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Seychelles, Western Cape and Mpumalanga sign agreement at ITB to cooperate with packaging of 3 destinations to tourism market

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:56:58 +0000

The combining of three iconic and very diverse destinations as a single tourism prospect will be formalized at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Seychelles Tourism Board, Cape Town Routes Unlimited, and Mpumalanga Parks and Tourism

Agoda springs into Japan's Cherry Blossom Festival

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:02:12 +0000

Agoda.com, Asia's global hotel site and part of Nasdaq-listed Priceline.com, has secured special rates for travelers heading to Japan’s Cherry Blossom Festival.

Sakura – the delicate pink flowers of the cherry blossom tree – appear just once

Rijal Alma: a national heritage village

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:15:16 +0000

HRH Prince Sultan Bin Salman, the president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities, launched the project for developing Rijal Alma as a heritage village. Rijal Alma, located in Aseer province 70 kilometers to Abha, was chosen as a part of

ETurbo News Group signs on to Live the Deal to help promote low carbon travel and tourism

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:52:22 +0000

Thomas Steinmetz, chairman of the eTurbo News Group, today announced his group’s support for the Live The Deal campaign to help travel companies, communities, and travelers reduce their carbon impacts in line with government targets agreed upon in the

UNWTO secretary general calls upon tourism sector to speak with one voice

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:32:19 +0000

Working together to ensure that global policies are supportive of the sustainable growth of tourism and position travel and tourism as one industry speaking with one voice were some of the challenges highlighted by UNWTO secretary-general, Taleb Rifai,

Recovery momentum continues for Asia Pacific travel and tourism

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:16:11 +0000

Amid mounting optimism for a promising year ahead for the Asian travel industry, EyeforTravel’s 6th Travel Distribution Summit Asia in Singapore (April 28-29) will focus on the theme of economic recovery and how the industry can capitalize on the changed

TTG Incontri and TTI offers the whole world of tourism at the main B2B fair in Italy

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:35:51 +0000

The organization of TTG Incontri, main b2b tourism trade fair in Italy, and of TTI, the workshop targeted to the purchase of the Italian tourism product, scheduled for October 22 to 24, 2010 is proceeding at a fast pace.

An international appointment,

SCTA and partners launch training program for small tourism projects

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:04:13 +0000

The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) announced holding a program on "How to start your own tourism business." The training program is organized by the SCTA in cooperation with the National Commercial Bank's Social Responsibility department,

European Waterways Hotel Barge La Belle Epoque in Burgundy

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:58:42 +0000

Our cruise of local and culinary discovery was in the canals of Burgundy, France, aboard La Belle Epoque, the flagship barge of European Waterways. Before it was converted to a floating hotel in 1995 and refurbished in 2006, La Belle Époque was a freight

Cape Town ready for 2010 FIFA World Cup™

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:04:12 +0000

FIFA this week announced that Cape Town Stadium is “perfect” and is confident that the city will be 100 percent ready to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ by June 11.

Cape Times, FIFA secretary general, Jerome Valcke, said Cape Town was currently