Saturday, June 16, 2012

Greece Wants Tourists To Keep Coming

Greece to Tourists: Keep Coming
New York Times (blog)
That's the message from the country's tourist sector as it faces a steep drop in ...The National Tourism Organization has just begun an initiative to use social ...campaigns by travel companies promoting the cheap vacation opportunities in ...

New York Times (blog)

Travel insurance: Everything you need to know
CBS News
(CBS News) From grounded cruise ships, to airline bankruptcies and mergers, to a hurricane season that's starting early - travel isn't always smooth sailing.

A tourist's day in 5 cities: Expensive, exhausting
Wall Street Journal
The Associated Press sent reporters on a typical tourist's itinerary one weekday in June in five cities around the ... THE ZEN OF TOURISM ... "You know when you're on vacation, you're going to have lines," said Michele Berke of Phoenix, Ariz., ...

Comparing prices for tourist itinerary in 5 cities
Wall Street Journal
The Associated Press sent reporters out with a tourist's itinerary on a weekday in June in five ...Meals were purchased from vendors and cafes in tourist areas.

Tourist outings on 1 day in 5 cities: Impressions
Wall Street Journal
The Associated Press sent reporters out on a tourist's itinerary for one day in five cities to compare prices, hassles and other aspects of their experience.

Pharmacist's death highlights Greek plight
Boston.com
Tourism and shipping are among the pillars of its fortunes; both are under strain amid ...Tourism accounts for nearly one fifth of the Greek economy, and the ...

Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Bhutan's capital
Chicago Tribune
The government, however, is aiming to lift tourist numbers to 100000 this year ... 8 p.m. - For dinner, jump in a taxi and head to the Jamyang Resort, a hotel and ...

Tourism in the US Industry Market Research Report Now Available ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
After a disappointing 2009, when revenue declined 4.1% as travel demand plummeted in response to a drop in consumers' disposable income, the Tourism ...

Mexico And Spain Sign Tourism Memorandum Of Understanding
Sacramento Bee
The signing ceremony was performed by Mexico's Secretary of Tourism, Gloria Guevara ... As part of the MOU, Mexico's National Agreement on Tourism, which ...

This week's best travel bargains around the globe
Washington Post
At the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort and Spa in Southern California, families save 30 percent with the Best Five Days of Summer package. The deal ...

Games may not boost British tourism
FOXSports.com
Despite the anticipated arrival of 600000 to 700000 Olympics visitors to the country in July and August, UK tourism officials say that overall overseas visits to ...

FOXSports.com

Steal this home! Getting in on cheap vacation home prices
CNNMoney
Vacation rental investing; Vacation homes are temptingly cheap. Pick a healthy rental market and you'll make out like a bandit.

No Gold Medal for London's Olympic Tourism
Wall Street Journal
The country's tourism officials have already discounted a short-term boost and ...Half the attractions and hotel operators polled by UKInbound, a tourism trade ...

Wall Street Journal

Tourism industry going nowhere
Casey Weekly Berwick
The focus of tourism is skewed to what foreigners are spending and where. The real problem lies in Australians choosing not to travel at home.

New tourism strategy unveiled for India
Herald Sun
It was unveiled at the Australia Tourism Exchange (ATE) in Perth, the largest travel trade event on the Australian tourism calendar. Tourism Australia (TA) boss ...

MGM Resorts International and Peterson Companies Announce ...
MarketWatch (press release)
National Harbor, the Washington, DC metro area's premier waterfront resort ... 40 million domestic and international visitors who travel to the Nation's Capital ...

Songtsan Travel Highlights Best of Lhasa
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Today it is a state museum, a popular tourist attraction, and a UNESCO World ... SongtsanTravel is a Lhasa-based tour operator with more than 20 years of ...

Legislature turns tide: Mississippi tourism to benefit
Jackson Clarion Ledger
The promise of an increase in tourism dollars is what helped push through ... add $100 million to the economy as a result of an extended vacation season.

STOCKS NEWS SINGAPORE-DBS says S'pore tourism sector healthy
Reuters
Singapore's tourist arrivals in April rose 9 percent from ayear ago, and could point to a record breaking performance forhoteliers in the second quarter, which will ...

Fiona and Twig: Vacation
By Anne Lorys - Fiona and Twig
Having a blast in the heartland, Springfield, Missouri, visitng my bestie. Debra of Common Ground. We've been shopping, and eating and shopping, and laughing and shopping, and then there was this bit of drudgery we were subjected to ...
Fiona and Twig

Collect And Share Travel Experiences With AFAR | Gadling.com
By Meg Nesterov
share travel on Afar.com Pinterest became the hottest social network this year, with millions using the site to collect and search for recipes, design ideas and inspirational quotes. Many travelers have used Pinterest for planning and sharing ...
Gadling

Graceland Celebrates 30th Year as Tourist Attraction | WebProNews
By Todd Rigney
Graceland Celebrates 30th Year as Tourist Attraction. submit to reddit. Graceland, a place which many consider to be the ultimate rock and roll experience, opened its doors to the general public 30 years ago this month. Since that time, nearly ...
WebProNews

Borderland Beat: Travel Warning for Mexico: Possible Violent ...
By Ovemex
The travel warning issued Tuesday, the day of the arrests and the unsealing of the indictment, urges U.S. citizens in Mexico to be on guard. "Given the history and resources of this violent TCO, the U.S. Embassy urges U.S. citizens to maintain ...
Borderland Beat

Official Opening for Trollstigen National Tourist Route / RRA ...
By Karen Cilento
The national celebration also marks the 75th anniversary of the famous Trollstigvegen (the mountain was renamed as a marketing strategy years ago when tourism activity levels were rising). RRA's Trollstigen project is just one stop along ...
ArchDaily

The Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa Wedding by Elaine Palladino ...
By Dawn
Crazy beautiful. There's just no other way to describe this breathtaking Hollywood wedding, because, well… it's just that amazing. A traditional love fest with a sassy color palette and a bride and groom that are the epitome of elegance – all ...
Style Me Pretty : The Ultimate...

April air travel report shows promising trend - US DOT FastLane Blog
By Ray LaHood
Just in time for the busy summer travel season, there's good news today for airline passengers: On-time performance is up, and baggage mishandling is down. The nation's largest airlines reported an on-time arrival rate of 86.3 percent in April.
Welcome to the FastLane: The...

Comparing prices for tourist itinerary in 5 cities - Yahoo! News
The Associated Press sent reporters out with a tourist's itinerary on a weekday in June in five cities around the world — New York, Paris, Tokyo, Dubai, and ...
news.yahoo.com/comparing-prices-tourist-itinerary-5-cities-15...

Vacation: Why Bother? | The Awl
"People who go on holiday for one week only get three days rest because it takes four days to switch off from the pressures of work, a study suggests." ...
www.theawl.com/2012/06/vacation-why-bother

DFA says latest US travel advisory 'improvement' - Home » Other ...
The Department of Foreign Affairs yesterday said the new travel warning by the ... to rescind the advisory, which may impact on the country's tourism industry.
www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=817859...200

Mexico And Spain Sign Tourism Memorandum Of Understanding ...
Mexico's National Agreement on Tourism will serve as a model to the Government ... on Tourismand Spain's Integral National Tourism Plan, Tourist Destination ...
uspolitics.einnews.com/.../mexico-and-spain-sign-tourism-me...

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