Monthly Archives: March 2018

Istanbul grabs the 9th place at TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards

TripAdvisor has announced its list of top-rated holiday destinations around the world, revealing the world’s best holiday hotspots at this year’s Travellers’ Choice Awards.   Paris has grabbed the top spot, based on the quality and quantity of traveller reviews …

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International brand Vancouver is tourist favourite

Vancouver keeps setting annual records for the number of tourists visiting it but why? It’s because of the city’s “international stature as a brand,” according to the head of Tourism Vancouver.   According to Ty Speer, Vancouver has become a …

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Small business, tourism & financial growth

The Economic Development and Tourism office of Rockingham County had important amount of achievement in 2017. The first full year in new facility was the key highlight – The Center for Economic Development, Small Business & Tourism. Our staff has …

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Local tourists boost up hotel businesses prior to Easter

The South Coast hoteliers are quite hopeful in terms of booming business at the Easter holiday that starts this Friday.   By now, few establishments are fully booked as vacationers enter the resort town of Diani for festivities.   Hotels …

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Jökulsárgljúfur area to get 210 million ISK for tourism development

The Jökulsárgljúfur area in the Vatnajökull National Park will be given 210 million Icelandic kronas for facilities and upgradation like car park, walking paths and toilets.   Ásbyrgi’s car park will be made bigger, cycling and walking paths between Gljúfrastofa …

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Pampanga introduces ‘Visita Iglesia Pampanga’ (VIP) campaign to drive faith tourism

Collaborating with old churches and religious traditions and practices, Pampanga, a province in Central Luzon is cheering its devotees this Holy Week to come and explore the Capampangan way of reflecting the Passion of Christ through the “Visita Iglesia Pampanga” …

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Dearth of water & its impact on Cape Town’s hotel bookings

In a recent survey by Wesgro, among 18 Cape Town hotels reflect the effect of water scarcity in the city which has already impacted the hospitality sector of the region.   For Cape Town and the Western Cape region, Wesgro …

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Amtrak Unveils National Spring Sale Campaign

Amtrak has announced its new, National Spring Sale campaign, encouraging travelers to take a trip to their favorite destination prior to the summer rush, by offering discounted travel from Sunday, April 15 to Thursday, June 21 with no blackout dates. …

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$2 million funding for six projects in Bowen, Airlie Beach and Hamilton Island

Tourism Industry Development Minister of Australia Kate Jones has announced that $2 million would be available to fund six projects in Bowen, Airlie Beach and Hamilton Island.   This funding is part of a $7 million joint State and Federal …

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Kerala to highlight adventure tourism, stated Bala Kiran, Director, Kerala Tourism

      Travel And Tour World communicates with P. Bala Kiran, Director, Kerala Tourism in an exclusive conversation at ITB Berlin 2018.   Mr. Kiran discusses about the crucial target tourism markets of Kerala as well as their interesting …

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