Sri Lanka tourist arrivals hit record

Sri Lanka 2011, Dec tourist arrivals hit record
Reuters
Tourism revenue, which jumped 64.8 percent in 2010 to a record $575.9 million, has risen 46.7 percent in the first 11 months of 2011 from a year earlier to $735.7 million, central bank data shows. The following table shows tourist arrivals in Sri ...

Philippine tourism in second copycat ad row
ABS CBN News
Hours after the government rolled out its "It's more Fun in the Philippines" campaign, Internet pundits pointed to a 1951 Swiss National Tourist Office ad which proclaimed "It's more fun in Switzerland!" Dennis Gorecho, who described himself as a ...

Playing tourist in Guangzhou, China
Washington Post
The tower is a big tourist attraction, featuring a 4-D cinema, a stair skywalk that goes outside the building from the 33rd floor to the 65th, several restaurants and a free-fall mega drop ride. The Liede Bridge on Zhujiang river opened in 2009, ...

Taiwan tourism chalks up a bumper
Taiwan Today
The initiative is in response to a challenging year for Taiwan tourism, partly because of the earthquake in Japan and the food plasticizer scandal. But with a brighter outlook forinternational travel in the coming year, it is expected that the ...

Taiwan Today

Snowfall rejuvenates tourism in Himachal
Times of India
Honeymooners are going to warm up the winter tourism in Himachal. Travel agents are having good response." Bringing cheer among locals and tourists, snowfall is continuing for the third day in touristresorts of Manali. According to reports from rescue ...

Ski Resort Offers Free Lift Passes to the Entire US for 30 Days
MarketWatch (press release)
ROSSLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Jan 06, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- In response to the record-low snowfall conditions throughout the US, Red Mountain Resort, located in Rossland, BC (five miles north of the US/Canadian border), is offering FREE lift ...

Ski Resort Expansion Threatens Damage to Lake Tahoe
eNews Park Forest
Homewood Mountain Resort is a small, quaint, family-oriented ski facility located in a primarily residential community of rustic single-family homes tucked among tall trees. When real estate developers proposed to build hundreds of condominiums and ...

Pivotal time for Belleayre ski center as NY considers switching management and ...
Washington Post
Also, a private developer's proposal for a high-mountain resort adjacent to Belleayre is showing signs of progress after years on the drawing board. Proponents believe changes to Belleayre could draw more visitors to a corner of the Catskills that ...

PGA National Resort scores with loan extension, paydown
Bizjournals.com
The PGA National Resort & Spa had an occupancy rate of 61 percent in 2010, according to Trepp LLC. The owner of the PGA National Resort and Spa scored a three-year loan extension, but it took a $30 million equity infusion to secure it. ...

Avalanche traps skiers at Swiss resort
msnbc.com
A spokeswoman for the local tourism board told the Daily Mail that rail staff were assessing whether workers could dig out the train tracks on Friday. Belinda Hadden, 53, told the paper that the closed roads caused her to miss a flight home to London. ...

Canadian student found dead on beach in popular Mexican tourist town
National Post
Santa Maria Huatulco is a popular tourist town in the southwestern Mexican state of Oaxaca, about 500 kilometres south of Acapulco. The two were on vacation there when they went missing on December 14. Manuel de Jesus Lopez, an attorney general in ...

National Post

Tourism - Huge impact hardly noticed
Victoria Times Colonist
From the person giving directions on Government Street and the server at a busy restaurant, to the taxi driver from the airport, to our elected officials, we all own a part of every tourist's experience.Tourism continues to be what it has been for ...

Vt. Resort Pounded By Irene Opens New Bars
WPTZ The Champlain Valley
KILLINGTON, Vt. -- Skiers and boarders at Vermont's largest resort are still getting their winter legs under them, and were eager Thursday for more natural snowfall. As of the first week in January, just over one-third of Killington's trails were open. ...

Fantino pushes for passport office
YorkRegion.com
“For most people, applying for a passport is not a big deal — for seniors it is. The same with filling out applications for pension entitlements and things of that nature, it becomes very frustrating. That's why we need to have an office presence, ...

Pheasant Run Resort to get new management
Kane County Chronicle
Arlington, Texas-based Interstate Hotels and Resorts has reached an agreement with Pheasant RunResort that will give Interstate operational control over the landmark resort on St. Charles' east side. Oakbrook Companies, the parent company for Pheasant ...

NY agents say Chinese woman used Korean passport
Wall Street Journal
AP BUFFALO, NY — United States border agents in New York say they've arrested a Chinese woman who tried to enter the country using a Korean citizen's missing passport. The 31-year-old woman was arrested Friday at the Peace Bridge in Buffalo. ...

Fill-In | Space Tourism
New York Times (blog)
You can sign up on the Web site of, say, Virgin Galactic, the most prominent of the new space tourism companies, or go to a ______ agent and put down a hefty deposit. Soon you will be able to buy travel insurance, just as you can for any other ______. ...

