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Where and When do Chinese Travel Outside China?

By SW Associates, LLC | August 4, 2021
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Where and When do Chinese Travel Outside China?中国游客出境游的目的地和时间选择 By Scott Wayne and Anna Xie æ–¯ç§‘特.韦æ©å’Œè°¢å®‰å¨œ According to a recent report by the China Tourism Academy (CTA), in the first half of…

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Successful Domestic Tourism Strategy – Scotland 2011

By SW Associates, LLC | August 4, 2021
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Oxford, UK-based IEWY News just reported that Scotland has seen “a six per cent increase in domestic visitors in the first six months of 2011, compared to the same period…

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ASEAN Tourism Country Reports and Presentations 2011

By SW Associates, LLC | August 4, 2021
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Imtiaz Muqbil, Editor and Publisher of the Travel Impact Newswire just posted the following set of very useful reports from the ASEAN Tourism Forum. Check out the reports and Imtiaz’s…

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A New Destination for Rwanda — Nyungwe National Park

By SW Associates, LLC | August 4, 2021
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In preparation for ITB Berlin, SW Associates worked through the USAID-sponsored Nyungwe Nziza project to help the Rwanda Development Board prepare for the fair, which is one of the largest…

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Thousand Hills Trail Launched in Rwanda

By SW Associates, LLC | August 4, 2021
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The Trail begins on the shores of Lake Kivu along the western edge of Rwanda across from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and extends south for 227 kms from…

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Flying to Rwanda gets easier

By SW Associates, LLC | August 4, 2021
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Rwanda is actively working to grow its tourism sector in as sustainable a way as possible and the efforts are succeeding. RwandAir’s fleet is expanding and new flights and airlines…

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Community Tourism Gaining Momentum in Nyungwe National Park

By SW Associates, LLC | August 4, 2021
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Rwanda is actively working to sustainably grow its tourism sector and the efforts are succeeding. Developments in Nyungwe National Park in the southern part of the country are helping to…

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Qatar Airways Launching Service into Heart of Africa

By SW Associates, LLC | August 4, 2021
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At ITB in Berlin last week, Qatar Airways announced new service to several destinations, including to Kigali, Rwanda, which is fast becoming a regional hub for trade and tourism. This…

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Business Travel Spending over $1 trillion driven by emerging markets

By SW Associates, LLC | August 4, 2021
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Very interesting article in Travel Daily News online, Tuesday, July 24th, 2012: The GBTA Foundation, the research and education arm of the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), released the 4th annual…

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India Supreme Court rules against tiger tourism

By SW Associates, LLC | August 4, 2021
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The Times of India reported yesterday that the Indian Supreme Court has banned tourism in several tiger reserves. The ruling is meant to push several states into enforcing the establishment…

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White House blogs benefits of tourism on public lands

By SW Associates, LLC | August 4, 2021
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Last week, the White House blog highlighted the benefits of tourism on public lands. The blog cited the annual visitor survey of the US Department of Agriculture which showed that…

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New markets for Caribbean tourism?

By SW Associates, LLC | August 4, 2021
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In an editorial published Sunday August 5th by the New York Amsterdam News, Columnist Bevan Springer calls for increased recognition in the Caribbean for tourism as the sector with the…

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