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Boeing engineer wins Lifetime Achievement Award
Legendary Boeing aeronautical engineer Joe Sutter, credited with leading the development of the iconic 747 jetliner, won the inaugural Flightglobal Lifetime Achievement Award, Flight International magazine announced at the 2010 Farnborough International Airshow.
Israel tourism is having a record year in nubmer of tourists
"Israel is a sought-after tourism product," says Oren Drori, senior deputy director general at the Tourism Ministry for Israel. He said there is a wide gap between Israel's political image and its actual image.
Fiji cracks best ever May visitor arrivals
Hot on the heels of its record breaking April 2010 performance, Fiji’s international tourist intake has surged again with figures released by the Fiji Bureau of Statistics this week showing the destination set a new record for May hosting more than 45,000 visitors.
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2009-02-12 11:12
Asia Pacific tourism deteriorating rapidly
Asia's volatile politics in Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and Macau didn't help when travel markets from Hong Kong to India began projecting...
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2009-02-10 12:12
Tourism for Tomorrow Finalists Unveiled
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has announced the 12 finalists for the 2009 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards.
The prestigious...
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2009-02-10 10:42
Ethiopia to tap new tourism markets
The Ethiopian tourism sector hopes to weather the global recession by developing its unique attractions, boosting private sector involvement and...
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2009-02-09 09:11
UK top European source market for Malaysia
The UK remains the leading European source market to Malaysia.
It was the only European country to have delivered 370,591 visitors...
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2009-02-09 08:38
UAE Expects Fewer Traveler in 2009
According to the findings from YouGov Siraj’s Travel Tracker update, a research tool which tracks travel trends quarterly, the amount people are...
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2009-02-09 08:32
Business travel budgets face cutbacks
Business travel budgets are being slashed with more than a third of buyers (38%) saying they have less to spend this year.
A poll of...
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2009-02-05 08:34
Tourism Australia Debuts New Ad Campaign
Tourism Australia’s annual event, G’Day USA Australia Week, a celebration of Australian culture, food and travel, launched Jan. 13 in Los...
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2009-02-04 08:34
Spain to Support Kenya Tourism
Kenya and Spain have agreed on immediate areas of action to help enhance the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the two countries to...
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2009-02-02 14:44
Business Travelers Taking Shorter Trips
The average length of hotel stay by customers of the travel management company HRG UK plummeted in 2008 from 1.9 nights to 1.5 nights. HRG...
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2009-01-27 10:21
UNWTO Calls On Tourism Leaders To Join The Green Economy
Despite the evolving global recession there is a real opportunity if world leaders succeed in aligning short term response to the economic...
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2009-01-27 09:48
Europe feels US financial crisis in absence of American visitors
American Express has shuttered two decades-old offices in major tourist cities. Taxi drivers are wailing that Americans and their big tips are...
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