New York Times (blog)

Govt to promote tourism sector
Himalayan Times
The tourism sector must be given a priority as it is the only industry that can help develop overall economy, Joshi said, stressing on the need of new tourist vehicles. “But the syndicate is hurting thetourism sector.” Similarly, tourism minister ...

Bogdanoff revises resort casino bill to get voter approval and pari-mutual perqs
MiamiHerald.com (blog)
In an effort to win support and silence critics, the Senate sponsor of the bill to bring resort casinos to Florida wants to let voters approve any new gambling and allow counties outside of Miami Dade and Broward to compete for three mega-casino ...

Cherry Creek ski resort permit decision postponed by county planning commission
Cache Valley Daily
Logan Checketts wants to turn 203 acres of land zoned for forest recreation into a ski resort with four ski lifts, a zip line and a cable tow for a tubing hill. A conditional use permit means that if problems arise in the future, the commission and the ...

Equatorial Guinea Continues To Enhance National Progress With New Tourist Complex
MarketWatch (press release)
The new tourist resort, Elik Melen, is the latest project in the government's plan to build a tourisminfrastructure in the West African country. In his remarks, President Obiang said the new touristcomplex is one of many recent projects the country ...

Casino CEO revels in new resort experience
Cherry Hill Courier Post
Set to debut in May, Revel plans to make Atlantic City a true resort destination. / Photo provided Construction of Atlantic City's first new casino in nearly nine years remains ahead of schedule, but Revel Entertainment is still sticking to a May 15 ...

Tourism head introduced to commission
Parkersburg News
Mark Lewis, a Parkersburg native and a 1978 graduate of Parkersburg High School, was presented to the commission by Steve Nicely, the retiring president of the tourism promotion agency. "Mark is here doing some preliminary work. ...

Heavenly kicks off new safety campaign
Tahoe Daily Tribune
By Dylan Silver A ski patroller keeps an eye on one of Heavenly Mountain Resort's many runs. Theresort has launched a new safety program called “Play It Safe.” SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — With National Safety Awareness Week kicking off next weekend, ...

The Summit At Snoqualmie: A Huffington Post Travel Ski Resort Guide
Huffington Post
The resort is the closest one to Seattle, 51 miles away from downtown and 58 miles from Sea-Tac Airport. Snoqualmiet is easy to access since it's just off of Interstate 90 at Snoqualmie Pass. With four different mountains and base areas to choose from, ...

3 Shops Vie For Atlantic City Tourism Account - Adweek
By Andrew McMains
Atlantic City's search for an agency to drum up tourism is winding down, with three New York shops still in the hunt. The agencies—Euro RSCG, Arnold and Draftfcb—traveled to the New Jersey shore point this week for a round of work ...
Adweek : Advertising & Branding

Pathfinders: an incredible adventure in the tourism business in ...
By RT
Any travel in Russia is an adventure,” says Annette Loftus, CEO of Aspera Travel, who brings high-end holidaymakers to explore Russia off the beaten track. In interview with Business RT she talked about the challenges of tourism in the ...
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Six charged for Phuket resort GM stabbing - The Nation
Six staff members of the Carnala-Rachada Pub in Phuket Town have been arrested for allegedly stabbing and assaulting Sri Panwa Resort General Manager Vorasit Issara early yesterday morning and charged with attempted murder. ...
NationMultimedia.com - National

30 Gorgeous and Stunning Ski Resort Websites | Onextrapixel ...
By Alex Ball
This the season for fluffy white snow, waxed up skis and boards, and an all-day lift ticket. And there's no better time than now to analyze some of the best ski resort websites on the web.
Onextrapixel - Web Design & Developme...

A Raid On A Luxury Ski Resort Has Uncovered The True Scale Of ...
By Nick Jardine
The problem is so bad money-sniffing dogs have been brought in.
Money Game

Body Found Near Palm Springs Resort « CBS Los Angeles
By Alan Carter
A body was found Thursday near a Palm Springs resort, according to authorities.
CBS Los Angeles

FG approves Tourism Development Fund
By Nnamdiojiego
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru. THE Federal Government has approved a Tourism Development Fund to enable the Ministry of Tourism to seek private sector funding for the country's tourism development programmes. The Minister of Tourism, ...
Vanguard News

Lake Tahoe Resort's Makeover Plans Spark Lawsuit « CBS ...
By Staff
Environmentalists have filed a lawsuit to block a Lake Tahoe resort's redevelopment plan, saying it was inadequately studied and would harm the environment.
CBS Sacrament

Maldives tourism industry denies spas are brothels - Yahoo! News

News: Tourism officials in the Maldives on Monday denied that health spas at ... Last week thetourism ministry instructed resort hotels across the nation's coral .... Beirut Lebanon, and Havana Cuba both used to be highly desireable tourist ...
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Morgan Bay Beach Resort, Gros Islet: See 1340 traveler reviews, 1102 candid photos, and great ...Morgan Bay Beach Resort Resort (All-Inclusive), Gros Islet ...
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