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For city governments flailing for tax revenue, take note of Cleveland – an example of what not to do and then an example of how to undo the mistakes. Cleveland,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Rwanda and especially the Rwanda Development Board’s Tourism Department are actively working to grow the country’s tourism sector in a sustainable way and the efforts are succeeding and being recognized…

UK Market – 41% Increase in 2011 Rwanda Tourism Fact Sheet for the World Travel Market 2011 Rwanda is actively working to sustainably grow its tourism sector and the efforts…