Published on : Monday, September 1, 2014
Accordingly, the number of arrivals for all purposes in the first 8 months of 2014 recorded positive growth over the same period last year. The visitors for leisure and tourism estimated 3,302,618 arrivals, up 10.5%; business 919,757 (+12.9%); visiting relatives …
Published on : Monday, September 1, 2014
Vietnam has more than 100 national parks and nature reserves, and approximately 40,000 tangible and intangible cultural heritages. The country also has 18 World Heritages recognised by UNESCO, including two natural heritages, five cultural heritages, eight intangible cultural heritages and …
Published on : Monday, September 1, 2014
The Cap sac ritual is essential for all Dao men. They must endure the ritual in order to be recognised by the community as a mature and competent adult capable of holding communal positions. The ritual is rooted in a …
Published on : Saturday, August 30, 2014
This weekend over 300 luxury travel specialists will descend on Sydney to explore the latest in luxury and experiential tourism at Luxperience. The event brings together over 300 travel agents with over 250 tourism operators from around the globe for …
Published on : Saturday, August 30, 2014
A family of four staying at a 4* Rome hotel for four nights must now pay €96 in local hotel tax; last week it would have been €48. The City of Rome originally introduced the tourist tax (the ‘tassa …
Published on : Friday, August 29, 2014
One of the largest inbound operators to Singapore, global hospitality and leisure distributor GTA has bucked a downward trend in the destination’s tourism industry in the first half of the year, which has resulted in significant softening in hotel occupancy …
Published on : Friday, August 29, 2014
A strong and sustainable aviation sector is central to the success of Australia’s $110 billion tourism industry, and Virgin Australia is a critical element of that equation, according to peak national industry body Tourism & Transport Forum (TTF). TTF …
Published on : Friday, August 29, 2014
Today’s announcement of a $6 million agreement between Tourism and Events Queensland and national travel retailer, Flight Centre, shows that the tourism industry is willing to invest in cooperative marketing, according to peak national industry body Tourism & Transport Forum …
Published on : Friday, August 29, 2014
Tourism New Zealand and New Zealand Winegrowers have today announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly promote New Zealand as a visitor destination and premium wine producer internationally. The two-year MOU will see the organisations formalise their activity to …
Published on : Friday, August 29, 2014
A number of private pools in Morocco’s tourism hot spots have forbidden women from wearing burkinis, also known as halal swim-suits. According to local news reports many resorts in the touristic city of Marrakesh have reportedly banned the burkini in …
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