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Global Officials Predict Continued Religious Tourism Resilience

The second annual World Religious Travel Expo and Educational Conference concluded this week with global leaders in the religious travel industry reporting better than expected figures and predicting continued resilience in...

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Confidence in Tourism Sector Gradually Picking Up - Unwto

Worldwide, international tourist arrivals declined by 7 per cent between January and August 2009, but the rate of decline has eased in the past few months. These results, as well as the most recent economic data, confirm United...

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Lobby against UK passenger tax to enter new phase

Jamaica's Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett says that as the region continues to lobby for changes to the controversial UK Airline Passenger Duty (APD), the next push is to have the Caribbean designated a "community of...

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Tourism sees a brighter year ahead

MANILA, Nov. 17 (PNA) -- This was contained in the World Travel Market (WTM) Global Trends Report which was released by Euromonitor International, a market research group based in the United Kingdom. Supporting this report is...

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Workshop on risks management in tourist sector to be held in Sana'a

SANA'A, Nov.15 (Saba) - A regional workshop on risks management in the tourist sector is to be held in Sana'a during November 17-19, organized by Ministry of Tourist in cooperation with World Tourism Organization, Arab Tourism...

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Confidence in tourism sector improving

MADRID, Spain, November 12, 2009 - The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) is reporting that confidence in the sector is gradually picking up. It says while international arrivals worldwide are estimated to have...

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Commonwealth Games to showcase India: Selja

From correspondents in Delhi, India, 08:04 PM IST Commonwealth Games 2010 has given an opportunity to showcase India as a unique and hospitable tourism destination, Tourism Minister Kumari Selja said Thursday. 'Commonwealth...

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Nigeria: WTM - Climate Change Causing More Deaths

President of the World Travel Market (WTM), the premier global event for the travel industry, Fiona Jeffery, yesterday warned that climate change is already causing annual death toll equivalent to the Boxing Day Tsunami.

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Chairman of Qatar Tourism Authority speaks at Minister's Summit in London

Mr. Al Nuaimi addresses the issues of travel and tourism in the global agenda LONDON (11 November 2009)- As part of World Travel Market's Ministers' Program, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) partnered for...

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UAE's travel sector shakes off effects of global downturn

Gulf News London The impact of the global economic slowdown on the UAE tourism sector appears to be minimal, according to latest estimates by global tourism bodies. According to the latest report by the World Travel and Tourism...

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