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Earlier this week, Hisham Zaazou, the current Minister of Tourism, unveiled a blueprint that is designed to lure holidaymakers back to Egypt?s Red Sea beaches and historic sites ? while steering them clear of the rather more famous attractions in and around Cairo. The number of inbound tourists in Egypt
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India is not on top in numbers of?foreign tourist?arrivals but the average amount of money spent by international travellers here, on a per-capita basis, is more than anywhere else. Also, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) data, though the country is ranked 41st in terms
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Spa travel continued apace in North America during 2013, with the momentum partly-fueled by resorts? increasingly aggressive price packages, according to Spafinder Wellness 365?s ?State of Spa Travel? report published today. The wellness industry company ? which covers media, marketing and gifting offerings ? based the report on a survey of
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Tourism is Greece?s heaviest industry. It may sound like a common witticism to many people, but this is the truth and if you take a close look at the numbers, you will see it, too. 18 million tourists are expected to visit Greece during 2014; a number twice as
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STR Global?s preliminary January data for Singapore indicates negative results for the three key performance metrics. Based on STR Global daily data from January, preliminary data for Singapore includes: * increases in supply (+3.5 percent) and demand (+2.4 percent); * a 1.1-percent decrease in occupancy to 80.0
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With more than 1200 hotels worldwide and six properties to open in the Australia-Pacific region by June, Starwood has more than 30 airline partners, but none in Australia. “We have talked to many airlines around the world, we have 30 airline partners globally and Qantas isn’t one of them,
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Regent Seven Seas Cruises will offer voyages to 68 countries during the summer of 2015, from Russia to Namibia to Panama. The summer 2015 schedule for the luxury line’s three ships, announced on Wednesday, includes sailings in the Mediterranean, Northern Europe, Alaska, Canada/New England and the Caribbean. Among
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The Port of Barcelona has announced that it expects 158,000 passengers in 2015 for the Allure of the Seas and that they will be spending 17.5 million euros in the city. The Allure will sail 25 times from Barcelona during the 2015 season. “The choice of Barcelona as
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US Airways will join?oneworld? with effect from 31 March 2014, following completion today of its merger with alliance founding member American Airlines. ?All its regional affiliates, operating under the US Airways Express brand, will also transition to?oneworld at the same time. Their entry into?oneworld with effect from
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CSM Lodging, a division of CSM Corporation, has named Brad Carroll general manager for The Residence Inn Depot Minneapolis Hotel.? A native of Minnesota, Mr. Carroll?s new appointment returns him to his home state.? Bill Upshaw, president of CSM Lodging, made the announcement. ?It is with pleasure that I
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The Standard Hotel in Manhattan’s bustling Meatpacking district became famous a few years ago when some of its more brazen guests disrobed in front of its floor-to-ceiling windows. Now the downtown hot spot is raising eyebrows for a different reason: a near-record sales price. Final bidders include a group
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Meetings hosted by businesses, associations, nonprofits and governments contribute $130.2 billion to the U.S. domestic travel industry, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) said in a report. Hotels in 2012 generated $39.3 billion in revenue from meetings attendees, while food-and-beverage operators generated $29.8 billion, PwC said. Airlines generated $23.8
