month of July 2010, according to official figures. The 10.1 per cent growth rate in July 2011 was higher than the 7.2 per cent growth...
Romania ranks among the top 10 most attractive emerging countries for adventure tourism, according to the Adventure Tourism Development Index (ATDI) study published by George Washington University, the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) and Vital Wave Consulting. The other adventure destinations in the top are Israel, the Slovak Republic, Chile, Estonia, the Czech Republic,...
The Charminar Pedestrianisation Project (CPP),which was meant to restore the grandeur of Charminar and give its precincts a much-needed facelift, has ended up distancing the monument from tourists. Ever since the traffic diversions were introduced, the number of tourist buses coming up to Charminar everyday has dropped from eight to three. And while this...
“We have seen with the end of the World Cup an incredible resurgence of people wanting to travel to South Africa and travel agents looking for information,” said Sthu Zungu, president of South African Tourism in North America. “That necessitates growth, that necessitates for us to educate and train more people to sell South...
The tourism boards from mainland China and Macau have implemented specific measures this month to jointly tackle irregularities in the industry, including the practices of “zero-fee tour packages” and “forced shopping”. An agreement has been reached between the National Tourism Administration of China and the Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) and came into effect...
The leading Kerala tour operator has launched its new portal Go Kerala a website that more user friendly and helps online users in planning and buying the perfect customizable holiday package to Kerala. Kerala Holidays have a good clientele of satisfied customers both domestic and international tourist. The goal of Kerala Holidays is to...
While paid vacations are available to most private-industry workers, there are wide gaps between various groups, according to recently released data from the Labor Department. Workers with higher wages, as well as those at larger firms and those that work full time, have the greatest access to paid-vacation benefits, according to the Labor Department....
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