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Tourism creates jobs – with more tourism!
In the US, the Labor Day holiday was this past Monday, a time to ponder the high unemployment rate and sigh over the sad fact that no jobs were added…
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South Korea Pledges Policy of Tourism Support for Developing Countries
The 19th Session of the UNWTO General Assembly opened yesterday in South Korea. The Korea Times reported that Choe Kwang-shik, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism said that his country has…
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One Percent Sales Tax Earns Myrtle Beach +$25 Million for Tourism
In 2011, TripAdvisor rated Myrtle Beach, South Carolina the number one beach destination in the US. Google rated Myrtle Beach number two for the summer 2011 — no doubt a…
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Aruba to be Global Model of Social and Economic Sustainability
This week the Prime Minister of Aruba, a country with a population less than a Washington, DC neighborhood, declared sustainability a major strategy for his country. During a talk at…
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Ethiopia’s Imperfect Growth Miracle Partly Driven by Tourism – Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace published an excellent overview of Ethiopia’s economy today in their International Economic Bulletin. According to their overview, which was in part derived from a…
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Whistler, Canada: Treat taxpayers like shareholders, businesses tell municipality
Taxpayers = Shareholders — a simple concept with a lot of validity that came out of a breakfast meeting at the Wild Wood Cafe in Whistler, Canada of a few local…
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World Travel Market Planning – Route Planner
In sifting through the lists of hundreds of events and exhibitors at the World Travel Market, the Route Planner is absolutely essential for planning your time, but I did not…
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World Travel Market Mobile App
Check out the WTM Mobile Apps for iPhone, Android, Blackberry and other smartphones. It is very useful, although so far it seems to be independent of events and exhibitors that…
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$200 mn available for economic development, including tourism, in Central NY
The Central New York Regional Economic Development Council is competing for $200 million of funding for a five-county region in New York State. The funding is for economic development based…
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British Columbia to launch new tourism strategy
British Columbia will launch a new province level tourism strategy next week at the 18th Annual British Columbia Tourism Industry Conference in Victoria. The strategy was developed by the uniquely…
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Tracking New Legislation to Ease Travel to the US
From the end of September 2011 to October 20th, 2011 three new pieces of legislation have been introduced in the US Congress to ease travel to the US. We are…
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Tanzania’s Untapped Tourism Potential
Today, AllAfrica.com published an excellent mini-report on Tanzanian tourism, which rightfully questions why, given the richness of the country’s tourism resources and attractions, has the country’s economy has not benefited more.Policy…
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