U.S. Tourism's 'Lost Decade' Cost Some 500000 Jobs

U.S. Tourism's 'Lost Decade' Cost Some 500000 Jobs U.S. News & World Report (blog) A presidential directive to boost tourism from countries like China, Brazil, and India. — Have the State Department do more to promote travel to the United States. — Hire 440 new consular offices and put them in China, Brazil, and India over the next ...

Role for Yingluck in reviving tourism Bangkok Post The Tourism and Sports Ministry will propose Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra lead its campaign to restore foreign tourist confidence and lift the country's image after the flooding ends. Suwat Sidthilaw, permanent secretary to the ministry, ...

Namale Resort & Spa Named in Spa Magazine's 2011 Silver Sage Reader's Choice ... MarketWatch (press release) NEW YORK, Nov 10, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Namale Resort & Spa in Fiji has been named in Spa Magazine's 2011 Silver Sage Reader's Choice Awards, adding another award to the luxurious, five-star resort's impressive list of honors. ...

Tourism advisory body resolves internal dispute BusinessWorld Online Edition THE PRIVATE sector advisory body on tourism policies yesterday moved to settle disputes within its ranks that have stalled efforts to push the industry forward. The Tourism Congress (TC), in a two-day general membership meeting that will end today, ...

Tourism in Romania: investors wanted Financial Times (blog) The results speak for themselves; Bulgaria made €7bn net from tourism between 2006 – 2010, including €1.8bn last year alone. Romania managed a slightly negative touristbalance – meaning Romanian tourists spent more abroad than tourists spent in ...

Greenwich tourism chief sacked for Twitter joke about 'wallet not being on show¿ Daily Mail A tourism boss who slated an area he was paid £60000 a year to promote has been sacked after a three month probe into his comments. Neil McCollum was head of tourism for the London borough of Greenwich and responsible for the area's Olympic welcome ...

French passport calls West Bank Occupied Palestinian Territory Jewish Telegraphic Agency JERUSALEM (JTA) -- A temporary French passport issued to a dual citizen of Israel listed the holder's state of residence as Occupied Palestinian Territory. The dual citizen, 21, identified by Ynet as Eddy, was born in Israel to French immigrants, ...

Le Meridien Returns to Koh Samui Island with the Opening of Le Meridien Koh ... MarketWatch (press release) This elemental principle is woven throughout the resort's buildings, amenities and offerings in a timeless chic way. "Since Starwood acquired Le Meridien six years ago, the brand has undergone a full re-launch, including a comprehensive portfolio ...

Club Med to open second resort in China AFP Guilin, famed for its scenery, is one of China's top tourist destinations, attracting 20 million domestic and 1.4 million foreign visitors in 2010, Club Med said. Chinese investment company Fosun last year bought a 7.0-percent stake in Club Med, ...

Travel Experts Predict Boom In Tourism To Libya (VIDEO) By The Huffington Post News Editors Most notable, though, was the buzz about Libya and other Arab Spring countries, which are now marketing themselves as tourist-friendly democracies with rich ancient and modern histories. At the same conference, the Tunisian tourism ... The Huffington Post | Full News Feed

Sex Tourism: Why He Pays For Love And Refuses To Acknowledge ... By MN Editor Some men may just go to Thailand or Brazil with the knowledge that they're going for sex but for others, who manage to get caught up by a naïve beautiful woman, lying to oneself is enticing. Madame Noire | Black Women's...

Will the London Olympics kill tourism? | Business Traveller By Peter Myers The British Hospitality Association reiterated that the ETOA forecast is alarmist and the Games are very good for tourism. ETOA does, however, have a point. Tourist arrivals at Olympic cities during their host year have at recent games not been ... Business Traveller

Juxtapoz Magazine - Chernobyl Tourism | Street Art jux_chernoobl3. We like this futuristic proposed design intended to become the framework for development of Chernobyl's exclusion zone. Developers are hoping to draw attention by transforming it into a tourist destination. jux_chernoobl2 ... Juxtapoz Magazine

Catch Fishing Resort And Its Crazy Combo Pack In November ... By Spencer Xseed is bringing Fishing Resort overseas on November 22. This title, developed by Yuji Naka's studio Prope, brings players to a relaxing island where you can spend your days fishing. Siliconera

Be the Next Calabar Tourism Ambassador! Register for the 5th ... By Damilare Aiki Adaeze Eluke at Obudu Mountain Resort. Adaeze Eluke on a visit to a school. Profile Name: Adaeze Eluke Title Year: CCQ 2010/2011 ... Please note that applicants resident outside Calabar should be aware that winning this contest also entails that you will become the tourism ambassador of the state for a period of one year and as such should be ready to be out of studies for that period of time. This competition is not open secondary school students. Ideal Carnival Calabar Queen ... Bella Naija

ICT Tourism Business Platform - Tourism - Enterprise and Industry European Commission - Enterprise and Industry - This pages provides information on the Tourism Business Platform. ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/tourism/ict/index_en.htm

UK border chief axed passport controls: Top civil servant faces sack ... Border Force head Brodie Clark was suspended on Thursday after allegedly confirming that he had authorised abandoning specific checks at ports including ... www.dailymail.co.uk/.../UK-border-chief-axed-passport-contr... Passport Canada Set to Introduce Security-Enhanced Passport MarketWatch (press release) GATINEAU, QUEBEC, Nov 10, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Passport Canada will start issuing higher-security electronic passports, or ePassports, to Canadians next year. With the ePassport, Canadians will have the option of getting a new, ... Border staff feared fewer checks put children at risk Telegraph.co.uk UK borders staff warned that Theresa May's controversial secret relaxation of passport checks would “facilitate child trafficking”, a leaked document shows. By James Kirkup, Deputy Political Editor Minutes show that at a meeting in September, ... Tourism minister insists Kenya is safe after latest attack Telegraph.co.uk Until this autumn, the country was on course for a record year for tourism. Its popularity soared after Prince William proposed to Kate Middleton at a remote lakesideresort on the northern slopes of Mount Kenya last year. ... FP Passport: Mariela Castro's inauspicious Twitter debut Foreign Policy (blog) The role of online social media in undermining the message control of authoritarian regimes is often overhyped and misunderstood. Nonetheless, it's hard to imagine Raul Castro's daughter getting into a spirited exchange with Cuba's most prominent ... Passport after 2 yrs: HC orders relief for applicant Indian Express The passport authorities have been asked to pay Rs 15000 as compensation to a 21-year-old law student who had to wait two years to get his passport. The Delhi High Court pulled up the passportauthorities for being “insensitive” towards people and ... Sri Lanka tourist arrivals hit new record high in 2011 Reuters Tourism is one of the main foreign exchange earners for Sri Lanka's $50 billion economy along with remittances from expatriate workers, garments and tea. (Reporting by Shihar Aneez; Editing by Ramya Venugopal) A tourist looks at Buddha statues as she ... US Supreme Court begins hearing Jerusalem passport case Jerusalem Post Secretary of State Clinton – a case in which nine-year-old Zivotofsky's parents have sued for the Jerusalem-born child to have his birthplace listed as Jerusalem, Israel, in his US passport. Lewin of Lewin & Lewin, LLP, have litigated the case pro bono ... Australian tourism 'in crisis' AFP The tourism industry warned it was at breaking point after a steady decline in visitors due to the dollar's prolonged run above greenback parity, compounded by natural disasters and the recent shock two-day Qantas grounding. Resort islands were ... Follow @LaIslaPlaya