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Much excitement has surrounded the recent lifting of the?Tibet travel permit?ban! As of April 1st 2013 the Tibet Tourism Bureau, along with other government agencies, began issuing travel permits. As spring comes to Tibet, so does perfect weather for travel. Tibet is a changing place; the slow paced
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PHNOM PENH, July 9 (Xinhua) — Cambodia has attracted 1.79 million foreign visitors in the first five months of this year, up 19 percent compared with the 1.5 million tourists in the same period last year, the country’s tourism ministry said Tuesday. During the January-May period, Vietnam
NEW YORK, NY – Singapore Airlines today launched its next generation of cabin products, set to be the new industry benchmark for premium air travel. Customers traveling on select flights between Singapore and London will be the first to experience the new cabin products beginning in September, in First, Business and
Wizz Air, the largest low-fare, low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today has announced 3 new routes from Ben Gurion International Airport. Flights to Lithuanian Vilnius and Polish Katowice will start operating in late October and will be followed by the route to Cluj-Napoca in Romania
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New data from Hurun Report shows that China?s wealthy primarily choose hotels by location, brand awareness and service. According to the Hurun Report Chinese Luxury Consumer Survey 2013, Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts is the preferred brand of high net worth Chinese individuals, followed by Hilton Hotels & Resorts,
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Luxury hotel management group GHM and Taiwanese business development company Elements Innovation Co., Ltd have signed a management agreement to launch three upscale hotels in Zhudong, Taiwan. The Chedi Club, The Chedi and The Serai in Zhudong will stand together as the hospitality anchor to Eutopia, a mountain getaway development
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July 09–A group opposed to the Foxwoods Massachusetts casino project was to make its case Monday night for why the Milford Board of Selectmen should end the town’s consideration of the $1 billion proposal. In a weekend news release, Casino-Free Milford says the group’s co-chairman,
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July 9, 2013?- With a view to setting new standards for hotel rooms, the School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has joined hands with its teaching and research hotel, Hotel ICON, and organized a global competition to shape guestrooms of the future.
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SAN FRANCISCO, July 9, 2013?- San Francisco-based Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, the leading collection of boutique hotels and restaurants in the United States, announced today the appointment of Mike DeFrino as the company’s new chief operating officer. A 16-year veteran of the company, DeFrino most recently served
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When we held HI Connect Design a few weeks back in Nashville, TN we wanted to get the straight scoop from those that actually own and operate hotels. After all, these are the folks that truly feel the surges and sinkholes when it comes to profitability. Here?s what we
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Tourism continues to bolster Australia?s economy and with the right support can deliver even greater benefits in the future, according to the Tourism & Transport Forum (TTF). The Australian Bureau of Statistics? overseas arrivals and departures figures for the month of May revealed international arrivals increased 4.9 percent
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The?U.S. Department of Commerce?reported last week that the trade deficit deteriorated by $4.9 billion in May 2013 to $45 billion, as the $0.5 billion fall in total exports was augmented by a $4.4 billion surge in imports from April. But according to analysis by
