The state-run Lao Airlines will buy two moreATR72-600 airplanes in 2014 to expand its service networks on both domestic and international routes, reports Vietnam News Agency (VNA). According to Vice Chairman of the carrier Sengpraseuth Mathouchanh, the first aircraft will …
Rough Guides, a leading British travel guide, has named Ethiopia as its number one international tourist destination for the year 2014. In its top ten global destinations for the year listed in its latest edition, the publisher placed Ethiopia at …
Tourism in Zimbabwe will rebound this year to pre-2000 levels when growth of the sector averaged between 10 to 15 percent per annum, says Inbound Tour Operators of Zimbabwe president Tich Mudzonga. According to the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority Tourism Trends …
The number of foreign and local tourists who spent time in Cambodia’s coastal estinations increased in 2013, according to provincial officials in Preah Sihanouk, Kampot, Kep and Koh Kong provinces. “Visitors come here for the beach and seafood,” said Seng …
The Peruvian government plans to build the country’s first aerial tramway to allow easier access to remote Incan ruins of Choquequirao in the Peruvian Andes. “Choquequirao shares some of the same types of Incan ruins as the more famous Machu …
Vietnam’s economic hub Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City welcomed over 4.1 million foreign visitors in 2013, a year-on-year increase of 8.1 percent, according to the City’s culture, sports and tourism department on Thursday. Specifically, the City’s tourism sector earned total …
The provincial government of Aklan in central Philippines said Thursday that 1.36 million tourists visited Boracay’s beaches in 2013, reports China’s Xinhua news agency. Aklan jetty port administrator Niven Maquirang said tourist arrivals last year were the highest. Compared to …
The railway between London and Brighton has been significantly upgraded over Christmas and the New Year thanks to an £80m package of improvements completed by Network Rail. More than 150 railway workers and engineers worked round the clock between Christmas …
A major upgrade of the railway at Manchester Victoria over the Christmas and New Year holiday has been completed, with rail services resuming as planned on Thursday morning. The closure allowed Network Rail engineers to install the equipment that will …
A record-breaking programme of upgrades to Britain’s rail network was successfully completed over the Christmas and New Year period, providing new tracks, new and longer platforms, new lifts and footbridges at stations, upgraded signalling equipment and electrification equipment to allow …
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